Jory Bell is listed as a director on 13 SEC Form D filings by 8 issuers between Mar 2018 and Jul 2026. Largest by amount reported sold: Relativity Space, Inc. (Long Beach, CA — other technology — 2018–2021; $650M reported sold to 63 investors), Playground Ventures IV, L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2024–2026; $475M reported sold to 79 investors), 1910 Genetics Inc. (Cambridge, MA — biotechnology — 2021; $25.7M reported sold to 19 investors), Playground Helix, L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2025; $5M reported sold to 7 investors), Playground Omega, L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2025; $3.66M reported sold to 11 investors) and 3 more (all listed below).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 8 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $1.16B sold in total.
Listed alongside Bruce Leak (8 shared filings), Peter Barrett (8 shared filings), Timothy Ellis (4 shared filings), Jay Zaveri (3 shared filings), Noah Knauf (3 shared filings) and 12 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Jory. Each name links to their own page.
6 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Playground (21 issuers, $1.27B reported sold, 2015–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Playground has 21 companies on file and $1.27B 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) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 13 public filings for Jory Bell and found 10 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 109 days after the first sale; Form D filed 80 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.