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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CO, MD · Jul 12, 2010 → Nov 20, 2014
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:30 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
Ron Bernal is listed as an executive officer and director on 10 SEC Form D filings by 6 issuers between Jul 2010 and Jul 2017. Largest by amount reported sold: SolidFire, Inc. (Boulder, CO — other technology — 2013–2014; $60M reported sold to 8 investors), Fugue, Inc. (Frederick, MD — other technology — 2017; $40.7M reported sold to 25 investors), Boulder Wind Power, Inc. (Boulder, CO — other energy — 2011; $35M reported sold to 3 investors), ionQ, Inc. (College Park, MD — other technology — 2017; $12M reported sold to 3 investors), PROSTOR SYSTEMS INC (Boulder, CO — other technology — 2010; $5.5M reported sold to 10 investors) and 1 more (all listed below).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 6 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $155.3M sold in total.
Listed alongside Harry Weller (6 shared filings), Charles P. Butterfield (3 shared filings), Doug Jackson (3 shared filings), James Lyons (3 shared filings), Matthew B. Jore (3 shared filings) and 30 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ron. Each name links to their own page.
1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Lume (2 issuers, $9.11M reported sold, 2013–2021).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Lume has 2 companies on file and $9.11M 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) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 10 public filings for Ron Bernal and found 6 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 7 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.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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, 2:30 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.
None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)
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 Ron Bernal..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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, 2:30 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.
Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
6 differences found between the filings for Ron Bernal — 1 worth asking about (compared 10 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado docket "NYCO, Inc. v. Zitzner" filed Oct 3, 1997, closed Feb 19, 1998. Duane Zitzner (listed on the same filings) is listed as Defendant ("Zitzner"). Our match estimate: 70%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
Form D filed 153 days after the first sale — ionQ, Inc. · Form D filed 367 days after the first sale — ionQ, Inc. · Form D filed 249 days after the first sale — Boulder Wind Power, Inc. · Form D filed 666 days after the first sale — Boulder Wind Power, Inc. · Form D filed 45 days after the first sale — SolidFire, Inc. · and 2 more
What this means Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves. A pattern of late paperwork is worth asking the sponsor about.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 27, 2017 (first sale Feb 24, 2017). It reports $11,999,996 sold of $20,267,982 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.
This page covers filings where the address state is CO or MD. A separate record, "Ron Bernal" with address state CA, is listed on 8 filings — most recently by Cohere Technologies, Inc. (Dec 8, 2021). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 12, 2010 to Nov 20, 2014).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is CO or MD. A separate record, "Ron Bernal" with address state WA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Igneous Systems, Inc. (Mar 14, 2019). Both records have filings in the same period (Sep 12, 2014 to Nov 20, 2014).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
CO on 6 filings (Jul 12, 2010 to Nov 20, 2014); MD on 4 filings (Mar 21, 2014 to Jul 27, 2017).
What this means The address on a Form D is usually the company's, not the person's home, so this often just reflects different companies. It can also mean a move. Nothing wrong by itself.
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.
None reported on 10 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2017 D ionQ, Inc. File 021-291653 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 27, 2017 D ionQ, Inc. File 021-291655 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jan 5, 2017 D Fugue, Inc. File 021-277637 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 20, 2014 D SolidFire, Inc. File 021-228751 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 21, 2014 D FabricLock, Inc. File 021-214049 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 29, 2013 D SolidFire, Inc. File 021-200359 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 27, 2011 D Boulder Wind Power, Inc. File 021-166399 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 27, 2011 D Boulder Wind Power, Inc. File 021-166400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 27, 2011 D Boulder Wind Power, Inc. File 021-166401 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2010 D PROSTOR SYSTEMS INC File 021-144748 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
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).
Every issuer that named Ron Bernal on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $12M from 3 investors (59% of the $20.3M target) as of the latest filing. Ron is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.
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: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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.
Raised $40.7M from 25 investors (100% of the $40.7M target) as of the latest filing. Ron is listed as director.
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: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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.
Raised $60M from 8 investors (100% of the $60M target) as of the latest filing. Ron is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.
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: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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.
Raised $2M from 1 investor (100% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. Ron is listed as executive officer, director.
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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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.
Raised $35M from 3 investors (100% of the $35M target) as of the latest filing. Ron is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.
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.
Raised $5.5M from 10 investors (100% of the $5.5M target) as of the latest filing. Ron is listed as director.
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.
Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
Harry Weller is on 27 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Ravi Viswanathan is on 50 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Ron Bernal. Their page shows their other deals.
Phil Bronner is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Ron Bernal. Their page shows their other deals.
Peter Roshko is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Ron Bernal. Their page shows their other deals.
One team, 2 deal companies. Ron Bernal is listed on 1 of them.
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 Ron Bernal.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
None of the 6 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.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Ron Bernal 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 6 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.
Websites and social links of the issuers Ron Bernal is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Fugue, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #191,010 of 374,652 in line (1,303 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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