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Ryan Nelson

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · UT · Jul 11, 2016 → May 3, 2022

2deals (issuers)
$37Mreported sold
12investors
2Form D filings
2016–2022years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:37 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Ryan Nelson is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jul 2016 and May 2022: SPEED OF LIGHT OPS, LLC (Lehi, UT — other technology — 2022; $30M reported sold to 2 investors) and Grow, Inc. (Provo, UT — other technology — 2016; $6.97M reported sold to 10 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $37M sold in total.

Listed alongside Bryce Judd (1 shared filing), Daniel Bodily (1 shared filing), Daniel Larkin (1 shared filing), Doug Hicken (1 shared filing), Gavin Christensen (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ryan. 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) — 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 8 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 2 public filings for Ryan Nelson and found 5 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "Ryan J. Nelson" (AZ) is a separate record; 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 Ryan Nelson has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,257 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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, 2:37 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 Ryan Nelson..

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

8 cases: 1 open, 7 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Ryan J Nelson and Carlie Haslem Nelson open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 25-20706 · Filed Feb 13, 2025
Role of Ryan J Nelson and Carlie Haslem Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
Ryan A Nelson and Randi P Nelson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 17-23828 · Filed May 3, 2017 · Closed Mar 2, 2021
Role of Ryan A Nelson and Randi P Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-03-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
Ryan Nelson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 16-20194 · Filed Jan 11, 2016 · Closed Apr 3, 2017
Role of Ryan Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-04-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
Ryan Nelson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 14-25850 · Filed Jun 4, 2014 · Closed Jun 6, 2016
Role of Ryan Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-06-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
Ryan Nelson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 14-21836 · Filed Feb 28, 2014 · Closed May 5, 2014
Role of Ryan Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-05-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
Ryan Nelson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 13-33918 · Filed Dec 13, 2013 · Closed Mar 17, 2014
Role of Ryan Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-03-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
Ryan D. Nelson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 04-36297 · Filed Oct 6, 2004 · Closed May 23, 2005
Role of Ryan D. Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-05-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
Ryan G. Nelson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 92-20111 · Filed Jan 7, 1992 · Closed May 6, 1992
Role of Ryan G. Nelson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-05-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 124 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (UT)
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, 2:37 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

5 differences found between the filings for Ryan Nelson (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 28, 2016 – Jul 11, 2016

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Grow, Inc. (latest filing Jul 11, 2016)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 11, 2016 (first sale Jun 28, 2016). It reports $6,974,998 sold of $6,999,997 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 · Aug 24, 2026

Same name, different state: "Ryan J. Nelson" (AZ) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is UT. A separate record, "Ryan J. Nelson" with address state AZ, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Sweetwater GP Fund I, LP (Aug 24, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 11, 2016 to May 3, 2022; the other has one filing dated Aug 24, 2026.

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 · Mar 28, 2016 – Dec 12, 2025

Same name, different state: "Ryan Nelson" (CA or NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is UT. A separate record, "Ryan Nelson" with address state CA or NY, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Homecourt, Inc. (Dec 12, 2025). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 11, 2016 to May 3, 2022).

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.

Sources
Note · Jan 27, 2022 – Apr 12, 2024

Same name, different state: "Ryan Nelson" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is UT. A separate record, "Ryan Nelson" with address state TX, is listed on 9 filings — most recently by Shingle Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (Apr 12, 2024). Both records have filings in the same period (Jan 27, 2022 to May 3, 2022).

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.

Sources
Note · Aug 4, 2010 – Jan 28, 2021

Same name, different state: "RYAN NELSON" (IL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is UT. A separate record, "RYAN NELSON" with address state IL, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Goby Inc. (Jan 28, 2021). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 11, 2016 to Jan 28, 2021).

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.

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
May 3, 2022 D
SPEED OF LIGHT OPS, LLC
File 021-444134
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 11, 2016 D
Grow, Inc.
File 021-266727
$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 Ryan Nelson on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

SPEED OF LIGHT OPS, LLC

Lehi, UT · May 3, 2022
  • May 3, 2022 · D · $30,000,000 sold of $30,000,000 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $30M from 2 investors (100% of the $30M target) as of the latest filing. Ryan is listed as executive officer.

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: 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.

Other Technology

Grow, Inc.

Provo, UT · Jul 11, 2016
  • Jul 11, 2016 · D · $6,974,998 sold of $6,999,997 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.97M from 10 investors (100% of the $7M target) as of the latest filing. Ryan is listed as executive officer, director, 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: 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.

Other pages with the same name (4)

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

  • Ryan Nelson — CA, NY, 3 issuers, Mar 28, 2016 → Dec 12, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • RYAN NELSON — IL, 2 issuers, Aug 4, 2010 → Jan 28, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • Ryan Nelson — TX, 2 issuers, Jan 27, 2022 → Apr 12, 2024 · no shared issuer
  • Ryan J. Nelson — AZ, 2 issuers, Aug 24, 2026 → Aug 24, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around Ryan 10

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

GC
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Person

Gavin Christensen

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 34 other issuers

Gavin Christensen is on 35 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

RN
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Person

Rob Nelson

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

DH
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Person

Doug Hicken

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

GB
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Person

Greg Bishop

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

JS
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Person

Jeremy Smith

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

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

PT
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Person

Pavan Tripathi

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

BJ
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Person

Bryce Judd

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
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Person

Sandeep Swaminathan

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
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Person

Daniel Bodily

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. Their page shows their other deals.

DL
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Person

Daniel Larkin

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

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Nelson. 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 Ryan Nelson 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 Ryan Nelson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in SPEED OF LIGHT OPS, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #157,506 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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