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John James

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · AR · Dec 17, 2010 → May 19, 2025

5deals (issuers)
$109Mreported sold
32investors
10Form D filings
2010–2025years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John James is listed as an executive officer and director on 10 SEC Form D filings by 5 issuers between Dec 2010 and May 2025: Acumen Brands, Inc. (Fayetteville, AR — industry reported as "Other" — 2010–2016; $83.2M reported sold to 5 investors), Apptegy Inc. (Little Rock, AR — other technology — 2019; $13.2M reported sold to 10 investors), Benton Lane, Inc. (Fayetteville, AR — industry reported as "Other" — 2025; $8.8M reported sold to 12 investors), Gemini Development LLC (Fayetteville, AR — other technology — 2017–2018; $3.58M reported sold to 4 investors) and Hayseed Ventures LLC (Fayetteville, AR — other technology — 2015; $250K reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 5 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 15 years. Across those companies the filings report $109M sold in total.

Listed alongside Terry Turpin (7 shared filings), Alan Taetle (3 shared filings), Jim Kane (3 shared filings), Anton Levy (2 shared filings), Chuck Browning (2 shared filings) and 16 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.

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) — 1 state regulator order, 17 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 18 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 James and found 8 differences: John James appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; Form D filed 17 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for John James has not run yet — it is joining a line of 47,700 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

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, 2:22 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

1 state regulator order

Individuals Barred FINRA · Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Order date Dec 27, 2017 · Regulator: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) · Parties (regulator's caption): John M. James (CRD #4609872, Long Lake, Minnesota)
As listed by the regulator: An AWC was issued in which James was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. Without admitting or denying the findings, James consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to appear for FINRA on-the-record testimony related to a Form U5 filed by his member firm reporting that he resigned while under internal review for engaging in undisclosed outside business activity, private investments, and borrowing money from clients. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 5 people with this name in Form D filings; nationwide regulator (FINRA) — the state is not a signal
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 James..

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

17 cases: 3 open, 14 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John H James, Jr. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:24-bk-14233 · Filed Dec 31, 2024
Role of John H James, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John H. James, Jr. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:22-bk-10779 · Filed Mar 23, 2022
Role of John H. James, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John H. James, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:20-bk-10291 · Filed Jan 20, 2020 · Closed Jun 14, 2022
Role of John H. James, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2022-06-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
JOHN S JAMES, JR. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:19-bk-13549 · Filed Oct 23, 2019
Role of JOHN S JAMES, JR.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John I. James and Linda J. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 6:17-bk-73065 · Filed Dec 8, 2017 · Closed Aug 29, 2019
Role of John I. James and Linda J. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-08-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John H. James, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 5:17-bk-16438 · Filed Nov 30, 2017 · Closed Jan 24, 2019
Role of John H. James, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John H James, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 5:16-bk-16657 · Filed Dec 16, 2016 · Closed Apr 4, 2018
Role of John H James, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-04-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John H. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:11-bk-16721 · Filed Oct 19, 2011 · Closed Apr 12, 2013
Role of John H. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-04-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John W. James and Annette S. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 3:10-bk-18628 · Filed Dec 1, 2010 · Closed Apr 8, 2011
Role of John W. James and Annette S. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John D. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 5:04-bk-71532 · Filed Mar 3, 2004 · Closed Jun 21, 2004
Role of John D. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-06-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John T. James and Heather J. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 3:02-bk-15746 · Filed May 22, 2002 · Closed Sep 11, 2002
Role of John T. James and Heather J. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-09-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John I. James and Victoria A. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 6:98-bk-60134 · Filed Feb 6, 1998 · Closed Mar 5, 2002
Role of John I. James and Victoria A. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John R. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:96-bk-43746 · Filed Sep 24, 1996 · Closed Jan 22, 1997
Role of John R. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-01-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John W. James and Renee James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 6:95-bk-16322 · Filed Jun 28, 1995 · Closed Dec 29, 1995
Role of John W. James and Renee James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-12-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:95-bk-41062 · Filed Apr 19, 1995 · Closed Jul 28, 1995
Role of John James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-07-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John L. James and Eddie D. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 6:95-bk-16181 · Filed Apr 11, 1995 · Closed Jun 20, 1996
Role of John L. James and Eddie D. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-06-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
John R. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:85-bk-41614 · Filed Nov 6, 1985 · Closed Feb 27, 1991
Role of John R. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 477 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AR)
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, 2:22 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

8 differences found between the filings for John James (compared 10 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · May 11, 2015

John James appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Hayseed Ventures LLC (last filing May 11, 2015; $250,000 sold of $6,000,000). 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.

Sources
Note · May 2, 2025 – May 19, 2025

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — Benton Lane, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was May 2, 2025. The Form D was filed May 19, 2025 — 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.

Sources
Note · Oct 18, 2012 – May 19, 2025

5 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Benton Lane, Inc. (latest filing May 19, 2025) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Gemini Development LLC (latest filing Sep 24, 2018) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Gemini Development LLC (latest filing Jun 12, 2017) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Hayseed Ventures LLC (latest filing May 11, 2015) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Acumen Brands, Inc. (latest filing Oct 18, 2012)

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Sources
Note · Apr 4, 2013 – Jul 28, 2016

John James's role changed at Acumen Brands, Inc.: executive officer, director → director

The Apr 4, 2013 filing lists John James as executive officer, director; the Jul 28, 2016 Form D lists director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Oct 1, 2026

Same name, different state: "John James" (X0) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AR. A separate record, "John James" with address state X0, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by BOKA Growth III, L.P. (Oct 1, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 17, 2010 to May 19, 2025; the other has one filing dated Oct 1, 2026.

