Steve Lerner is listed as a director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Feb 2018 and Feb 2026: NEXT CENTURY SPIRITS, INC (Zebulon, NC — industry reported as "Other" — 2026; $6M reported sold to 5 investors), Next Century Spirits LLC (Raleigh, NC — manufacturing — 2018; $5.99M reported sold to 37 investors), Tethis, Inc. (Raleigh, NC — other technology — 2018; $3.9M reported sold to 75 investors) and Tethis IP Holding Company, LLC (Raleigh, NC — other technology — 2018; $3.66M reported sold to 96 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $19.5M sold in total.
Listed alongside Christopher Evans (5 shared filings), Ron Bernstein (5 shared filings), Scott A. Bolin (3 shared filings), Tom Darden (3 shared filings), Jonathan Hornaday (2 shared filings) and 8 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Steve. Each name links to their own page.
The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Tethis (2 issuers, $7.56M reported sold, 2013–2018) and Next Century Spirits (3 issuers, $12.6M reported sold, 2018–2026).
What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, 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 5 public filings for Steve Lerner and found 3 differences: Steve Lerner appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; 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.