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William Griffin

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Mar 20, 2009 → Jul 13, 2009

1deal (issuers)
$7.6Mreported sold
14investors
2Form D filings
2009year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William Griffin is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Mar 2009 and Jul 2009: StrongMail Systems Inc (Redwood Shores, CA — computers — 2009; $7.6M reported sold to 14 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jul 2009. 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 Mark Kvamme (2 shared filings), Michael Della Penna (2 shared filings), Sangam Pant (2 shared filings), Saverio Cece (2 shared filings), Venky Lindores Ganesan (2 shared filings, management entity) and 2 others.

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.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Gild (2 issuers, $21.1M reported sold, 2009–2014).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Gild has 2 companies on file and $21.1M 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 (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) — 3 court cases matching the name, 2 SEC releases, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 13 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.

We compared 2 public filings for William Griffin and found 9 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action: Matthew Carl Griffin and William Daniel Griffin (Nov 23, 2016); 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 William Griffin has not run yet — it is joining a line of 26,516 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

3 cases: 3 dismissed

Roberta LaFleur v. William J Griffin dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:15-cv-00517 · Filed Apr 3, 2015 · Closed Jun 3, 2015 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of William J Griffin: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-06-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William Griffin v. Account Control Technology Inc dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:11-cv-07973 · Filed Sep 27, 2011 · Closed Feb 3, 2012 · Nature of suit: Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of William Griffin: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2012-02-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William Griffin v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:09-cv-03961 · Filed Jun 3, 2009 · Closed Dec 16, 2009 · Nature of suit: 370 Other fraud
Role of William Griffin: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2009-12-16 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:17 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.

2. Regulatory actions

2 SEC releases

Matthew Carl Griffin and William Daniel Griffin Litigation release
SEC · Nov 23, 2016 · Parties as named in the release: Matthew Carl Griffin and William Daniel Griffin Read the release ↗
person name; common name
William G. Griffin Litigation release
SEC · Sep 22, 1999 · Parties as named in the release: William G. Griffin Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 9 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
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 William Griffin..

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

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

William M Griffin and Linda G Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:11-bk-14777 · Filed Apr 4, 2011 · Closed Aug 17, 2011
Role of William M Griffin and Linda G Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-08-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William L. Griffin and Wendy A. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:09-bk-40869 · Filed Dec 21, 2009 · Closed May 3, 2010
Role of William L. Griffin and Wendy A. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-05-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William C Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:08-bk-30065 · Filed Nov 21, 2008 · Closed Apr 24, 2009
Role of William C Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-04-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William W Griffin Jr closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:03-bk-19731 · Filed Apr 9, 2003 · Closed Aug 15, 2003
Role of William W Griffin Jr: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-08-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William J. Griffin and Patricia A. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 01-06395 · Filed Jun 14, 2001 · Closed Sep 21, 2001
Role of William J. Griffin and Patricia A. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-09-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 00-09743 · Filed Oct 5, 2000 · Closed Jan 8, 2001
Role of William Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-01-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William C. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 98-55177 · Filed Jun 26, 1998 · Closed Oct 7, 1998
Role of William C. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-10-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William B. Griffin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 96-30597 · Filed Feb 14, 1996 · Closed Jul 17, 1996
Role of William B. Griffin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-07-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 520 federal dockets); 9 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:17 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

9 differences found between the filings for William Griffin — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Nov 23, 2016

Regulator action: Matthew Carl Griffin and William Daniel Griffin (Nov 23, 2016)

An SEC litigation release dated Nov 23, 2016 names William Griffin. Our match estimate: 40%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Sources
Note · Feb 23, 2009 – Mar 20, 2009

Form D filed 25 days after the first sale — StrongMail Systems Inc

The filing says the first sale was Feb 23, 2009. The Form D was filed Mar 20, 2009 — 25 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 10 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Mar 20, 2009 – Jul 13, 2009

Offering amount changed between filings — StrongMail Systems Inc

The Mar 20, 2009 filing says $4,000,000 offered; the Jul 13, 2009 Form D says $7,600,568.

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 · Oct 13, 2010 – Aug 30, 2018

Same name, different state: "William Tid Griffin" (KY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William Tid Griffin" with address state KY, is listed on 12 filings — most recently by GRYPHON ENVIRONMENTAL LLC (Aug 30, 2018). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 20, 2009 to Jul 13, 2009; the other runs Oct 13, 2010 to Aug 30, 2018.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Nov 23, 2016

Same name, different state: "William Ward Griffin" (NC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William Ward Griffin" with address state NC, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by West Asheville Sustainable Housing, LLC (Nov 23, 2016). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 20, 2009 to Jul 13, 2009; the other has one filing dated Nov 23, 2016.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Aug 31, 2016

Same name, different state: "William Griffin" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William Griffin" with address state FL, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Seminole Heights Blue Building, LLC (Aug 31, 2016). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 20, 2009 to Jul 13, 2009; the other has one filing dated Aug 31, 2016.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Apr 15, 2009 – Dec 30, 2015

Same name, different state: "William Daniel Griffin" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William Daniel Griffin" with address state TX, is listed on 12 filings — most recently by Susser Banc Holdings Corp (Jan 2, 2024). Both records have filings in the same period (Apr 15, 2009 to Jul 13, 2009).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Nov 18, 2009 – Jan 12, 2011

Same name, different state: "William J. Griffin" (VA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William J. Griffin" with address state VA, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Inner City Ventures, Inc. (Jan 12, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 20, 2009 to Jul 13, 2009; the other runs Nov 18, 2009 to Jan 12, 2011.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Mar 20, 2009 – Jul 13, 2009

Address moved from Redwood City, CA to Redwood Shores, CA — StrongMail Systems Inc

The people listed on the Mar 20, 2009 filing give Redwood City, CA; on the Jul 13, 2009 filing they give Redwood Shores, CA.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

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 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jul 13, 2009 D
StrongMail Systems Inc
File 021-96175
$0$0$0None 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 1

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

Computers · group: Gild

StrongMail Systems Inc

Redwood Shores, CA · Mar 20, 2009 → Jul 13, 2009 · 2 filings
  • Jul 13, 2009 · D · $7,600,568 sold of $7,600,568 · 14 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 20, 2009 · D · $2,000,000 sold of $4,000,000 · 14 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $7.6M from 14 investors (100% of the $7.6M target) as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer 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.

Other pages with the same name (8)

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

People around William 7

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

Management entity

Venky Lindores Ganesan

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 51 other issuers

Venky Lindores Ganesan is on 52 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

SC
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Person

Saverio Cece

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

MK
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Person

Mark Kvamme

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

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

SP
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Person

Sangam Pant

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

MP
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Person

Michael Della Penna

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

TM
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Person

Tim McQuillen

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

TM
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Person

Timothy McQuillen

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Gild

2 issuers · 5 filings · $21.1M reported sold · 2009–2014

One team, 2 deal companies. William Griffin is listed on 1 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 Griffin.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer 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 William Griffin 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers William Griffin is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in StrongMail Systems Inc's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #369,702 of 374,652 in line (1,311 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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