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Michael Lin

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NM · Jan 3, 2023 → Jan 19, 2024

2deals (issuers)
$11.5Mreported sold
31investors
3Form D filings
2023–2024years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:54 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Lin is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jan 2023 and Apr 2025: Dangerous Ventures New Mexico Fund I, LP (Santa Fe, NM — pooled investment fund — 2025; $10.7M reported sold to 11 investors) and Dangerous Ventures Fund I, LP (Santa Fe, NM — pooled investment fund — 2023–2024; $823K reported sold to 20 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 2 years. Across those companies the filings report $11.5M sold in total.

Listed alongside Gabrielle Darbyshire (3 shared filings), George Ward Hendon Jr. (3 shared filings), Dangerous Ventures Fund I GP, LLC (2 shared filings, management entity) and Dangerous Ventures Management Company, LLC (2 shared filings, management entity).

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.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Dangerous (2 issuers, $11.5M reported sold, 2023–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Dangerous has 2 companies on file and $11.5M 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) — 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 6 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 3 public filings for Michael Lin and found 8 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 420 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Michael Lin has not run yet — it is joining a line of 19,311 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 32 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, 2:54 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Michael Lin..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

6 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Michael C Lin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 9:20-bk-10795 · Filed Jun 25, 2020 · Closed Oct 27, 2020
Role of Michael C Lin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-10-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 7 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
MICHAEL LIN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:17-bk-13112 · Filed Nov 3, 2017 · Closed Feb 28, 2018
Role of MICHAEL LIN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-02-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 7 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
Michael Lin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-11-45314 · Filed Jun 21, 2011 · Closed Sep 28, 2011
Role of Michael Lin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 7 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Michael Lin and Kim Phung Ly closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 09-45551 · Filed Jun 23, 2009 · Closed Feb 22, 2013
Role of Michael Lin and Kim Phung Ly: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-02-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 7 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
Michael Lin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 05-12381 · Filed Sep 6, 2005 · Closed Dec 9, 2005
Role of Michael Lin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-12-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 7 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
Michael Lin and Elaine Lin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:98-bk-13661 · Filed Mar 17, 1998 · Closed Jul 20, 1998
Role of Michael Lin and Elaine Lin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-07-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 7 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
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, 2:54 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 Michael Lin — 1 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Feb 21, 2024 – Apr 16, 2025

Form D filed 420 days after the first sale — Dangerous Ventures New Mexico Fund I, LP

The filing says the first sale was Feb 21, 2024. The Form D was filed Apr 16, 2025 — 420 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 405 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Jan 3, 2023 – Jan 19, 2024

Offering amount changed between filings — Dangerous Ventures Fund I, LP

The Jan 3, 2023 filing says an indefinite amount offered; the Jan 19, 2024 Form D/A says $1,918,434.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Feb 21, 2024 – Apr 16, 2025

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Dangerous Ventures New Mexico Fund I, LP (latest filing Apr 16, 2025)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 16, 2025 (first sale Feb 21, 2024). It reports $10,688,572 sold of an indefinite amount 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 · Jan 5, 2023 – Jan 19, 2024

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Dangerous Ventures Fund I, LP (latest filing Jan 19, 2024)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 19, 2024 (first sale Jan 5, 2023). It reports $822,909 sold of $1,918,434 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 · Jan 3, 2023 – Apr 16, 2025

Michael Lin is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Michael Lin" on 2 filings (from Jan 3, 2023), and "Michael TE LIN" on the Apr 16, 2025 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Sources
Note · Oct 7, 2010 – Nov 1, 2022

Same name, different state: "Michael Lin" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NM. A separate record, "Michael Lin" with address state CA, is listed on 6 filings — most recently by Embolx, Inc. (Nov 1, 2022). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024; the other runs Oct 7, 2010 to Nov 1, 2022.

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 · Aug 24, 2022

Same name, different state: "Michael Lin" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NM. A separate record, "Michael Lin" with address state FL, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by 750 CARROLL, LLC (Aug 24, 2022). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024; the other has one filing dated Aug 24, 2022.

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 · Aug 10, 2021

Same name, different state: "Michael Lin" (MD or MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NM. A separate record, "Michael Lin" with address state MD or MA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Reify Health, Inc. (Aug 10, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024; the other has one filing dated Aug 10, 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
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 2 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
Apr 16, 2025 D
Dangerous Ventures New Mexico Fund I, LP
File 021-543840
$0$0$0
CUSTOMARY MANAGEMENT FEES WILL BE PAID TO DANGEROUS VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC AS DISCLOSED IN THE ISSUER'S OFFERING DOCUMENTS.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 19, 2024 D/A
Dangerous Ventures Fund I, LP
File 021-469518
$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 2

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

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Dangerous

Dangerous Ventures New Mexico Fund I, LP

Santa Fe, NM · Apr 16, 2025
  • Apr 16, 2025 · D · $10,688,572 sold of Indefinite · 11 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer, Promoter (MANAGER OF ISSUER'S GENERAL PARTNER) EDGAR ↗

Raised $10.7M from 11 investors as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer, promoter.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Dangerous

Dangerous Ventures Fund I, LP

Santa Fe, NM · Jan 3, 2023 → Jan 19, 2024 · 2 filings
  • Jan 19, 2024 · D/A · $822,909 sold of $1,918,434 · 20 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 3, 2023 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $823K from 20 investors (43% of the $1.92M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer on 2 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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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 (3)

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

  • Michael Lin — CA, 4 issuers, Oct 7, 2010 → Nov 1, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • Michael Lin — MD, MA, 1 issuer, Aug 10, 2021 → Aug 10, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • Michael Lin — FL, 1 issuer, Aug 24, 2022 → Aug 24, 2022 · no shared issuer

People around Michael 4

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

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Person

George Ward Hendon Jr.

Executive Officer, Promoter · 3 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Gabrielle Darbyshire

Executive Officer, Promoter · 3 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Dangerous

2 issuers · 3 filings · $11.5M reported sold · 2023–2025

One team, 2 deal companies. Michael Lin is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Michael Lin.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers 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 Michael Lin 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Michael Lin is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Dangerous Ventures New Mexico Fund I, LP's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #73,791 of 374,652 in line (48 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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