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John China

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Feb 18, 2020 → Jul 1, 2021

1deal (issuers)
$1.25Breported sold
252investors
11Form D filings
2020–2021years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:46 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John China is listed as an executive officer on 11 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Feb 2020 and Jul 2021: Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. (Menlo Park, CA — pooled investment fund — 2020–2021; $1.25B reported sold to 252 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Aaron Gershenberg (11 shared filings), Beau Laskey (11 shared filings), SVB Financial Group (11 shared filings, management entity), SVB Strategic Investors X, LLC (11 shared filings, management entity) and Sulu Mamdani (11 shared filings).

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 issuer belongs to the sponsor group Svb (17 issuers, $7.12B reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Svb has 17 companies on file and $7.12B 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 11 public filings for John China and found 4 differences: 5 offerings changed their target amount between filings; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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 China has not run yet — it is joining a line of 7,763 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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, 2:46 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 China..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

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

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, 2:46 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

4 differences found between the filings for John China (compared 11 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Sep 30, 2020 – Jul 1, 2021

5 offerings changed their target amount between filings

Offering amount changed between filings — Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. · Offering amount changed between filings — Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. · Offering amount changed between filings — Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. · Offering amount changed between filings — Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. · Offering amount changed between filings — Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P.

What this means Targets change as deals grow or shrink. Ask whether later money has the same terms.

Form D/A (earlier) · Mar 18, 2021 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jul 1, 2021 ↗Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A (earlier) · Feb 10, 2021 ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 24, 2020 – May 22, 2020

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. (latest filing May 22, 2020)

The latest filing for this offering is dated May 22, 2020 (first sale Feb 24, 2020). It reports $638,150,000 sold of $1,000,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D/A · May 22, 2020 ↗Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 7, 2019 – May 19, 2021

Same name, different state: "John China" (CO) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John China" with address state CO, is listed on 10 filings — most recently by Techstars Holdings Management LLC (May 19, 2021). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 18, 2020 to May 19, 2021).

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 China (CO) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · May 19, 2021 ↗Techstars Holdings Management LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗John China (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 18, 2020 – Jun 12, 2020

Reported revenue range changed between filings — Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P.

"Decline to Disclose" (Feb 18, 2020); then "Not Applicable" (Jun 12, 2020).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

Form D · Feb 18, 2020 ↗Form D · Jun 12, 2020 ↗Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
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 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jul 1, 2021 D/A
Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P.
File 021-368889
$0$0$0
The Issuers are obligated to pay a management fee to the General Partner (or an affiliate thereof).
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 22, 2020 D/A
Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P.
File 021-360819
$0$0$0
The Issuers are obligated to pay a management fee to the General Partner (or an affiliate thereof).
None 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 China on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

SI
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Svb

Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P.

Menlo Park, CA · Feb 18, 2020 → Jul 1, 2021 · 11 filings
  • Jul 1, 2021 · D/A · $1,250,000,000 sold of $1,250,000,000 · 252 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 18, 2021 · D/A · $1,187,500,000 sold of $1,187,500,000 · 248 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 10, 2021 · D/A · $1,142,920,000 sold of $1,142,920,000 · 232 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 26, 2021 · D/A · $1,084,500,000 sold of $1,084,500,000 · 229 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 9, 2020 · D/A · $1,015,550,000 sold of $1,015,550,000 · 219 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 30, 2020 · D/A · $989,550,000 sold of $1,000,000,000 · 197 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 25, 2020 · D/A · $962,550,000 sold of $1,000,000,000 · 184 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 14, 2020 · D/A · $737,000,000 sold of $1,000,000,000 · 134 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 12, 2020 · D · $690,250,000 sold of $1,000,000,000 · 113 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • May 22, 2020 · D/A · $638,150,000 sold of $1,000,000,000 · 105 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 18, 2020 · D · $0 sold of $1,000,000,000 · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (A Managing Director of the General Partner) EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.25B from 252 investors (100% of the $1.25B target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer on 11 filings for this deal.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(c) (8,096 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 (1)

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

  • John China — CO, 2 issuers, Aug 7, 2019 → May 19, 2021 · no shared issuer

People around John 5

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

SF
Management entity

SVB Financial Group

Director · 11 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 30 other issuers

SVB Financial Group is on 31 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

SS
Management entity

SVB Strategic Investors X, LLC

Director · 11 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

AG
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Person

Aaron Gershenberg

Executive Officer · 11 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 14 other issuers

Aaron Gershenberg is on 15 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BL
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Person

Beau Laskey

Executive Officer · 11 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 8 other issuers

Beau Laskey is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

SM
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Person

Sulu Mamdani

Executive Officer · 11 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 9 other issuers

Sulu Mamdani is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

S
Sponsor group

Svb

17 issuers · 40 filings · $7.12B reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 17 deal companies. John China is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name John China.

Same business address

51 other issuers file from the same address (first 50 shown)

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

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 China 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 China is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Strategic Investors Fund X, L.P.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #188,133 of 374,652 in line (14 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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