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Ryan Petersen

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Nov 12, 2010 → Feb 7, 2022

2deals (issuers)
$965.4Mreported sold
102investors
3Form D filings
2010–2022years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Ryan Petersen is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Nov 2010 and Feb 2022: Flexport, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — other technology — 2022; $933.7M reported sold to 50 investors) and OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC (San Jose, CA — computers — 2010–2011; $31.7M reported sold to 52 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 12 years. Across those companies the filings report $965.4M sold in total.

Listed alongside Adam Epstein (2 shared filings), Alex Mei (2 shared filings), Arthur Knapp (2 shared filings), Richard Hunter (2 shared filings), Richard Singh (2 shared filings) and 6 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 (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) — 2 SEC releases, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 7 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 Ryan Petersen and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 4 regulator actions name the subject or team members; 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 Petersen has not run yet — it is joining a line of 28,561 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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, 2:22 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

2 SEC releases

Ryan Petersen Litigation release
SEC · Jul 5, 2017 · Parties as named in the release: Ryan Petersen Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 4 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is named in the release; Form D issuer OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC named in the release
Ryan Petersen; Arthur Knapp Litigation release
SEC · Oct 6, 2015 · Parties as named in the release: Ryan Petersen; Arthur Knapp Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 4 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is named in the release; Form D issuer OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC named in the release
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 Petersen..

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).

3. Bankruptcies

5 cases: 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

RYAN D. PETERSEN and CHELSEA PETERSEN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 08-14031 · Filed Apr 25, 2008 · Closed Jan 29, 2009
Role of RYAN D. PETERSEN and CHELSEA PETERSEN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-01-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 32 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NV (not a filing state)
Ryan R. Petersen and Amy M. Petersen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 07-02201 · Filed Nov 28, 2007 · Closed May 14, 2008
Role of Ryan R. Petersen and Amy M. Petersen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-05-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 32 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IA (not a filing state)
Ryan Petersen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:03-bk-19229 · Filed Nov 13, 2003 · Closed Feb 27, 2004
Role of Ryan Petersen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 32 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Ryan M. Petersen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska · No. 03-80676 · Filed Feb 28, 2003 · Closed Jun 10, 2003
Role of Ryan M. Petersen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 32 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings
Ryan D. Petersen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii · No. 93-01217 · Filed Oct 21, 1993 · Closed May 27, 1994
Role of Ryan D. Petersen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-05-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 32 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in HI (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, 2:22 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 Petersen — 1 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Apr 16, 2015 – Jul 5, 2017

4 regulator actions name the subject or team members

Regulator action: Ryan Petersen (Jul 5, 2017) · Regulator action naming a team member: Arthur F. Knapp, Jr., CPA (Oct 23, 2015) · Regulator action: Ryan Petersen; Arthur Knapp (Oct 6, 2015) · Regulator action naming a team member: OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (n/k/a ZCO Liquidating Corp.) (Apr 16, 2015)

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Ryan Petersen ↗Arthur F. Knapp, Jr., CPA ↗Arthur Knapp — PartnerFacts page ↗Ryan Petersen; Arthur Knapp ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 24, 2022 – Feb 7, 2022

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Flexport, Inc. (latest filing Feb 7, 2022)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 7, 2022 (first sale Jan 24, 2022). It reports $933,699,900 sold of $935,399,948 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.

Form D · Feb 7, 2022 ↗Flexport, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 27, 2024

Same name, different state: "Ryan Petersen" (IA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Ryan Petersen" with address state IA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Rival Warz LLC (Jun 27, 2024). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 12, 2010 to Feb 7, 2022; the other has one filing dated Jun 27, 2024.

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.

Ryan Petersen (IA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jun 27, 2024 ↗Rival Warz LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Ryan Petersen (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 17, 2023

Same name, different state: "Ryan Petersen" (OR) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Ryan Petersen" with address state OR, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Lumen, Inc. (Jan 17, 2023). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 12, 2010 to Feb 7, 2022; the other has one filing dated Jan 17, 2023.

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.

Ryan Petersen (OR) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jan 17, 2023 ↗Lumen, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Ryan Petersen (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 8, 2013 – Dec 29, 2015

Same name, different state: "Ryan Petersen" (IL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Ryan Petersen" with address state IL, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by Blitsy, Inc. (Dec 29, 2015). Both records have filings in the same period (Apr 8, 2013 to Dec 29, 2015).

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.

Ryan Petersen (IL) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Dec 29, 2015 ↗Blitsy, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Ryan Petersen (CA) — this page ↗
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

2 of 3 offerings report sales commissions totalling $2,499,999; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Feb 7, 2022 D
Flexport, Inc.
File 021-432642
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 29, 2011 D
OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
File 021-157458
$960,000 (est.)$0$0 (est.)Merriman Capital, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 18296 ↗EDGAR ↗
Nov 12, 2010 D
OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
File 021-150467
$1,539,999 (est.)$0$0Merriman Capital, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 18296 ↗
via Merriman Capital, Inc. (CRD 18296 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
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 Ryan Petersen on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Other Technology

Flexport, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · Feb 7, 2022
  • Feb 7, 2022 · D · $933,699,900 sold of $935,399,948 · 22 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $933.7M from 50 investors (100% of the $935.4M target) as of the latest filing. Ryan is listed as executive officer, director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

OT
Computers

OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC

San Jose, CA · Nov 12, 2010 → Mar 29, 2011 · 2 filings
  • Mar 29, 2011 · D · $31,704,000 sold of $31,704,000 · 52 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 12, 2010 · D · $22,000,001 sold of $22,000,001 · 34 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $31.7M from 52 investors (100% of the $31.7M target) as of the latest filing. Ryan is listed as executive officer, director on 2 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

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.

  • Ryan Petersen — IL, 1 issuer, Apr 8, 2013 → Dec 29, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • Ryan Petersen — OR, 1 issuer, Jan 17, 2023 → Jan 17, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • Ryan Petersen — IA, 1 issuer, Jun 27, 2024 → Jun 27, 2024 · no shared issuer

People around Ryan 11

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

RH
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Person

Richard Hunter

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

AM
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Person

Alex Mei

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RK
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Person

Russell Knittel

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

AK
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Person

Arthur Knapp

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RS
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Person

Richard Singh

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

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

AE
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Person

Adam Epstein

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

TS
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Person

Trae Stephens

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

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

CF
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Person

Christopher Ferro

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

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

SM
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Person

Sanne Manders

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

BS
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Person

Bob Swan

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

KW
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Person

Kenny Wagers

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ryan Petersen. Their page shows their other 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 Petersen 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 Petersen is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Flexport, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #165,435 of 374,652 in line (1,357 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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