Ted Leonsis is listed as a director on 11 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Apr 2010 and Oct 2022: Groupon, Inc. (Chicago, IL — other technology — 2010–2011; $950M reported sold to 48 investors), Tempus Labs, Inc. (Chicago, IL — industry reported as "Other" — 2022; $111M reported sold to 16 investors), CUSTOMINK, LLC (Fairfax, VA — industry reported as "Other" — 2013–2015; $40M reported sold to 1 investors) and CLEARSPRING TECHNOLOGIES INC (Mclean, VA — other technology — 2011–2012; $20M reported sold to 32 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 12 years. Across those companies the filings report $1.12B sold in total.
Listed alongside Eric Lefkofsky (7 shared filings), Peter Barris (7 shared filings), Andrew Mason (6 shared filings), Brad Keywell (6 shared filings), Kevin Efrusy (6 shared filings) and 29 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ted. Each name links to their own page.
2 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Lightbank (5 issuers, $491.2M reported sold, 2010–2025).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Lightbank has 5 companies on file and $491.2M 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 (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 11 public filings for Ted Leonsis and found 8 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 167 days after the first sale; Form D filed 70 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.