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ROOT, INC.

Corporation · organized in Delaware · formed 2015 · Columbus, OH · formerly WYNU, Inc.; IBOD COMPANY, Inc.

Part of the sponsor group Orli Impact (5 issuers, 7 filings) · linked by shared people, similar issuer names, director listed on many unrelated issuers (not used to group) · not the same sponsor?

$100Mreported sold (max)
7investors (max)
3offerings
3Form D filings
2015–2018filing years
0new, last 12 mo

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing by this issuer Nov 13, 2018 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:12 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

ROOT, INC. is a corporation organized in Delaware (formed 2015), based in Columbus, OH, one of 5 issuers in the sponsor group Orli Impact.

What this means This is one deal company run by a team with 5 companies on file. The group page shows the whole team's track record; this page is the one deal.

It has filed 3 Form D filings (3 originals, 0 amendments) for 3 offerings between Mar 2015 and Nov 2018. The latest filing of each offering reports a combined $151.5M sold of $156M offered to 14 investors; industry as reported: other technology, insurance; latest exemption Rule 506(b).

What this means A repeat filer — 3 separate raises over about 3 years. Amendments are routine updates (an ongoing raise must update its Form D at least once a year).

Key people as listed: Alexander Timm (executive officer, director, and promoter), Christopher Olsen (director), Cindy Powell (executive officer), Dan Manges (executive officer), Dan Rosenthal (director) and 8 more.

What this means These are the people the company itself named as running or promoting it. Tap a name to see every other deal they are on.

Reported money out: $150K of proceeds to officers, directors or promoters (latest filing per offering). No sales-compensation recipients are listed.

What this means $150K of investor money was reported as going to the people running the deal — about 0.1% of what was sold. The form does not say what for (fees, salaries, buying something from them); ask. No broker was paid — the sponsor sold it directly to investors.

Sister issuers in the group include Root Stockholdings, Inc., ORLI IMPACT FUND I, LP, ORLI Impact Fund II, LP and 1 more.

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; no amendment on file; latest filing Nov 13, 2018.

What this means No new raise filed in the past year — this deal company may be done raising, or simply quiet.

Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched ROOT, INC..

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — 19 court cases matching the name, 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 21 records came back, including 5 court cases 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 3 public filings for ROOT, INC. and found 11 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: 5 court cases name ROOT, INC; 30% of the money raised went to insiders; 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.

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

State business registry (Secretary of State) 0 records matched to ROOT, INC.

No Secretary of State record matched in the registries searched (the issuer's reported state of incorporation, DE, has not been searched). Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

15 possible matches are in human review and not shown.

What the community is saying

Community search for ROOT, INC. has not run yet — it is joining a line of 59,507 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 676 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

19 cases: 5 open, 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 2 judgment, 6 dismissed

