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John Tyler Griffin

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jun 1, 2018 → Sep 27, 2024

7deals (issuers)
$13.3Mreported sold
39investors
10Form D filings
2018–2024years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Tyler Griffin is listed as an executive officer and director on 10 SEC Form D filings by 7 issuers between Jun 2018 and Sep 2024. Largest by amount reported sold: Venture Studio Fund I LP (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2019–2020; $8M reported sold to 6 investors), Venture Studio Opportunities I LLC (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2018; $2.25M reported sold to 2 investors), Venture Studio Fund I-A LP (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2019–2020; $1.7M reported sold to 13 investors), Venture Studio, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — investing — 2018–2019; $1.4M reported sold to 18 investors), Restive Fund Ill LP (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2024) and 2 more (all listed below).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 7 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $13.3M sold in total.

Listed alongside Patrick Ryan Falvey (9 shared filings), Venture Studio Investment Management LLC (6 shared filings, management entity), Venture Studio Fund I GP LLC (4 shared filings, management entity), FVS Fund II GP LLC (2 shared filings, management entity), Restive Fund III GP LLC (1 shared filing, management entity) and 1 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.

5 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Venture Studio (5 issuers, $11.1M reported sold, 2018–2021).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Venture Studio has 5 companies on file and $11.1M 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, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 2 court cases matching the name, 4 SEC releases, 2 state regulator orders, 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 21 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 10 public filings for John Tyler Griffin and found 14 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: John Tyler Griffin appears on 3 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target; 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 Tyler Griffin has not run yet — it is joining a line of 50,821 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

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Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

2 cases: 1 dismissed, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John Griffin v. Parrent Smith Investigations dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:19-cv-00428 · Filed Jan 18, 2019 · Closed Jul 18, 2019 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions · Cause: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act
Role of John Griffin: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-07-18 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Big Bear Lake City v. John M Griffin closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 5:95-cv-00054 · Filed Feb 17, 1995 · Closed Jun 1, 1995 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of John M Griffin: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1995-06-01 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Transfer to another district Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
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, 2:31 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.

2. Regulatory actions

4 SEC releases; 2 state regulator orders

John Griffin Administrative proceeding
SEC · Feb 17, 2022 · Parties as named in the release: John Griffin Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 16 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Timothy Burroughs, Jay Holstine, John Griffin, and Michael Oswald Williams Litigation release
SEC · Dec 27, 2021 · Parties as named in the release: Timothy Burroughs, Jay Holstine, John Griffin, and Michael Oswald Williams Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 16 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Consent Order SC · South Carolina Office of the Attorney General, Securities Division
Order date Apr 30, 2015 · Regulator: South Carolina Office of the Attorney General, Securities Division · Parties (regulator's caption): Cannon Operating Company, LLC, and John Griffin
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 16 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in SC (not a filing state)
Order to Cease and Desist SC · South Carolina Office of the Attorney General, Securities Division
Order date Feb 27, 2015 · Regulator: South Carolina Office of the Attorney General, Securities Division · Parties (regulator's caption): Cannon Operating Company, LLC and John Griffin
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 16 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in SC (not a filing state)
John S. Griffin Administrative proceeding
SEC · Feb 22, 1996 · Parties as named in the release: John S. Griffin Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 16 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named; middle initial differs
John S. Griffin and Oliver John Griffin Litigation release
SEC · Jan 30, 1996 · Parties as named in the release: John S. Griffin and Oliver John Griffin Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 16 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named; middle initial differs
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 Tyler Griffin..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

