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Tom Carlson

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jun 17, 2009 → May 19, 2016

3deals (issuers)
$37.2Mreported sold
33investors
3Form D filings
2009–2016years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Tom Carlson is listed as an executive officer on 3 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jun 2009 and May 2016: Power Assure, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA — energy conservation — 2009; $15.3M reported sold to 14 investors), REDWOOD SYSTEMS INC (Fremont, CA — other technology — 2012; $15M reported sold to 7 investors) and Moffett Data, Inc. (Hayward, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2016; $6.98M reported sold to 12 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $37.2M sold in total.

Listed alongside Alex Fielding (1 shared filing), Bradford S. Wurtz (1 shared filing), Clemens Pfeiffer (1 shared filing), David Leonard (1 shared filing), Jason Matlof (1 shared filing) and 7 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), 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 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 3 public filings for Tom Carlson and found 5 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Tom Carlson and Connie J. Carlson; Tom Carlson is no longer listed on the Jan 25, 2010 amendment; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Tom Carlson has not run yet — it is joining a line of 29,971 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

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

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

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, 2:18 AM ET.

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.

2. Regulatory actions

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)

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. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Tom Carlson..

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).

3. Bankruptcies

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

Tom Carlson and Connie J. Carlson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 3-96-14352 · Filed Oct 22, 1996 · Closed Dec 17, 1998
Role of Tom Carlson and Connie J. Carlson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-12-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in WI (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 covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

5 differences found between the filings for Tom Carlson — 2 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Oct 22, 1996 – Dec 17, 1998

Bankruptcy case: Tom Carlson and Connie J. Carlson — filed Oct 22, 1996

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin docket "Tom Carlson and Connie J. Carlson" filed Oct 22, 1996, closed Dec 17, 1998. Tom Carlson is listed as Debtor ("Tom Carlson and Connie J. Carlson"). Our match estimate: 40%.

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.

Sources
Worth asking · Jun 17, 2009 – Jan 25, 2010

Tom Carlson is no longer listed on the Jan 25, 2010 amendment — Power Assure, Inc.

Tom Carlson appears on the Jun 17, 2009 Form D/A (executive officer) but not on the Jan 25, 2010 Form D/A for the same offering.

What this means People leave, and the issuer must list only current officers, directors and promoters. It is still worth asking why this person left and who replaced them.

Sources
Note · Jun 17, 2009 – Jan 25, 2010

Offering amount changed between filings — Power Assure, Inc.

The Jun 17, 2009 filing says $2,500,002 offered; the Jan 25, 2010 Form D/A says $5,500,002.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · May 5, 2009 – Jun 17, 2009

Offering amount changed between filings — Power Assure, Inc.

The May 5, 2009 filing says $2,325,001 offered; the Jun 17, 2009 Form D/A says $2,500,002.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · May 5, 2009 – May 21, 2010

Industry group changed between filings — Power Assure, Inc.

"Other Technology" (May 5, 2009 to Jan 25, 2010); then "Energy Conservation" (May 21, 2010 to Sep 23, 2010).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

Sources
What is compared

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.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 3 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
May 19, 2016 D
Moffett Data, Inc.
File 021-263546
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 31, 2012 D
REDWOOD SYSTEMS INC
File 021-179057
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 17, 2009 D/A
Power Assure, Inc.
File 021-130675
$0$0$0 (est.)
Customary working capital purposes
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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 3

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

Other

Moffett Data, Inc.

Hayward, CA · May 19, 2016
  • May 19, 2016 · D · $6,982,025 sold of $6,982,025 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Chief Financial Officer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.98M from 12 investors (100% of the $6.98M target) as of the latest filing. Tom is listed as executive officer.

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.

Other Technology

REDWOOD SYSTEMS INC

Fremont, CA · May 31, 2012
  • May 31, 2012 · D · $11,750,000 sold of $11,750,000 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $15M from 7 investors (100% of the $11.8M target) as of the latest filing. Tom is listed as executive officer.

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.

Other Technology

Power Assure, Inc.

Santa Clara, CA · Jun 17, 2009
  • Jun 17, 2009 · D/A · $2,500,002 sold of $2,500,002 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $15.3M from 14 investors (100% of the $2.5M target) as of the latest filing. Tom is listed as executive officer.

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.

People around Tom 12

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

BW
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Person

Bradford S. Wurtz

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

JR
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Person

Joshua Raffaelli

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

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

CP
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Person

Clemens Pfeiffer

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

WF
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Person

Winston Fu

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Winston Fu is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MC
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Person

Mark Covaro

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

JM
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Person

Jason Matlof

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

DL
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Person

David Leonard

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

MA
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Person

Michael Abbott

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

Michael Abbott is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

NR
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Person

Neil Rimer

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

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

SK
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Person

Sam Klepper

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

KR
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Person

Kirk Roller

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

AF
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Person

Alex Fielding

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Carlson. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

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.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Tom Carlson 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.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Tom Carlson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in REDWOOD SYSTEMS INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #340,272 of 374,652 in line (1,383 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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