Michael Tanne is listed as an executive officer and director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Aug 2009 and Nov 2013: CLOUDMARK INC (San Francisco, CA — other technology — 2010; $23.1M reported sold to 11 investors), Fundly Inc. (Mountain View, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2011–2012; $8.23M reported sold to 46 investors), Gain Fitness, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — other technology — 2013; $2.14M reported sold to 35 investors) and Owner's Pass, Inc. (Los Altos, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2009; $503K reported sold to 9 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 4 years. Across those companies the filings report $34M sold in total.
Listed alongside David Boyce (2 shared filings), Anthony McCusker (1 shared filing), Benjamin Cukier (1 shared filing), Cameron Myhrvold (1 shared filing), Eric Byunn (1 shared filing) and 8 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.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 9 court cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 9 records came back, including 4 court cases still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 5 public filings for Michael Tanne and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 4 Form Ds were filed more than 15 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.