Kai Chen is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 14 SEC Form D filings by 13 issuers between Apr 2013 and Aug 2025. Largest by amount reported sold: GridX, Inc. (Walnut Creek, CA — other technology — 2013; $38M reported sold to 6 investors), Silicon Catalyst Venture Fund, LLC (Redwood Shores, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2024; $13.7M reported sold to 12 investors), OceanIQ Partners Fund II LLC (Redwood City, CA — pooled investment fund — 2021; $13.5M reported sold to 82 investors), MID Labs Ltd. (San Leandro, CA — biotechnology — 2014; $4.75M reported sold to 25 investors), Oceaniq Partners Fund III, LLC (Redwood City, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2025; $4.25M reported sold to 2 investors) and 8 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 13 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 12 years. Across those companies the filings report $86.6M sold in total.
Listed alongside OceanIQ Partners, LLC (7 shared filings, management entity), David Chen (1 shared filing), David Wang (1 shared filing), FOREST VC (1 shared filing, management entity), Jian Zhang (1 shared filing) and 11 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Kai. Each name links to their own page.
7 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Oceaniq (7 issuers, $25.1M reported sold, 2015–2025).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Oceaniq has 7 companies on file and $25.1M 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. 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 14 public filings for Kai Chen and found 3 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: 13 Form Ds were filed more than 15 days after the first sale; Kai Chen is no longer listed on the Jun 22, 2023 amendment; 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.