John Chen is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 28 SEC Form D filings by 11 issuers between Sep 2011 and Sep 2024. Largest by amount reported sold: Phoenix Venture Partners III LP (San Mateo, CA — pooled investment fund — 2019–2021; $108.7M reported sold to 24 investors), Imprint Energy, Inc. (Alameda, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2014–2021; $10.5M reported sold to 12 investors), NOHMs Technologies, Inc. (Rochester, NY — other technology — 2016–2021; $9.33M reported sold to 8 investors), Furcifer Inc. (Fremont, CA — other technology — 2017–2022; $4.77M reported sold to 6 investors), Senova Systems, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2011–2016; $3.98M reported sold to 17 investors) and 6 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 11 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 13 years. Across those companies the filings report $149.5M sold in total.
Listed alongside Nobi Kambe (9 shared filings), Nobuyuki Kambe (7 shared filings), Christine Ho (5 shared filings), Frank Levinson (4 shared filings), John Devin MacKenzie (4 shared filings) and 43 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: Lumiode (2 issuers, $9.67M reported sold, 2018), Group linked by Donnie Trinh (6 issuers, $26M reported sold, 2021–2023) and Pvp Seed (3 issuers, $134.4M reported sold, 2019–2023).
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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 12 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 28 public filings for John Chen and found 13 differences: 4 Form Ds were filed more than 15 days after the first sale; Offering amount changed between filings; 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.