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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Nov 14, 2014 → Sep 30, 2021
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:32 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
Steven Saxton is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 11 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Nov 2014 and Aug 2025: Green Gorilla (Westlake Village, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2014–2021; $2.2M reported sold to 23 investors), Prow Co. (Agoura Hills, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2024–2025; $380K reported sold to 1 investors) and Gorilla Labs LLC (Agoura Hills, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2022; $100K reported sold to 1 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 11 years. Across those companies the filings report $2.68M sold in total.
Listed alongside Christopher Tune (2 shared filings), Katherine Guevara Saxton (2 shared filings), Peter Wilke (2 shared filings), Philip Asquith (2 shared filings) and Steve De Forest (2 shared filings).
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Steven. 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 9 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 10 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 11 public filings for Steven Saxton and found 11 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Luan Saxton and Steven D Saxton; 7 filings report more than 10% of the money raised going to insiders; 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.
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1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)
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, 2:32 AM ET.
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None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)
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 Steven Saxton..
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).
9 cases: 9 closed (disposition not in docket feed)
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, 2:32 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.
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11 differences found between the filings for Steven Saxton — 2 worth asking about (compared 11 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California docket "Luan Saxton and Steven D Saxton" filed Sep 4, 1986, closed May 22, 1991. Steven Saxton is listed as Debtor ("Steven D Saxton"). Our match estimate: 50%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California docket "Philip J Asquith" filed Jul 12, 2006, closed Aug 12, 2010. Philip Asquith (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("Philip J Asquith"). Our match estimate: 80%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
914% of the money raised went to insiders — Prow Co. · 63% of the money raised went to insiders — Prow Co. · 1000% of the money raised went to insiders — Gorilla Labs LLC · 50% of the money raised went to insiders — Green Gorilla · 67% of the money raised went to insiders — Green Gorilla · and 2 more
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
Gorilla Labs LLC (last filing Aug 9, 2022; $100,000 sold of $5,000,000); Green Gorilla (last filing Sep 30, 2021; $2,197,500 sold of $7,500,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.
What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.
The filing says the first sale was Jul 16, 2025. The Form D was filed Aug 1, 2025 — 16 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 1 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.
The filing says the first sale was Jul 1, 2022. The Form D was filed Jul 20, 2022 — 19 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 4 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.
The filing says the first sale was Dec 10, 2015. The Form D was filed Dec 28, 2015 — 18 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 3 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.
No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Prow Co. (latest filing Aug 1, 2025) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Prow Co. (latest filing Mar 5, 2024) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Gorilla Labs LLC (latest filing Aug 9, 2022) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Green Gorilla (latest filing Sep 30, 2021) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Green Gorilla (latest filing Dec 16, 2019) · and 4 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.
The Dec 28, 2015 filing lists Steven Saxton as director, promoter; the Jan 18, 2017 Form D lists executive officer, director, promoter.
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.
listed as "Steven Saxton" on 6 filings (from Nov 14, 2014), and "Steven Joseph Saxton" on the Dec 16, 2019 filing, and "Steven J Saxton" on 4 filings (from Jul 20, 2022).
What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.
The people listed on the Jun 8, 2018 filing give Los Angeles, CA; on the Dec 16, 2019 filing they give Westlake Village, CA.
What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.
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.
1 of 9 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $15,500; 0 report finder's fees; 8 report proceeds to related persons totalling $2,130,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 D Prow Co. File 021-553421 | $0 | $0 | $240,000 Assumes availability of subscribed funds; 6 months at $40,000/mo | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 5, 2024 D Prow Co. File 021-506661 | $0 | $0 | $240,000 Assumes availability of subscribed funds; 6 months at $40,000/mo. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Aug 9, 2022 D/A Gorilla Labs LLC File 021-453118 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2021 D/A Green Gorilla File 021-414517 | $15,500 | $0 | $0 | HP Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 31538 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 16, 2019 D Green Gorilla File 021-355615 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 (est.) | none no CRD number reported | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jun 8, 2018 D Green Gorilla File 021-314249 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jan 18, 2017 D Green Gorilla File 021-278695 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 28, 2015 D Green Gorilla File 021-253916 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 14, 2014 D Green Gorilla File 021-228322 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
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).
Every issuer that named Steven Saxton on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $380K from 1 investor (18% of the $2.1M target) as of the latest filing. Steven is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 2 filings for this deal.
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 / 506(b) (18,678 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.
Raised $100K from 1 investor (2% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. Steven is listed as executive officer, promoter on 2 filings for this deal.
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 / 506(b) (18,678 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.
Raised $2.2M from 23 investors (70% of the $3.15M target) as of the latest filing. Steven is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 7 filings for this deal.
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 / 506(b) (18,678 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.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
Listed on the same filings as Steven Saxton. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Steven Saxton. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Steven Saxton. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Steven Saxton. Their page shows their other deals.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
None of the 3 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.
| Source | Filed | Form | Issuer | Amount offered (as reported) | Amount sold (as reported) | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Apr 30, 2025 File 020-34891 | Regulation Crowdfunding offering — withdrawal (Form C-W) Withdrawn | GorillaTech Corp | Not reported | Not reported on this form | signer name on this filing (Steven Joseph Saxton) + listed as a related person on Form D filings of the same issuer (CIK 2014067) · 85% |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 29, 2025 File 020-34891 | Regulation Crowdfunding progress update (Form C-U) Progress update filed · deadline Jan 8, 2025 | GorillaTech Corp AGOURA HILLS, CA | $15,000 target · $1,235,000 maximum via StartEngine Primary, LLC | Not reported on this form | signer name on this filing (Steven Joseph Saxton) + listed as a related person on Form D filings of the same issuer (CIK 2014067) · 85% |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 26, 2024 File 020-34891 | Regulation Crowdfunding offering — amendment (Form C/A) Amendment filed · deadline Jan 8, 2025 | GorillaTech Corporation AGOURA HILLS, CA | $15,000 target · $1,235,000 maximum via StartEngine Primary, LLC | Not reported on this form | signer name on this filing (Steven Joseph Saxton) + listed as a related person on Form D filings of the same issuer (CIK 2014067) · 85% |
| EDGAR ↗ | Oct 10, 2024 File 020-34891 | Regulation Crowdfunding offering (Form C) Offering filed · deadline Jan 8, 2025 | GorillaTech Corporation AGOURA HILLS, CA | $15,000 target · $1,235,000 maximum via StartEngine Primary, LLC | Not reported on this form | signer name on this filing (Steven Joseph Saxton) + listed as a related person on Form D filings of the same issuer (CIK 2014067) · 85% |
Amounts are as reported by the issuer on the form; Regulation Crowdfunding forms report a target and maximum, not sales. Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.
Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Steven Saxton 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 3 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.
Websites and social links of the issuers Steven Saxton is listed on, as found in their SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV, EDGAR profile) or on the sponsor's own site; none belongs to the person unless the sponsor's site says so. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
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