Thomas Ryan is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 11 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jul 2009 and Dec 2022: Smule, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT — other technology — 2011–2022; $54.4M reported sold to 35 investors), Struck Studio Holdings I, LLC (Santa Monica, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2022; $8.57M reported sold to 27 investors) and Fanfare Group, Inc. (Mountain View, CA — computers — 2009; $7.09M reported sold to 7 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 13 years. Across those companies the filings report $70.1M sold in total.
Listed alongside David Cowan (8 shared filings), Jason Pressman (8 shared filings), Jeff Smith (8 shared filings), Christopher Hollenbeck (7 shared filings), Betsey Nelson (5 shared filings) and 27 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Thomas. Each name links to their own page.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 1 SEC release, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 10 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 Thomas Ryan and found 13 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Investor count went down between filings; 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.