Root, Inc. v. Campbell open
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:25-cv-01280 · Filed Nov 4, 2025 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Role of Root, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in the issuer's state (OH)
Robinson v. Root, Inc. open
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:25-cv-01078 · Filed Sep 19, 2025
Role of Root, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in the issuer's state (OH)
Root, Inc. v. Silver William Campbell open
District Court, S.D. California · No. 3:23-mc-01072 · Filed Jun 13, 2023
Role of Root, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in CA (not the issuer's state)
Root, Inc. v. Brinson Caleb BC Silver closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:23-mc-00085 · Filed Jun 13, 2023 · Closed Jun 14, 2023 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: Civil Miscellaneous Case
Role of Root, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-06-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in CA (not the issuer's state)
Root, Inc. v. Silver closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:23-mc-22126 · Filed Jun 8, 2023 · Closed Jan 29, 2024 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 28:0754 Receiver of Property in Different Districts
Role of Root, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-01-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in FL (not the issuer's state)
Root, Inc. v. Silver open
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:23-cv-00512 · Filed Feb 2, 2023 · Nature of suit: 470 Racketeer/Corrupt Organization · Cause: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Role of Root, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in the issuer's state (OH)
Kitzler v. Root, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:21-cv-01301 · Filed Mar 25, 2021 · Closed May 13, 2021 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 15:77 Securities Fraud
Role of Root, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2021-05-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in the issuer's state (OH)
Kolominsky v. Root, Inc closed
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:21-cv-01197 · Filed Mar 19, 2021 · Closed Mar 31, 2023 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 15:77 Securities Fraud
Role of Root, Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2023-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in the issuer's state (OH)
David Totten v. Kellogg Brown and Root, LLC closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:15-cv-07182 · Filed Sep 11, 2015 · Closed Sep 14, 2015
Role of Root, LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-09-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in CA (not the issuer's state); different legal form (llc vs inc)
Pirvu v. Kellogg Brown and Root Inc judgment
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:11-cv-03778 · Filed Oct 25, 2011 · Closed Jan 17, 2012 · Nature of suit: 470 Civil (RICO)
Role of Root Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2012-01-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in TX (not the issuer's state); filed 2011, issuer incorporated 2015
Parker v. Kellogg Brown and Root LLC dismissed
District Court, E.D. North Carolina · No. 5:11-cv-00570 · Filed Oct 18, 2011 · Closed Apr 19, 2012 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Root LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2012-04-19 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in NC (not the issuer's state); different legal form (llc vs inc)
Ranieri v. Kellogg Brown and Root, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. New York · No. 3:10-cv-00960 · Filed Aug 9, 2010 · Closed Sep 23, 2010 · Nature of suit: Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 31:3729 False Claims Act - Liability
Role of Root, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2010-09-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in NY (not the issuer's state); filed 2010, issuer incorporated 2015
Koehl v. Brown and Root Inc dismissed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 3:97-cv-00346 · Filed Jun 13, 1997 · Closed May 22, 1998 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Root Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1998-05-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in TX (not the issuer's state); filed 1997, issuer incorporated 2015
Walter v. Brown And Root Inc closed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:96-mc-00202 · Filed May 2, 1996 · Closed Feb 9, 2000 · Nature of suit: 950 Constitutionality of state statutes
Role of Root Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2000-02-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in TX (not the issuer's state); filed 1996, issuer incorporated 2015
IN RE v. KURZ AND ROOT CO dismissed
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. · Filed Jan 3, 1991 · Closed Aug 15, 1991 · Nature of suit: 422 Bankruptcy appeals rule 28 USC 158
Role of ROOT CO: Party · Outcome: Terminated 1991-08-15 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: want of prosecution Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in WI (not the issuer's state); filed 1991, issuer incorporated 2015
IN RE KURZ AND ROOT CO v. CASE NO 89-5404 dismissed
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. · Filed Jan 3, 1991 · Closed Aug 15, 1991 · Nature of suit: 422 Bankruptcy appeals rule 28 USC 158
Role of ROOT CO: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1991-08-15 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: want of prosecution Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in WI (not the issuer's state); filed 1991, issuer incorporated 2015
BEN PERRY MILLER v. BROWN AND ROOT, INC. judgment
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. · Filed Jul 19, 1988 · Closed Sep 14, 1988 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of ROOT, INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1988-09-14 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in LA (not the issuer's state); filed 1988, issuer incorporated 2015
NISSHO SHIPPING CO., LTD. v. BROWN AND ROOT, INC. dismissed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. · Filed Aug 11, 1986 · Closed Apr 10, 1990 · Nature of suit: 380 Other personal property damage
Role of ROOT, INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1990-04-10 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: lack of jurisdiction Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in TX (not the issuer's state); filed 1986, issuer incorporated 2015
Root, Inc. v. Silver open
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:23-cv-22126 · Filed —
Role of Root, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in FL (not the issuer's 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 State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:12 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

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 ROOT, INC...

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

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

Whitaker v. Root Corporation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:92-ap-03336 · Filed May 20, 1992 · Closed Sep 17, 1993
Role of Root Corporation: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1993-09-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in FL (not the issuer's state); different legal form (corp vs inc)
W. Joseph Burns, Trustee v. Root Corporation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · No. 91-02147 · Filed May 31, 1991 · Closed Jul 6, 1992
Role of Root Corporation: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1992-07-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact company name; name has one distinctive word; court in NC (not the issuer's state); different legal form (corp vs inc)
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, 2:12 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

No comparisons published

What is compared

No public statement by this issuer has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · No website is on file for this issuer yet.

11 differences found between the filings for ROOT, INC. — 2 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Feb 25, 2021 – Jun 15, 2021

Bankruptcy case: ALEXANDER R TIMM — filed Feb 25, 2021

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio docket "ALEXANDER R TIMM" filed Feb 25, 2021, closed Jun 15, 2021. Alexander Timm (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("ALEXANDER R TIMM"). Our match estimate: 70%.

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
Note · Feb 3, 2011 – Jun 8, 2011

Bankruptcy case: Ilya Bodner — filed Feb 3, 2011

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio docket "Ilya Bodner" filed Feb 3, 2011, closed Jun 8, 2011. ILYA BODNER (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("Ilya Bodner"). Our match estimate: 70%.

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 · Mar 19, 2021 – Nov 4, 2025

5 court cases name ROOT, INC. — 3 as defendant

By role: plaintiff in 2, defendant in 3. Newest: "Root, Inc. v. Campbell" (District Court, S.D. Ohio, Nov 4, 2025); "Robinson v. Root, Inc." (District Court, S.D. Ohio, Sep 19, 2025); "Root, Inc. v. Silver" (District Court, S.D. Ohio, Feb 2, 2023). Some of these are name matches with a match estimate below 95% — check each docket.

What this means Several court cases name this subject. Some are routine business suits. Ask what each was about and how it ended.

Sources
Worth asking · Mar 25, 2015

30% of the money raised went to insiders — ROOT, INC.

