Matthew Downs is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 31 SEC Form D filings by 14 issuers between Dec 2009 and Sep 2026. Largest by amount reported sold: Lumeris Group Holdings Corp (Maryland Heights, MO — other technology — 2011–2024; $100M reported sold to 38 investors), Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund II, LP (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2013–2014; $85M reported sold to 24 investors), Sandbox Clinical Ventures Fund, LP (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2023–2026; $79.5M reported sold to 17 investors), Sandbox Insurtech Fund II, LP (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2021–2024; $65.3M reported sold to 10 investors), Sandbox Insurtech Fund, LP (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2018–2019; $43.9M reported sold to 6 investors) and 9 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 14 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 17 years. Across those companies the filings report $504.6M sold in total.
Listed alongside Nick Rosa (7 shared filings), Christopher Zock (5 shared filings), Paul Brown (5 shared filings), Denis A. Cortese (4 shared filings), Gail Halterman (4 shared filings) and 68 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Matthew. Each name links to their own page.
7 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Chicago Pacific Founders (35 issuers, $3.98B reported sold, 2012–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Chicago Pacific Founders has 35 companies on file and $3.98B 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, 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 5 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 31 public filings for Matthew Downs and found 18 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: TX securities regulator cease and desist naming a team member (Mar 18, 2016); 36% of the money raised went to insiders; 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.