John Simon is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 31 SEC Form D filings by 13 issuers between Jul 2009 and Jan 2020. Largest by amount reported sold: General Catalyst Group VI, L.P. (Cambridge, MA — pooled investment fund — 2011; $500M reported sold to 56 investors), Sigma Prime Partners IX, L.P. (Boston, MA — pooled investment fund — 2013; $115.6M reported sold to 25 investors), Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Brisbane, CA — biotechnology — 2012; $37.2M reported sold to 253 investors), JUMPTAP INC (Cambridge, MA — other technology — 2011–2012; $27.5M reported sold to 17 investors), CyPhy Works, Inc, (Danvers, MA — other technology — 2011; $22.3M reported sold to 14 investors) and 8 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 13 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 11 years. Across those companies the filings report $783.7M sold in total.
Listed alongside Bart Heilbron (6 shared filings), Martijn van Berkum (6 shared filings), Harmen Haarman (5 shared filings), Henry Ancona (5 shared filings), Christoph Westphal (4 shared filings) and 68 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around John. Each name links to their own page.
The issuers belong to 3 sponsor groups: Foley (8 issuers, $142.4M reported sold, 2009–2025), Sigma Prime (2 issuers, $115.6M reported sold, 2012–2013) and General Catalyst (59 issuers, $8.41B reported sold, 2011–2026).
What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.
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) — 2 court cases matching the name, 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 15 records 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 31 public filings for John Simon and found 16 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Michelle Dipp (Jun 30, 2020); 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.