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.

Sources
Note · Feb 15, 2012 – Nov 14, 2025

Same name, different state: "John James" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AR. A separate record, "John James" with address state TX, is listed on 9 filings — most recently by HIP Commodity Desk Series, A Series of HIP Opportunities Fund LP (Nov 14, 2025). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 15, 2012 to May 19, 2025).

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.

Sources
Note · Feb 26, 2015 – Mar 6, 2015

Same name, different state: "JOHN MICHAEL JAMES" (AK) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AR. A separate record, "JOHN MICHAEL JAMES" with address state AK, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by NYACAU, LLC (Mar 6, 2015). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 6, 2015).

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.

Sources
Note · Jul 30, 2009

Same name, different state: "John James" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AR. A separate record, "John James" with address state FL, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by BANK OF FLORIDA CORP (Jul 30, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 17, 2010 to May 19, 2025; the other has one filing dated Jul 30, 2009.

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.

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 10 offerings report sales commissions; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $2,962,642; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
May 19, 2025 D
Benton Lane, Inc.
File 021-546573
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 25, 2019 D
Apptegy Inc.
File 021-335596
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 24, 2018 D
Gemini Development LLC
File 021-321978
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 12, 2017 D
Gemini Development LLC
File 021-288538
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 28, 2016 D
Acumen Brands, Inc.
File 021-267858
$0$0$0N/A no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
May 11, 2015 D
Hayseed Ventures LLC
File 021-239563
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 4, 2013 D
Acumen Brands, Inc.
File 021-194497
$0$2,962,642$0RBC Capital Markets, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 31194 ↗EDGAR ↗
Oct 18, 2012 D
Acumen Brands, Inc.
File 021-185774
$0$0$0n/a no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Jan 19, 2012 D
Acumen Brands, Inc.
File 021-172170
$0$0$0None no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Dec 17, 2010 D
Acumen Brands, Inc.
File 021-152089
$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 5

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

Other

Benton Lane, Inc.

Fayetteville, AR · May 19, 2025
  • May 19, 2025 · D · $8,795,300 sold of $8,999,500 · 12 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $8.8M from 12 investors (98% of the $9M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director.

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 / 506(b) (18,678 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 Technology

Apptegy Inc.

Little Rock, AR · Mar 25, 2019
  • Mar 25, 2019 · D · $13,181,851 sold of $13,181,851 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $13.2M from 10 investors (100% of the $13.2M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director.

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 Technology

Gemini Development LLC

Fayetteville, AR · Jun 12, 2017 → Sep 24, 2018 · 2 filings
  • Sep 24, 2018 · D · $3,584,926 sold of $4,000,000 · 4 investors · min. $4,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 12, 2017 · D · $100,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.58M from 4 investors (90% of the $4M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director on 2 filings for this deal.

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

Acumen Brands, Inc.

Fayetteville, AR · Dec 17, 2010 → Jul 28, 2016 · 5 filings
  • Jul 28, 2016 · D · $5,000,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $5,000,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 4, 2013 · D · $83,156,762 sold of $83,156,762 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 18, 2012 · D · $500,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 19, 2012 · D · $5,000,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 17, 2010 · D · $3,750,000 sold of $3,750,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $83.2M from 5 investors (100% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director, executive officer on 5 filings for this deal.

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 / 506(b) (18,678 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 Technology

Hayseed Ventures LLC

Fayetteville, AR · May 11, 2015
  • May 11, 2015 · D · $250,000 sold of $6,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $250K from 1 investor (4% of the $6M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director.

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 (4)

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

  • John James — TX, 4 issuers, Feb 15, 2012 → Nov 14, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • John James — FL, 1 issuer, Jul 30, 2009 → Jul 30, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • JOHN MICHAEL JAMES — AK, 1 issuer, Feb 26, 2015 → Mar 6, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • John James — United Kingdom (as filed: X0), 1 issuer, Oct 1, 2026 → Oct 1, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around John 21

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

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Terry Turpin

Executive Officer, Director · 7 shared filings (3 issuers)

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

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Person

Alan Taetle

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Jim Kane

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (2 issuers)

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

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Anton Levy

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 137 other issuers

Anton Levy is on 138 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Chuck Browning

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

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Randy Laney

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Daniel Feldstein

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Jeston George

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

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

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Person

Ryan Mandl

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

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

FC
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Person

Fred Coulson

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

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

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Person

David Echegoyen

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JR
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Person

Jim Rossman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Josue David Echegoyen

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Ian Rowden

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Gregory Primm

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Claiborne P. Deming

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

WY
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Person

Wirt A Yerger III

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

AG
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Person

Austin Gideon

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

GRAY STRICKLAND

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

MATT HICKMAN

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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

Zachary Kaplan

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Zachary Kaplan is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

25 other issuers file from the same address

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)

None of the 5 issuers 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 James 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 5 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers John James is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Apptegy Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #237,696 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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