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John Anthony Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TN · Mar 8, 2023 → Mar 8, 2023

1deal (issuers)
$5Mreported sold
1investors
1Form D filing
2023year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:54 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Anthony Smith is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Mar 2023: Fenix24, Inc. (Chattanooga, TN — other technology — 2023; $5M reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2023. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside MICHAEL WEBB (1 shared filing), Mark Grazman (1 shared filing) and Zach Powell (1 shared filing).

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.

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) — 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 4 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 1 public filing for John Anthony Smith and found 5 differences: Same name, different state: "John Smith" (CO or TX) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "John Smith" (CA) is a separate record; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for John Anthony Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 25,863 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:54 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched John Anthony Smith..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

4 cases: 1 open, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John H Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 23-25839 · Filed Nov 30, 2023
Role of John H Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4583 federal dockets); 28 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN); middle initial differs
John A Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 4:19-bk-14567 · Filed Oct 28, 2019 · Closed Jan 22, 2021
Role of John A Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-01-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4583 federal dockets); 28 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN)
John H Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 19-10939 · Filed Apr 26, 2019 · Closed Sep 14, 2021
Role of John H Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-09-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4583 federal dockets); 28 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN); middle initial differs
John H. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 18-26817 · Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Closed Sep 18, 2019
Role of John H. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-09-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4583 federal dockets); 28 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN); middle initial differs
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:54 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

5 differences found between the filings for John Anthony Smith (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Nov 19, 2013 – Sep 17, 2026

Same name, different state: "John Smith" (CO or TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "John Smith" with address state CO or TX, is listed on 9 filings — most recently by Firehunter Fund I, L.P. (Sep 17, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Mar 8, 2023).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Smith (CO,TX) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Sep 17, 2026 ↗Firehunter Fund I, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Anthony Smith (TN) — this page ↗
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Note · Sep 17, 2014 – Apr 22, 2021

Same name, different state: "John Smith" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "John Smith" with address state CA, is listed on 9 filings — most recently by VetACT, LLC (Apr 22, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Mar 8, 2023; the other runs Sep 17, 2014 to Apr 22, 2021.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Smith (CA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 22, 2021 ↗VetACT, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗John Anthony Smith (TN) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 19, 2013 – Dec 30, 2013

Same name, different state: "John Smith" (IA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "John Smith" with address state IA, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Cedar Rapids Development Group, LLC (Dec 30, 2013). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Mar 8, 2023; the other runs Aug 19, 2013 to Dec 30, 2013.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Smith (IA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Dec 30, 2013 ↗Cedar Rapids Development Group, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗John Anthony Smith (TN) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 15, 2012

Same name, different state: "John Smith" (MI) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "John Smith" with address state MI, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Azulstar, Inc. (Jun 15, 2012). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Mar 8, 2023; the other has one filing dated Jun 15, 2012.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Smith (MI) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jun 15, 2012 ↗Azulstar, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Anthony Smith (TN) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 5, 2011 – Apr 22, 2011

Same name, different state: "John Smith" (A1) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "John Smith" with address state A1, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Pretium Resources Inc. (Apr 22, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Mar 8, 2023; the other runs Jan 5, 2011 to Apr 22, 2011.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Smith (A1) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 22, 2011 ↗Pretium Resources Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Anthony Smith (TN) — this page ↗
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What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 8, 2023 D
Fenix24, Inc.
File 021-475207
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named John Anthony Smith on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Other Technology

Fenix24, Inc.

Chattanooga, TN · Mar 8, 2023
  • Mar 8, 2023 · D · $5,000,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $5M from 1 investor (100% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director, promoter.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Other pages with the same name (20)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • John Smith — CO, TX, 4 issuers, Nov 19, 2013 → Sep 17, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • John Smith — CA, 4 issuers, Sep 17, 2014 → Apr 22, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John Douglas Smith — NY, 3 issuers, Jun 27, 2024 → Jul 21, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • John Butler Gareth Smith — Jersey (as filed: Y9), 3 issuers, Aug 12, 2015 → Jan 31, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • John W. Smith — AZ, 2 issuers, Jan 12, 2022 → May 25, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • John D. Smith — TX, 2 issuers, Mar 3, 2014 → Dec 11, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • John J. Smith — CT, 1 issuer, Apr 2, 2018 → Mar 25, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John E. Smith — SC, 1 issuer, Sep 15, 2009 → Feb 3, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • John Robert Smith — FL, 1 issuer, Mar 11, 2011 → Mar 2, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • John Smith — British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 1 issuer, Jan 5, 2011 → Apr 22, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • John Smith — MI, 1 issuer, Jun 15, 2012 → Jun 15, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • John F. Smith — MO, 1 issuer, Dec 12, 2012 → Jun 25, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John Smith — IA, 1 issuer, Aug 19, 2013 → Dec 30, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John Smith — IL, 1 issuer, Oct 7, 2016 → Oct 7, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • John R. Smith — PA, 1 issuer, Nov 23, 2020 → Nov 23, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • John Raymond Smith — LA, 1 issuer, Mar 1, 2021 → Mar 1, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John-Paul Alexander Smith — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), 1 issuer, Nov 15, 2021 → Nov 15, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John Smith — IN, 1 issuer, Apr 28, 2026 → Apr 28, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • John Robert Smith — CT, 1 issuer, May 29, 2009 → May 29, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • John E Smith — NY, 1 issuer, Jul 13, 2010 → Jul 13, 2010 · no shared issuer

People around John 3

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Person

MICHAEL WEBB

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as John Anthony Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Zach Powell

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Anthony Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

MG
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Person

Mark Grazman

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Anthony Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to John Anthony Smith by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers John Anthony Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Fenix24, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #131,085 of 374,652 in line (1,301 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

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