13 cases: 13 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John F. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 18-41819 · Filed Aug 7, 2018 · Closed Nov 7, 2018
Role of John F. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-11-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John Griffin and Sarah Frances Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:09-bk-22579 · Filed Nov 13, 2009 · Closed May 25, 2010
Role of John Griffin and Sarah Frances Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-05-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John W Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:09-bk-22073 · Filed Jun 3, 2009 · Closed Sep 22, 2009
Role of John W Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-09-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Gvangeline Bagley and John A. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 05-44039 · Filed Jul 22, 2005 · Closed Nov 18, 2005
Role of Gvangeline Bagley and John A. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-11-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John F. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 03-93065 · Filed Jul 29, 2003 · Closed Nov 17, 2003
Role of John F. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-11-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John Griffin and Judy Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:03-bk-12539 · Filed Mar 24, 2003 · Closed Jul 24, 2003
Role of John Griffin and Judy Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-07-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John P. Griffin, Sr. and Jean Elaine Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 02-01096 · Filed Jan 31, 2002 · Closed May 15, 2002
Role of John P. Griffin, Sr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-05-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John W Griffin Ii and Melissa M Mckim-Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:01-bk-17721 · Filed May 3, 2001 · Closed Oct 24, 2001
Role of John W Griffin Ii and Melissa M Mckim-Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-10-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John E. Griffin and Alexis Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 00-94634 · Filed Dec 14, 2000 · Closed Mar 20, 2001
Role of John E. Griffin and Alexis Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-03-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John H Griffin Jr closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:98-bk-34883 · Filed Dec 18, 1998 · Closed Feb 12, 1999
Role of John H Griffin Jr: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-02-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John J Griffin and Betty A Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:98-bk-22906 · Filed Jul 1, 1998 · Closed May 7, 1999
Role of John J Griffin and Betty A Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-05-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John D. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 97-47192 · Filed Jul 24, 1997 · Closed Oct 24, 1997
Role of John D. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-10-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
John Griffin and Judy D Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:95-bk-18706 · Filed Nov 6, 1995 · Closed Feb 27, 1996
Role of John Griffin and Judy D Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 599 federal dockets); 16 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); 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, 2:31 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

14 differences found between the filings for John Tyler Griffin — 1 worth asking about (compared 10 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jun 15, 2021 – Sep 27, 2024

John Tyler Griffin appears on 3 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

Restive Fund Ill LP (last filing Sep 27, 2024; $0 sold of $70,000,000); FVS Fund II LP (last filing Jun 15, 2021; $0 sold of $45,000,000); FVS Fund II-A LP (last filing Jun 15, 2021; $0 sold of $45,000,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Restive Fund Ill LP — PartnerFacts page ↗FVS Fund II LP — PartnerFacts page ↗FVS Fund II-A LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 15, 2019 – Dec 2, 2019

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — Venture Studio Fund I-A LP

The filing says the first sale was Nov 15, 2019. The Form D was filed Dec 2, 2019 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Dec 2, 2019 ↗Venture Studio Fund I-A LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 15, 2019 – Jul 6, 2020

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Venture Studio Fund I-A LP (latest filing Jul 6, 2020)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 6, 2020 (first sale Nov 15, 2019). It reports $1,700,000 sold of an indefinite amount 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 · Jul 6, 2020 ↗Venture Studio Fund I-A LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 19, 2019 – Jul 6, 2020

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Venture Studio Fund I LP (latest filing Jul 6, 2020)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 6, 2020 (first sale Jun 19, 2019). It reports $8,000,000 sold of an indefinite amount 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 · Jul 6, 2020 ↗Venture Studio Fund I LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 18, 2018 – Jan 4, 2019

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Venture Studio, Inc. (latest filing Jan 4, 2019)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 4, 2019 (first sale May 18, 2018). It reports $1,400,000 sold of $2,000,000 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 · Jan 4, 2019 ↗Venture Studio, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 2, 2019 – Jul 6, 2020

Offering amount changed between filings — Venture Studio Fund I-A LP

The Dec 2, 2019 filing says $950,000 offered; the Jul 6, 2020 Form D/A says an indefinite amount.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Dec 2, 2019 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jul 6, 2020 ↗Venture Studio Fund I-A LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 2, 2019 – Jul 6, 2020

Minimum investment changed between filings — Venture Studio Fund I-A LP

The Dec 2, 2019 filing lists a minimum of $50,000; the Jul 6, 2020 Form D/A lists $12,500.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Form D (earlier) · Dec 2, 2019 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jul 6, 2020 ↗Venture Studio Fund I-A LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 3, 2019 – Jul 6, 2020

