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Kenneth Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NC · Nov 6, 2014 → Dec 2, 2015

1deal (issuers)
$13.1Mreported sold
118investors
6Form D filings
2014–2015years on file

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

Kenneth Smith is listed as an executive officer on 6 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Nov 2014 and Dec 2015: root9B Technologies, Inc. (Charlotte, NC — business services — 2014–2015; $13.1M reported sold to 118 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Brian King (6 shared filings), Cary Sucoff (6 shared filings), Gregory Morris (6 shared filings), Harvey Pitt (6 shared filings), Isaac Blech (6 shared filings) and 10 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 6 public filings for Kenneth Smith and found 8 differences: Form D filed 27 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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 Kenneth Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 20,356 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 300 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

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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.

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: NV (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 Kenneth Smith..

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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

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

Kenneth D Smith and Tracy W. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 15-40517 · Filed Dec 8, 2015 · Closed Aug 11, 2021
Role of Kenneth D Smith and Tracy W. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-08-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2705 federal dockets); 11 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NC)
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

8 differences found between the filings for Kenneth Smith (compared 6 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Nov 5, 2015 – Dec 2, 2015

Form D filed 27 days after the first sale — root9B Technologies, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 5, 2015. The Form D was filed Dec 2, 2015 — 27 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 12 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.

Sources
Note · Nov 5, 2015 – Dec 2, 2015

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — root9B Technologies, Inc. (latest filing Dec 2, 2015)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 2, 2015 (first sale Nov 5, 2015). It reports $845,750 sold of $7,700,000 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.

Sources
Note · Oct 23, 2014 – Dec 3, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — root9B Technologies, Inc. (latest filing Dec 3, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 3, 2014 (first sale Oct 23, 2014). It reports $1,800,000 sold of $2,000,000 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.

Sources
Note · Jul 8, 2015 – Oct 7, 2022

Same name, different state: "Kenneth Smith" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Kenneth Smith" with address state FL, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Tarpon Blue Silver King II, LLC (Oct 7, 2022). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 8, 2015 to Dec 2, 2015).

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.

Sources
Note · Jan 2, 2019 – Apr 7, 2021

Same name, different state: "Kenneth W. Smith" (LA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Kenneth W. Smith" with address state LA, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Sep 15, 2022). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 6, 2014 to Dec 2, 2015; the other runs Jan 2, 2019 to Apr 7, 2021.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Dec 11, 2012 – Jan 24, 2020

Same name, different state: "Kenneth W Smith" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Kenneth W Smith" with address state CA, is listed on 9 filings — most recently by FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP (Jan 24, 2020). Both records have filings in the same period (Nov 6, 2014 to Dec 2, 2015).

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.

Sources
Note · Mar 16, 2012

Same name, different state: "Kenneth Smith" (WA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Kenneth Smith" with address state WA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by SmartPlug Systems, LLC (Mar 16, 2012). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 6, 2014 to Dec 2, 2015; the other has one filing dated Mar 16, 2012.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jan 4, 2011

Same name, different state: "Kenneth R. Smith" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Kenneth R. Smith" with address state TX, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by VAWT Manufacturing Inc. (Jan 4, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 6, 2014 to Dec 2, 2015; the other has one filing dated Jan 4, 2011.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
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 5 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
Dec 2, 2015 D
root9B Technologies, Inc.
File 021-252248
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 13, 2015 D
root9B Technologies, Inc.
File 021-245729
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 17, 2015 D
root9B Technologies, Inc.
File 021-236037
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 20, 2015 D
root9B Technologies, Inc.
File 021-234448
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 3, 2014 D/A
root9B Technologies, Inc.
File 021-227875
$0$0$0None 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 1

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

Business Services

root9B Technologies, Inc.

Charlotte, NC · Nov 6, 2014 → Dec 2, 2015 · 6 filings
  • Dec 2, 2015 · D · $845,750 sold of $7,700,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 13, 2015 · D · $0 sold of $0 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 17, 2015 · D · $4,055,498 sold of $4,055,498 · 17 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 20, 2015 · D · $7,353,753 sold of $7,353,753 · 1 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 3, 2014 · D/A · $1,800,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 7 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 6, 2014 · D · $1,250,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 5 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $13.1M from 118 investors (100% of the $7.7M target) as of the latest filing. Kenneth is listed as executive officer on 6 filings for this deal.

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: Business Services / 506(b) (965 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 (10)

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

  • Kenneth Smith — FL, 3 issuers, Jul 8, 2015 → Oct 7, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth G. Smith — MA, CA, 2 issuers, Jan 9, 2015 → Mar 1, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth R. Smith — TX, 1 issuer, Jan 4, 2011 → Jan 4, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth Smith — WA, 1 issuer, Mar 16, 2012 → Mar 16, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth W Smith — CA, 1 issuer, Dec 11, 2012 → Jan 24, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth W. Smith — LA, 1 issuer, Jan 2, 2019 → Apr 7, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth E. Smith — ME, 1 issuer, Dec 10, 2019 → Dec 10, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth Smith — PA, 1 issuer, Feb 5, 2021 → Mar 23, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth J Smith — MA, 1 issuer, Dec 21, 2022 → Dec 21, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • Kenneth Smith — TX, 1 issuer, Jun 9, 2026 → Jun 9, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around Kenneth 15

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

GM
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Person

Gregory Morris

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

PK
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Person

Patrick Kolenik

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

IB
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Person

Isaac Blech

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 19 other issuers

Isaac Blech is on 20 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

CS
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Person

Cary Sucoff

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Cary Sucoff is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

KC
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Person

Kevin Carnahan

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

JG
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Person

Joseph Grano, Jr.

Executive Officer, Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

WC
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Person

Wesley Clark

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

JC
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Person

John Catsimatidis

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

HP
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Person

Harvey Pitt

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
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Person

Seymour Siegel

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

BK
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Person

Brian King

Executive Officer · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

ME
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Person

Mark Elliott

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

AS
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Person

Anthony Santor

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

DW
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Person

Daniel Wachtler

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

AS
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Person

Anthony Sartor

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kenneth Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

36 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 1 issuer 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 Kenneth Smith 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Kenneth Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in root9B Technologies, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #282,603 of 374,652 in line (452 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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