Michael Farmer is listed as an executive officer and director on 21 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Apr 2009 and Jul 2026: Prosetta Biosciences Inc. (San Francisco, CA — biotechnology — 2015; $31.1M reported sold to 23 investors), AKONNI BIOSYSTEMS INC (Fredrick, MD — biotechnology — 2009–2019; $7.5M reported sold to 43 investors), PROSETTA BIOCONFORMATICS INC (San Francisco, CA — biotechnology — 2010–2012; $2.04M reported sold to 18 investors) and Global Building Technologies, Inc. (Geyserville, CA — manufacturing — 2026; $350K reported sold to 2 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 17 years. Across those companies the filings report $41M sold in total.
Listed alongside Charles Daitch (17 shared filings), Thomas Higgins (16 shared filings), Chuck Parrish (15 shared filings), Tom McMahon (15 shared filings), Darrell Chandler (13 shared filings) and 28 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Michael. Each name links to their own page.
2 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Prosetta (2 issuers, $33.1M reported sold, 2010–2015).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Prosetta has 2 companies on file and $33.1M 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 7 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 21 public filings for Michael Farmer and found 18 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 301 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.