Minimum investment changed between filings — Venture Studio Fund I LP

The Jul 3, 2019 filing lists a minimum of $0; the Jul 6, 2020 Form D/A lists $200,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Form D (earlier) · Jul 3, 2019 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jul 6, 2020 ↗Venture Studio Fund I LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 1, 2018 – Sep 27, 2024

John Tyler Griffin is written 3 different ways on the filings

listed as "John Tyler Griffin" on 8 filings (from Jun 1, 2018), and "John Tyler Griffin II" on the Aug 8, 2018 filing, and "John Tyler Griffin III" on the Sep 27, 2024 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Jun 1, 2018 ↗Form D · Aug 8, 2018 ↗Form D · Sep 27, 2024 ↗John Tyler Griffin — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 4, 2019 – Jan 7, 2020

Same name, different state: "JOHN GRIFFIN" (NC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "JOHN GRIFFIN" with address state NC, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Praetego, Inc. (Jan 7, 2020). Both records have filings in the same period (Apr 4, 2019 to Jan 7, 2020).

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 GRIFFIN (NC) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jan 7, 2020 ↗Praetego, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Tyler Griffin (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 15, 2016 – Jul 28, 2016

Same name, different state: "JOHN GRIFFIN" (CO) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "JOHN GRIFFIN" with address state CO, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. (Jul 28, 2016). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2024; the other runs Jul 15, 2016 to Jul 28, 2016.

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 GRIFFIN (CO) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jul 28, 2016 ↗HARDWOODS DISTRIBUTION INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Tyler Griffin (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 12, 2012 – Jun 11, 2013

Same name, different state: "JOHN TYLER GRIFFIN" (WA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "JOHN TYLER GRIFFIN" with address state WA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by MOBILLIGY, INC. (Jun 11, 2013). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2024; the other runs Sep 12, 2012 to Jun 11, 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 TYLER GRIFFIN (WA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jun 11, 2013 ↗MOBILLIGY, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Tyler Griffin (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 27, 2012

Same name, different state: "John Griffin" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Griffin" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by RREP Recovery Partners LP (Nov 27, 2012). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2024; the other has one filing dated Nov 27, 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 Griffin (NY) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Nov 27, 2012 ↗RREP Recovery Partners LP — PartnerFacts page ↗John Tyler Griffin (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · May 13, 2011

Same name, different state: "John Griffin" (MN) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Griffin" with address state MN, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Comtech International, Inc. (May 13, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2024; the other has one filing dated May 13, 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 Griffin (MN) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · May 13, 2011 ↗Comtech International, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Tyler Griffin (CA) — this 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

0 of 7 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 27, 2024 D
Restive Fund Ill LP
File 021-525218
$0$0$0Delphos MMJ L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 137389 ↗EDGAR ↗
Jun 15, 2021 D
FVS Fund II LP
File 021-402932
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 15, 2021 D
FVS Fund II-A LP
File 021-402954
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 6, 2020 D/A
Venture Studio Fund I LP
File 021-343473
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 6, 2020 D/A
Venture Studio Fund I-A LP
File 021-354511
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 4, 2019 D/A
Venture Studio, Inc.
File 021-313725
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 8, 2018 D
Venture Studio Opportunities I LLC
File 021-318791
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 7

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

RF
Pooled Investment Fund

Restive Fund Ill LP

San Francisco, CA · Sep 27, 2024
  • Sep 27, 2024 · D · $0 sold of $70,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

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(b) (83,801 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.

FF
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Venture Studio

FVS Fund II-A LP

San Francisco, CA · Jun 15, 2021
  • Jun 15, 2021 · D · $0 sold of $45,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $500,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

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(b) (83,801 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.

FF
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Venture Studio

FVS Fund II LP

San Francisco, CA · Jun 15, 2021
  • Jun 15, 2021 · D · $0 sold of $45,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

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(b) (83,801 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.

