Joel Backman is listed as an executive officer on 3 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Nov 2010 and Jul 2014: Meritech Capital Partners V L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2014; $500M reported sold to 53 investors), Meritech Capital Partners IV L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2010; $390M reported sold to 35 investors) and Meritech Capital Partners V Sidecar L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2014; $65M reported sold to 23 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 4 years. Across those companies the filings report $955M sold in total.
Listed alongside George Bischoff (3 shared filings), Michael Gordon (3 shared filings), Paul Madera (3 shared filings), Robert Ward (3 shared filings) and Craig Sherman (2 shared filings).
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Joel. Each name links to their own page.
All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Meritech (12 issuers, $4.06B reported sold, 2010–2022).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Meritech has 12 companies on file and $4.06B reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 1 record came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 3 public filings for Joel Backman and found 2 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Joel K. Backman; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.