Steven Simpson is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 58 SEC Form D filings by 12 issuers between May 2017 and Sep 2026. Largest by amount reported sold: CoastEdge Focus Fund, LP (San Diego, CA — pooled investment fund — 2017–2026; $110.8M reported sold to 163 investors), CoastEdge Focus Fund Offshore LLC (San Diego, CA — pooled investment fund — 2017–2026; $27M reported sold to 50 investors), CoastEdge Venture Capital, LLC (San Diego, CA — pooled investment fund — 2019–2026; $25.7M reported sold to 66 investors), CoastEdge Private Equity LLC (San Diego, CA — pooled investment fund — 2021–2026; $24.3M reported sold to 66 investors), CoastEdge Distressed & Special Situations Fund LLC (San Diego, CA — pooled investment fund — 2020–2026; $22.4M reported sold to 87 investors) and 7 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 12 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 9 years. Across those companies the filings report $298.3M sold in total.
Listed alongside Richard J. Effress (58 shared filings), Alex Ponchak (45 shared filings), CoastEdge Partners LLC (24 shared filings, management entity) and J. CoastEdge Partners LLC (21 shared filings, management entity).
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.
All 12 issuers belong to the sponsor group Coastedge (19 issuers, $332.3M reported sold, 2011–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Coastedge has 19 companies on file and $332.3M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
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) — 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 3 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 the newest 50 of 58 public filings for Steven Simpson and found 11 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; 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.