VS
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Venture Studio

Venture Studio Fund I-A LP

San Francisco, CA · Dec 2, 2019 → Jul 6, 2020 · 2 filings
  • Jul 6, 2020 · D/A · $1,700,000 sold of Indefinite · 13 investors · min. $12,500 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 2, 2019 · D · $950,000 sold of $950,000 · 8 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.7M from 13 investors as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer on 2 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(b) (83,801 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.

VS
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Venture Studio

Venture Studio Fund I LP

San Francisco, CA · Jul 3, 2019 → Jul 6, 2020 · 2 filings
  • Jul 6, 2020 · D/A · $8,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 6 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 3, 2019 · D · $5,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $8M from 6 investors as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer on 2 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(b) (83,801 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.

VS
Investing · group: Venture Studio

Venture Studio, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · Jun 1, 2018 → Jan 4, 2019 · 2 filings
  • Jan 4, 2019 · D/A · $1,400,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 18 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 1, 2018 · D · $620,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.4M from 18 investors (70% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director on 2 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: Investing / 506(b) (2,521 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.

VS
Pooled Investment Fund

Venture Studio Opportunities I LLC

San Francisco, CA · Aug 8, 2018
  • Aug 8, 2018 · D · $2,249,998 sold of $2,249,998 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Managing Member of VS SPV Manager LLC, the Issuer's Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.25M from 2 investors (100% of the $2.25M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director.

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(b) (83,801 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 (15)

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

  • John A. Griffin — Cayman Islands (as filed: E9), NY, 5 issuers, Mar 5, 2010 → Mar 7, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • John Griffin — TX, 5 issuers, Jan 13, 2016 → Oct 7, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • John F. Griffin — TX, 1 issuer, May 14, 2021 → Mar 3, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • John Griffin — MN, 1 issuer, May 13, 2011 → May 13, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • JOHN TYLER GRIFFIN — WA, 1 issuer, Sep 12, 2012 → Jun 11, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John F Griffin — NH, 1 issuer, Oct 3, 2012 → Oct 3, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • John P Griffin — IN, 1 issuer, Jun 2, 2014 → Mar 31, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • JOHN GRIFFIN — CO, 1 issuer, Jul 15, 2016 → Jul 28, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • JOHN GRIFFIN — NC, 1 issuer, Apr 4, 2019 → Jan 7, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • John H. Griffin, Jr. — CT, 1 issuer, Sep 19, 2019 → Sep 19, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • John J. Griffin III — MI, 1 issuer, Sep 7, 2023 → Sep 7, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • John M. Griffin — TX, 1 issuer, Sep 9, 2010 → Mar 18, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • John Griffin — NY, 1 issuer, Nov 27, 2012 → Nov 27, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • John Griffin — CA, 1 issuer, Jun 4, 2014 → Jun 4, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • John C. Griffin — NY, 1 issuer, Jan 28, 2022 → Jan 25, 2024 · no shared issuer

People around John 6

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

VS
Management entity

Venture Studio Fund I GP LLC

Promoter · 4 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 4 other issuers

Venture Studio Fund I GP LLC is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

FF
Management entity

FVS Fund II GP LLC

Promoter · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 1 other issuer

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

RF
Management entity

Restive Fund III GP LLC

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

RI
Management entity

Restive Investment Management LLC

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

PF
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Patrick Ryan Falvey

Executive Officer, Director · 9 shared filings (6 issuers)

Patrick Ryan Falvey is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

VS
Sponsor group

Venture Studio

5 issuers · 8 filings · $11.1M reported sold · 2018–2021

One team, 5 deal companies. John Tyler Griffin is listed on 5 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 Tyler Griffin.

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

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

A person is never an adviser firm. 6 of the 7 issuers this person is listed on match a Form ADV adviser (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026): Restive Fund Ill LP, FVS Fund II-A LP, FVS Fund II LP, Venture Studio Fund I LP, Venture Studio Fund I-A LP, Venture Studio, Inc..

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 Tyler Griffin 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 7 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers John Tyler Griffin is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Venture Studio Fund I LP's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #212,971 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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