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John W. Thompson

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · WA, ID · Feb 3, 2017 → Sep 1, 2023

3deals (issuers)

$271.4Mreported sold

268investors

5Form D filings

2017–2023years on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:38 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

John W. Thompson is listed as an executive officer and director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Feb 2017 and Sep 2023: MICROSOFT CORP (Redmond, WA — other technology — 2018–2020; $270.3M reported sold to 259 investors), Safeguard Equipment Inc. (Post Falls, ID — manufacturing — 2017–2018; $1M reported sold to 7 investors) and SWOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Seattle, WA — other technology — 2023; $115K reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $271.4M sold in total.

Listed alongside Amy E. Hood (2 shared filings), Arne M. Sorenson (2 shared filings), Bradford L. Smith (2 shared filings), Brandon Jon Bledsoe (2 shared filings), Charles W. Scharf (2 shared filings) and 18 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), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

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.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:38 AM ET.

State courts: not yet searched. 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

Not yet searched

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. — not yet searched.

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: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John A Thompson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 20-11027 · Filed Mar 31, 2020 · Closed Nov 6, 2020

Role of John A Thompson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-11-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

John E. THOMPSON closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 19-00641 · Filed Mar 19, 2019 · Closed Jul 5, 2019

Role of John E. THOMPSON: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-07-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

John F Thompson and Shelly R Toyer-Thompson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 12-11272 · Filed Feb 10, 2012 · Closed May 21, 2012

Role of John F Thompson and Shelly R Toyer-Thompson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-05-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

John L Thompson and Amber D Thompson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 11-00262 · Filed Jan 21, 2011 · Closed Apr 27, 2011

Role of John L Thompson and Amber D Thompson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

John A Thompson and Sharon L Thompson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 10-25050 · Filed Dec 16, 2010 · Closed Apr 19, 2011

Role of John A Thompson and Sharon L Thompson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

John M Thompson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 10-20481 · Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Closed Apr 5, 2011

Role of John M Thompson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

John P Thompson and Jennifer M Thompson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 10-02220 · Filed Apr 13, 2010 · Closed Aug 4, 2010

Role of John P Thompson and Jennifer M Thompson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-08-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

John E Thompson and Teresa Lynn Thompson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 09-43110 · Filed May 1, 2009 · Closed Oct 7, 2009

Role of John E Thompson and Teresa Lynn Thompson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-10-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 1541 federal dockets); 31 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA); middle initial differs

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:38 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

0 of 5 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 2 report proceeds to related persons totalling $270,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)	Sales commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Sep 1, 2023 D SWOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. File 021-491184	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗
Jul 24, 2020 D MICROSOFT CORP File 021-371799	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗
Nov 9, 2018 D MICROSOFT CORP File 021-325441	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗
Jul 5, 2018 D Safeguard Equipment Inc. File 021-316061	$0	$0	$180,000 (est.)	Safeguard Equipment, Inc. no CRD number reported	EDGAR ↗
Feb 3, 2017 D Safeguard Equipment Inc. File 021-280013	$0	$0	$90,000 (est.)	Safeguard Equipment, Inc no CRD number reported	EDGAR ↗

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 3

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

Other Technology

SWOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Seattle, WA · Sep 1, 2023

Sep 1, 2023 · D · $115,000 sold of $500,000 · 2 investors · min. $15,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $115K from 2 investors (23% of the $500K target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, 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: Other Technology / 506(c) (805 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

MICROSOFT CORP

Redmond, WA · Nov 9, 2018 → Jul 24, 2020 · 2 filings

Jul 24, 2020 · D · $270,255,106 sold of $270,255,106 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
Nov 9, 2018 · D · $0 sold of $0 · 259 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $270.3M from 259 investors (100% of the $270.3M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as 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: 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.

Manufacturing

Safeguard Equipment Inc.

Post Falls, ID · Feb 3, 2017 → Jul 5, 2018 · 2 filings

Jul 5, 2018 · D · $1,000,000 sold of $1,000,000 · 2 investors · min. $500,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
Feb 3, 2017 · D · $300,000 sold of $300,000 · 7 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1M from 7 investors (100% of the $1M 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: Manufacturing / 506(b) (1,339 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 (20)

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

John Thompson — IN, 8 issuers, Sep 20, 2019 → Feb 19, 2026 · no shared issuer
John Thompson — CA, AL, 6 issuers, Sep 17, 2009 → Jan 2, 2026 · no shared issuer
John Thompson — PA, 4 issuers, Mar 6, 2012 → Mar 17, 2016 · no shared issuer
John C Thompson — WI, IL, 3 issuers, Sep 1, 2009 → Feb 12, 2025 · no shared issuer
John Thompson — TX, 3 issuers, May 7, 2018 → Dec 27, 2018 · no shared issuer
John B. Thompson, II — FL, NY, 2 issuers, Jan 27, 2010 → Jan 5, 2018 · no shared issuer
John Thompson — British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 2 issuers, Mar 12, 2013 → Mar 31, 2020 · no shared issuer
John C. Thompson — OH, 1 issuer, Mar 30, 2009 → Mar 30, 2009 · no shared issuer
John C. Thompson — SC, 1 issuer, Feb 11, 2009 → Feb 11, 2009 · no shared issuer
JOHN K. THOMPSON — CO, 1 issuer, Mar 12, 2010 → Apr 22, 2013 · no shared issuer
John E. Thompson — NJ, 1 issuer, Apr 9, 2010 → Apr 9, 2010 · no shared issuer
John R. Thompson — KS, 1 issuer, Jun 3, 2011 → Jun 3, 2011 · no shared issuer
John Thompson — NV, 1 issuer, Feb 28, 2012 → Jun 24, 2022 · no shared issuer
John Laegel Thompson — LA, 1 issuer, Jul 12, 2012 → Jul 12, 2012 · no shared issuer
John William Thompson — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), 1 issuer, May 5, 2014 → May 5, 2014 · no shared issuer
John M. Thompson — MO, 1 issuer, Apr 11, 2014 → Feb 20, 2026 · no shared issuer
John D. Thompson — NE, 1 issuer, Oct 27, 2014 → Jul 17, 2015 · no shared issuer
John Thompson — TN, 1 issuer, Jan 10, 2018 → Jun 18, 2020 · no shared issuer
John Thompson — GA, 1 issuer, Feb 19, 2019 → Feb 19, 2019 · no shared issuer
John Curtis Thompson — VA, 1 issuer, Feb 14, 2022 → Feb 14, 2022 · no shared issuer

People around John 23

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

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John W. Stanton

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

John W. Stanton is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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