John Thaler is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Apr 2018 and Jan 2019: Retention Rocket, Inc. (San Diego, CA — other technology — 2019; $1M reported sold to 1 investors) and Retention Rocket, LLC (San Diego, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $100K reported sold to 1 investors).
What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director. Across those companies the filings report $1.1M sold in total.
Listed alongside Brian Levine (2 shared filings), Dylan Whitman (2 shared filings) and James Brennan (2 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.
All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Retention Rocket (10 issuers, $23.6M reported sold, 2011–2025).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Retention Rocket has 10 companies on file and $23.6M 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, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 3 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 2 public filings for John Thaler and found 4 differences: John Thaler appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; Form D filed 37 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.