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Jonathan Soberg

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Dec 24, 2014 → Sep 3, 2021

2deals (issuers)
$35.7Mreported sold
68investors
3Form D filings
2014–2021years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:32 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Jonathan Soberg is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Dec 2014 and Sep 2021: Expansive Ventures Fund I, L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2014; $20.7M reported sold to 46 investors) and SAFE Securities Inc. (Palo Alto, CA — other technology — 2020–2021; $15M reported sold to 22 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $35.7M sold in total.

Listed alongside Saket Modi (2 shared filings), Expansive Ventures GP I, L.P. (1 shared filing, management entity), Gregory Adeodato Ressi di Cervia (1 shared filing), John N. Stewart (1 shared filing), Sunil Kumar Modi (1 shared filing) and 1 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Jonathan. Each name links to their own page.

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Decile Start (55 issuers, $51.5M reported sold, 2014–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Decile Start has 55 companies on file and $51.5M 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 3 public filings for Jonathan Soberg and found 6 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 71 days after the first sale; Form D filed 225 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 Jonathan Soberg has not run yet — it is joining a line of 23,777 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

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

1 case: 1 open

Soberg v. C.R. Bard, Inc. open
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:19-cv-03596 · Filed Aug 16, 2019 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of Soberg: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 3 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
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, 2:32 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

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

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 Jonathan Soberg..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): 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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Discover Bank v. Soberg closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 05-04232 · Filed Jul 26, 2005 · Closed May 17, 2006
Role of Soberg: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2006-05-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 3 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)
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, 2:32 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

6 differences found between the filings for Jonathan Soberg — 2 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 26, 2005 – May 17, 2006

Bankruptcy case: Discover Bank v. Soberg — filed Jul 26, 2005

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri docket "Discover Bank v. Soberg" filed Jul 26, 2005, closed May 17, 2006. Jonathan Soberg is listed as Defendant ("Soberg"). Our match estimate: 40%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jun 24, 2021 – Sep 3, 2021

Form D filed 71 days after the first sale — SAFE Securities Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 24, 2021. The Form D was filed Sep 3, 2021 — 71 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 56 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 · Sep 3, 2021 ↗SAFE Securities Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Worth asking · May 30, 2019 – Jan 10, 2020

Form D filed 225 days after the first sale — SAFE Securities Inc.

The filing says the first sale was May 30, 2019. The Form D was filed Jan 10, 2020 — 225 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 210 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Jan 10, 2020 ↗SAFE Securities Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Jun 24, 2021 – Sep 3, 2021

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — SAFE Securities Inc. (latest filing Sep 3, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 3, 2021 (first sale Jun 24, 2021). It reports $14,999,988 sold of $25,000,004 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 · Sep 3, 2021 ↗SAFE Securities Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Dec 15, 2014 – Dec 24, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Expansive Ventures Fund I, L.P. (latest filing Dec 24, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 24, 2014 (first sale Dec 15, 2014). It reports $20,670,000 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 · Dec 24, 2014 ↗Expansive Ventures Fund I, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Mar 7, 2019

Same name, different state: "Jonathan Soberg" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Jonathan Soberg" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by WorldCover, PBC (Mar 7, 2019). Both records have filings in the same period (Mar 7, 2019).

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.

Jonathan Soberg (NY) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 7, 2019 ↗WorldCover, PBC — PartnerFacts page ↗Jonathan Soberg (CA) — this page ↗
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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

None reported on 3 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 3, 2021 D
SAFE Securities Inc.
File 021-412254
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 10, 2020 D
SAFE Securities Inc.
File 021-357671
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 24, 2014 D
Expansive Ventures Fund I, L.P.
File 021-230831
$0$0$0
The fund managers or their related parties will be entitled periodically to receive customary management & performance fees as described in the offering documents in respect of the issuer.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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 2

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

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Other Technology

SAFE Securities Inc.

Palo Alto, CA · Jan 10, 2020 → Sep 3, 2021 · 2 filings
  • Sep 3, 2021 · D · $14,999,988 sold of $25,000,004 · 22 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 10, 2020 · D · $4,999,996 sold of $4,999,996 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $15M from 22 investors (60% of the $25M target) as of the latest filing. Jonathan 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.

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Pooled Investment Fund · group: Decile Start

Expansive Ventures Fund I, L.P.

Palo Alto, CA · Dec 24, 2014
  • Dec 24, 2014 · D · $20,670,000 sold of Indefinite · 46 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Promoter (Fund manager, managing partner of the general partner of the issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $20.7M from 46 investors as of the latest filing. Jonathan is listed as executive officer, promoter.

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 (1)

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

  • Jonathan Soberg — NY, 1 issuer, Mar 7, 2019 → Mar 7, 2019 · no shared issuer

People around Jonathan 6

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

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Management entity

Expansive Ventures GP I, L.P.

Executive Officer, Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Jonathan Soberg. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Saket Modi

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Jonathan Soberg. Their page shows their other deals.

GC
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Person

Gregory Adeodato Ressi di Cervia

Executive Officer, Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 51 other issuers

Gregory Adeodato Ressi di Cervia is on 52 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Sunil Kumar Modi

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Jonathan Soberg. Their page shows their other deals.

YK
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Person

Yvette Kanouff

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Jonathan Soberg. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

John N. Stewart

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

Listed on the same filings as Jonathan Soberg. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Decile Start

55 issuers · 80 filings · $51.5M reported sold · 2014–2026

One team, 55 deal companies. Jonathan Soberg is listed on 1 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 Jonathan Soberg.

Same business address

13 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

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 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 Jonathan Soberg 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Jonathan Soberg is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Expansive Ventures Fund I, L.P.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #308,905 of 374,652 in line (1,194 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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