Michael Graninger is listed as an executive officer and director on 12 SEC Form D filings by 7 issuers between Apr 2019 and Aug 2026. Largest by amount reported sold: Sands Capital Global Venture Fund III, L.P. (Arlington, VA — pooled investment fund — 2021–2022; $201.5M reported sold to 93 investors), Hungry Marketplace, Inc. (Arlington, VA — other technology — 2019–2024; $21M reported sold to 62 investors), Sands Capital Global Venture Fund IV-IS, L.P. (Arlington, VA — pooled investment fund — 2026), Sands Capital Global Venture Fund IV, L.P. (Arlington, VA — pooled investment fund — 2026), Sands Capital Global Venture Fund IV (DE), L.P. (Arlington, VA — pooled investment fund — 2026) and 2 more (all listed below).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 7 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $222.5M sold in total.
Listed alongside IAN RATCLIFFE (5 shared filings), SCOTT FREDERICK (5 shared filings), Ehsan Pahlevani (4 shared filings), Eman Pahlavani (4 shared filings), Eric Kessler (4 shared filings) and 7 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.
6 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Sands (74 issuers, $3.93B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Sands has 74 companies on file and $3.93B 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 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 12 public filings for Michael Graninger and found 8 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Gregg Ashley Smith (Jan 10, 2008); Regulator action naming a team member: Gregg Ashley Smith and Elliot Joel Smith (Sep 27, 2007); 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.