Steven P. Denbaars is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 17 SEC Form D filings by 5 issuers between Jul 2009 and May 2026: SORAA INC (Fremont, CA — other technology — 2011; $88.6M reported sold to 7 investors), Palomino Laboratories Inc. (Goleta, CA — other technology — 2025–2026; $17M reported sold to 116 investors), Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (Huntersville, NC — other technology — 2015–2018; $15M reported sold to 92 investors), Aeluma, Inc. (Goleta, CA — other technology — 2022–2024; $8M reported sold to 77 investors) and KAAI INC (Goleta, CA — other technology — 2009; $3.5M reported sold to 2 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 5 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 17 years. Across those companies the filings report $132.1M sold in total.
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 17 public filings for Steven P. Denbaars and found 10 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 572 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.