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Ross Gordon

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · May 20, 2015 → Jul 24, 2023

2deals (issuers)
$51Mreported sold
53investors
12Form D filings
2015–2023years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:33 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Ross Gordon is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 12 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between May 2015 and Jul 2023: MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC. (Chicago, IL — retailing — 2015–2022; $41.7M reported sold to 44 investors) and Rise Gardens Inc. (Chicago, IL — agriculture — 2023; $9.34M reported sold to 9 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $51M sold in total.

Listed alongside Rick Desai (7 shared filings), EVAN MARIDOU (5 shared filings), Jeremy Gwynne (5 shared filings), IAIN SHOVLIN (4 shared filings), JON CALLAGHAN (4 shared filings) and 10 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ross. 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) — 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 12 public filings for Ross Gordon and found 7 differences: Form D filed 17 days after the first sale; Form D filed 21 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 Ross Gordon has not run yet — it is joining a line of 9,518 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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, 2:33 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 Ross Gordon..

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

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:33 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

7 differences found between the filings for Ross Gordon (compared 12 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 7, 2023 – Jul 24, 2023

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — Rise Gardens Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jul 7, 2023. The Form D was filed Jul 24, 2023 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Sep 20, 2017 – Oct 11, 2017

Form D filed 21 days after the first sale — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.

The filing says the first sale was Sep 20, 2017. The Form D was filed Oct 11, 2017 — 21 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 6 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Oct 11, 2017 – Mar 4, 2019

Ross Gordon's role changed at MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.: executive officer, director, promoter → executive officer, director

The Oct 11, 2017 filing lists Ross Gordon as executive officer, director, promoter; the Mar 4, 2019 Form D lists executive officer, director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Apr 29, 2021 – Mar 7, 2022

Offering amount changed between filings — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.

The Apr 29, 2021 filing says $38,000,000 offered; the Mar 7, 2022 Form D/A says $44,000,000.

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 · May 14, 2015 – Jul 24, 2023

10 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Rise Gardens Inc. (latest filing Jul 24, 2023) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC. (latest filing Dec 14, 2022) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC. (latest filing Aug 17, 2022) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC. (latest filing Mar 7, 2022) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC. (latest filing Dec 3, 2020) · and 5 more

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Sources
Note · Nov 30, 2015 – Mar 3, 2017

Address moved from Evanston, IL to Chicago, IL — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.

The people listed on the Nov 30, 2015 filing give Evanston, IL; on the Mar 3, 2017 filing they give Chicago, IL. The address now on file (20 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL) is a registered-agent or shared-office address used by 6 issuers.

What this means A registered agent's address is a mailbox, not where the team works. Ask where the business actually operates.

Sources
Note · May 20, 2015 – Nov 24, 2015

Address moved from Chicago, IL to Evanston, IL — MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.

The people listed on the May 20, 2015 filing give Chicago, IL; on the Nov 24, 2015 filing they give Evanston, IL. The address now on file (20 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL) is a registered-agent or shared-office address used by 6 issuers.

What this means A registered agent's address is a mailbox, not where the team works. Ask where the business actually operates.

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

0 of 10 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 2 report proceeds to related persons totalling $158,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jul 24, 2023 D
Rise Gardens Inc.
File 021-487637
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 14, 2022 D
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-467450
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 17, 2022 D
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-456128
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 7, 2022 D/A
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-397690
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 3, 2020 D
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-382129
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 4, 2019 D
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-334011
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 11, 2017 D
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-296342
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 3, 2017 D
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-281700
$0$0$8,000 (est.)
Salaries are 2% of the company's yearly operating budget and therefore an estimated 2% of the gross proceeds of the offering will be paid out to officers, directors, and promoters over the following year if no other monies are earned by the company.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 30, 2015 D/A
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-251805
$0$0$150,000 (est.)
This is an estimate of the gross proceeds of the offering that will be paid out to officers, directors, and promoters over the following 12 months if no other monies are earned by the company.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 20, 2015 D
MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.
File 021-240284
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 Ross Gordon on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Agriculture

Rise Gardens Inc.

Chicago, IL · Jul 24, 2023
  • Jul 24, 2023 · D · $6,929,896 sold of $10,013,942 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $9.34M from 9 investors (93% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Ross is listed as director.

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: Agriculture / 506(b) (448 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.

Retailing

MYSTERY TACKLE BOX, INC.

Chicago, IL · May 20, 2015 → Dec 14, 2022 · 11 filings
  • Dec 14, 2022 · D · $9,271,414 sold of $11,271,414 · 13 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 17, 2022 · D · $2,700,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 11 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 7, 2022 · D/A · $41,662,345 sold of $44,000,000 · 44 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 29, 2021 · D · $38,000,000 sold of $38,000,000 · 17 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 3, 2020 · D · $4,910,000 sold of $6,000,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 4, 2019 · D · $500,000 sold of $1,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 11, 2017 · D · $3,507,002 sold of $4,000,000 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 3, 2017 · D · $75,000 sold of Indefinite · 2 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 30, 2015 · D/A · $1,200,000 sold of $1,300,000 · 9 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 24, 2015 · D · $1,200,000 sold of $1,300,000 · 9 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • May 20, 2015 · D · $100,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $41.7M from 44 investors (100% of the $11.3M target) as of the latest filing. Ross is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 11 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: Retailing / 506(b) (959 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.

People around Ross 15

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

RD
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Person

Rick Desai

Director · 7 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 10 other issuers

Rick Desai is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JG
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Person

Jeremy Gwynne

Executive Officer, Promoter · 5 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

EM
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Person

EVAN MARIDOU

Director · 5 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

IS
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Person

IAIN SHOVLIN

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

IAIN SHOVLIN is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JC
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Person

JON CALLAGHAN

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

BR
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Person

Brian Roach

Promoter · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

TM
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Person

TIM MACGUIDWIN

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

AT
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Person

Andrew Timko

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

LK
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Person

LISA KEMPA

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

JC
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Person

Jeff Cantalupo

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Jeff Cantalupo is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

AT
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Person

Andy Timko

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

RM
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Person

Ryan McDonnell

Executive Officer, Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

HA
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Person

Henry Adams

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

OS
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Person

Omair Shah

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

FM
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Person

Fiona O'Donnell-McCarthy

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ross Gordon. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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 Ross Gordon 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 Ross Gordon is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Rise Gardens Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #121,530 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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