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Tom Benton

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · May 13, 2020 → Sep 14, 2021

1deal (issuers)

$50Mreported sold

17investors

3Form D filings

2020–2021years on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:46 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Tom Benton is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between May 2020 and Sep 2021: Code Climate Inc. (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2020–2021; $50M reported sold to 17 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Albert Wenger (3 shared filings), Bryan Alan Helmkamp (3 shared filings), Noah Michael Davis (3 shared filings), Jack Leeney (1 shared filing), Julia Taxin (1 shared filing) and 1 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Tom. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 court cases matching the name, 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

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.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

2 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Tom C. Benton v. Collect Access, LLC closed

District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:20-cv-02325 · Filed Dec 9, 2020 · Closed Dec 10, 2020

Role of Tom C. Benton: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-12-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

Tom C. Benton v. Collect Access, LLC closed

District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:20-cv-11187 · Filed Dec 9, 2020 · Closed Feb 22, 2021 · Nature of suit: Consumer Credit · Cause: 28:1441 Notice of Removal - Fair Credit Reporting Act

Role of Tom C. Benton: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-02-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:46 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 yet searched. 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.

2. Regulatory actions

Not yet searched

What was searched

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. — not yet searched.

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

TOM A. BENTON closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 96-30452 · Filed Mar 18, 1996 · Closed Jul 23, 1996

Role of TOM A. BENTON: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-07-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in NV (not a filing state)

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:46 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail

Offering (latest filing)	Sales commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Sep 14, 2021 D Code Climate Inc. File 021-413333	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗
Sep 18, 2020 D/A Code Climate Inc. File 021-366840	$0	$0	$0	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).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Tom Benton on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other

Code Climate Inc.

New York, NY · May 13, 2020 → Sep 14, 2021 · 3 filings

Sep 14, 2021 · D · $49,999,981 sold of $49,999,981 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
Sep 18, 2020 · D/A · $9,788,179 sold of $9,788,179 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
May 13, 2020 · D · $7,238,181 sold of $7,238,181 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $50M from 17 investors (100% of the $50M target) as of the latest filing. Tom is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗

Sources

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.

People around Tom 6

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

Person

Albert Wenger

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 43 other issuers

Albert Wenger is on 44 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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