John Zagula is listed as a director on 13 SEC Form D filings by 7 issuers between Mar 2009 and Mar 2025. Largest by amount reported sold: WayForth Inc. (Richmond, VA — industry reported as "Other" — 2019–2021; $32M reported sold to 19 investors), Pipe17, Inc. (Seattle, WA — industry reported as "Other" — 2021–2025; $19.4M reported sold to 9 investors), RIVETER, INC. (Seattle, WA — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $14.3M reported sold to 53 investors), Livible, Inc. (Seattle, WA — industry reported as "Other" — 2018–2019; $10M reported sold to 51 investors), Tompkins Robotics, Inc. (Raleigh, NC — industry reported as "Other" — 2023; $7.09M reported sold to 23 investors) and 2 more (all listed below).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 7 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 16 years. Across those companies the filings report $89.5M sold in total.
Listed alongside ALAN YANG (8 shared filings), DANIEL WARD (4 shared filings), Peter Klein (4 shared filings), John Terrence Drayton (3 shared filings), Serena Glover (3 shared filings) and 36 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.
1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Perpcast (3 issuers, $32.8M reported sold, 2009–2021).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Perpcast has 3 companies on file and $32.8M 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) — 3 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 8 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 13 public filings for John Zagula and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 292 days after the first sale; 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.