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WILLIAM ALLEN

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Jun 1, 2020 → Jun 4, 2021

2deals (issuers)
$0reported sold
0investors
3Form D filings
2020–2021years on file

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

WILLIAM ALLEN is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jun 2020 and Jun 2021: RISCIENT FOUNDERS LTD. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2021) and RISCIENT FOUNDERS LP (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2020–2021).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter. Across those companies the filings report $0 sold in total.

Listed alongside GREGORY PAPPAJOHN (3 shared filings).

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Riscient Founders (2 issuers, $0 reported sold, 2020–2021).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Riscient Founders has 2 companies on file and $0 reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 11 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

None found in sources searched

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.

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

11 cases: 11 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

William N Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 19-30369 · Filed Mar 22, 2019 · Closed Jul 23, 2019
Role of William N Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-07-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William H. Allen, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 19-60065 · Filed Jan 17, 2019 · Closed May 14, 2019
Role of William H. Allen, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-05-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William A. Allen and Kathryn E. Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 17-30557 · Filed Apr 17, 2017 · Closed Aug 22, 2017
Role of William A. Allen and Kathryn E. Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-08-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William C Allen and Donna M Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-14-73567 · Filed Aug 1, 2014 · Closed Nov 13, 2014
Role of William C Allen and Donna M Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-11-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William M. Allen and Barbara J. Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 13-30099 · Filed Jan 25, 2013 · Closed May 10, 2013
Role of William M. Allen and Barbara J. Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-05-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William D. Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-12-20029 · Filed Jan 9, 2012 · Closed May 11, 2012
Role of William D. Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-05-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William H. Allen and Krystal M. Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 09-63046 · Filed Oct 30, 2009 · Closed Sep 18, 2013
Role of William H. Allen and Krystal M. Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-09-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William A Allen and Maria E. Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 05-11976 · Filed Mar 25, 2005 · Closed Aug 4, 2005
Role of William A Allen and Maria E. Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-08-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-04-18030 · Filed Oct 28, 2004 · Closed Feb 15, 2005
Role of William Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-02-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Lori P. Allen and William R. Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-04-24369 · Filed Oct 4, 2004 · Closed Feb 11, 2005
Role of William R. Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-02-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
William H. Allen and Constance D. Allen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-04-22268 · Filed May 27, 2004 · Closed Sep 15, 2009
Role of William H. Allen and Constance D. Allen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-09-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1171 federal dockets); 18 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
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.

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.

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 commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 4, 2021 D
RISCIENT FOUNDERS LTD.
File 021-401754
$0$0$0
CUSTOMARY MANAGEMENT FEES WILL BE PAID TO RISCIENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, AN ENTITY INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY GREGORY PAPPAJOHN, AS DISCLOSED IN THE ISSUER'S PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 1, 2021 D/A
RISCIENT FOUNDERS LP
File 021-368031
$0$0$0
CUSTOMARY MANAGEMENT FEES WILL BE PAID TO RISCIENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, AN ENTITY INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY GREGORY PAPPAJOHN, AS DISCLOSED IN THE ISSUER'S PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM.
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 2

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

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Riscient Founders

RISCIENT FOUNDERS LTD.

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) · Jun 4, 2021
  • Jun 4, 2021 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1 · role: Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. William is listed as director, promoter.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Riscient Founders

RISCIENT FOUNDERS LP

New York, NY · Jun 1, 2020 → Jun 1, 2021 · 2 filings
  • Jun 1, 2021 · D/A · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer, Promoter (PRESIDENT OF ISSUER'S GP) EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 1, 2020 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer, Promoter (PRESIDENT OF ISSUER'S GP) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer, promoter on 2 filings for this deal.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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 pages with the same name (17)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • William Allen — CA, 9 issuers, Aug 12, 2010 → Dec 15, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • William Y. Allen — TN, 5 issuers, Dec 3, 2020 → May 15, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • William G. Allen — NC, 3 issuers, Jul 14, 2011 → Jun 27, 2017 · no shared issuer
  • William Austin Allen — TX, 2 issuers, Dec 28, 2009 → Aug 17, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • William Allen — IL, 2 issuers, Oct 10, 2013 → Mar 25, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • William Allen — CT, 2 issuers, Mar 25, 2019 → Sep 11, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • WILLIAM Y ALLEN — FL, 2 issuers, May 20, 2025 → May 15, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • William W. Allen — NJ, 1 issuer, May 1, 2009 → May 1, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • William H. Allen — GA, 1 issuer, Oct 13, 2010 → Oct 13, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • WILLIAM ALLEN — MD, 1 issuer, Feb 3, 2012 → Feb 3, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • William R. Allen — KY, 1 issuer, May 11, 2012 → May 11, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • William Allen — DC, 1 issuer, Sep 30, 2014 → Oct 4, 2017 · no shared issuer
  • William Allen — AZ, 1 issuer, Aug 3, 2026 → Aug 3, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • William L. Allen — NC, 1 issuer, Mar 14, 2011 → Mar 14, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • William J Allen — CA, 1 issuer, Jun 3, 2015 → Aug 11, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • William C. Allen — NC, 1 issuer, May 10, 2024 → May 15, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • William (Bill) Allen — TN, 1 issuer, Oct 11, 2024 → Feb 20, 2025 · no shared issuer

People around William 1

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

Person

GREGORY PAPPAJOHN

Executive Officer, Promoter, Director · 3 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as William Allen. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Riscient Founders

2 issuers · 3 filings · $0 reported sold · 2020–2021

One team, 2 deal companies. William Allen is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name WILLIAM ALLEN.

Same business address

33 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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