The Mar 25, 2015 Form D reports $500,000 sold and $150,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Sources
Note · Oct 22, 2018 – Nov 13, 2018

Form D filed 22 days after the first sale — ROOT, INC.

The filing says the first sale was Oct 22, 2018. The Form D was filed Nov 13, 2018 — 22 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 7 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 9, 2018 – Mar 27, 2018

Form D filed 18 days after the first sale — ROOT, INC.

The filing says the first sale was Mar 9, 2018. The Form D was filed Mar 27, 2018 — 18 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 3 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 11, 2015 – Mar 25, 2015

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ROOT, INC. (latest filing Mar 25, 2015)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 25, 2015 (first sale Mar 11, 2015). It reports $500,000 sold of $5,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Mar 25, 2015 – Mar 27, 2018

Alexander Timm's role changed at ROOT, INC.: director → executive officer, director, promoter

The Mar 25, 2015 filing lists Alexander Timm as director; the Mar 27, 2018 Form D lists executive officer, director, promoter.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Mar 25, 2015 – Mar 27, 2018

Industry group changed between filings — ROOT, INC.

"Other Technology" (Mar 25, 2015); then "Insurance" (Mar 27, 2018 to Nov 13, 2018).

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
Note · Mar 25, 2015 – Mar 27, 2018

Reported revenue range changed between filings — ROOT, INC.

"No Revenues" (Mar 25, 2015); then "Decline to Disclose" (Mar 27, 2018).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

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

0 of 3 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $150,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Nov 13, 2018 D
File 021-325567
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 27, 2018 D
File 021-308685
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 25, 2015 D
File 021-236659
$0$0$150,000 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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.

Property records 0 documents · 0 ownership records · last checked Oct 24, 2026, 10:16 AM ET · NYC and Cook County lookup still to run

0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to ROOT, INC. in the sources searched.

Not found in sources searched as of Oct 24, 2026, 10:16 AM ET: Hillsborough County FL Clerk of Court Official Records daily index (publicrec.hillsclerk.com D/P/M files), 2 daily files (Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026) — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Harris County TX (HCAD ownership rolls 2005–2026) — 1,032,426 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:00 AM ET; Dallas County TX (DCAD ownership rolls 2021–2027) — 285,535 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:20 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Broward County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Palm Beach County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll) — 514,336 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:25 AM ET; King County WA (Assessor sale records 0000-00-00–2026-10-14; no owner-of-record names published) — 538,619 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:27 AM ET; Cook County IL (Assessor sale records 1982–2026 + ownership rolls 1999–2026) — 1,263,035 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET. Still to be looked up for this issuer: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) · NYC PLUTO ownership via NYC Open Data (64uk-42ks) · Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp). Records in other counties, and recorder indexes we do not yet cover, were not searched.

Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Harris County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; HCAD ownership rolls 2005–2026); Dallas County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; DCAD ownership rolls 2021–2027); Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Broward County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Palm Beach County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll); King County WA (Assessor sale records 0000-00-00–2026-10-14; no owner-of-record names published); Cook County IL (Assessor sale records 1982–2026 + ownership rolls 1999–2026); also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed. Recorder indexes (party names on deeds, mortgages and liens) in TX, AZ, NV, CA and WA counties and outside the Clerk index in FL, mortgages and liens outside NYC and Hillsborough County, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Los Angeles County CA, Clark County NV, New York City bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), Maricopa County AZ (loader ready; commercial-purpose statement not yet filed), Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET; Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp) Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET; Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp) Oct 24, 2026, 8:30 AM ET; King County WA Assessor Real Property Sales extract (EXTR_RPSale.csv) Oct 24, 2026, 8:27 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Palm Beach 60) Oct 24, 2026, 8:25 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Broward 16) Oct 24, 2026, 8:24 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 24, 2026, 8:23 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 24, 2026, 8:21 AM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 24, 2026, 8:20 AM ET; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 24, 2026, 8:00 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.

Offerings (SEC Form D)

Each filing as reported by the issuer, newest first. Open a row for the full plain-English detail. D = original notice, D/A = amendment.

Offerings at a glance — 3 offerings, 3 filings (one row per SEC file number)
File no.Original Form DLatest filingAmendmentsOffered (latest)Sold (latest)Industry (latest)
021-325567Nov 13, 2018 EDGAR ↗Nov 13, 2018 D EDGAR ↗0$99,999,991$99,999,991Insurance
021-308685Mar 27, 2018 EDGAR ↗Mar 27, 2018 D EDGAR ↗0$50,999,937$50,999,937Insurance
021-236659Mar 25, 2015 EDGAR ↗Mar 25, 2015 D EDGAR ↗0$5,000,000$500,000Other Technology

Offerings are grouped by SEC file number; rows without a file number (not yet retrieved from EDGAR) are shown as their own offering until the link is fetched.

Nov 13, 2018 D Insurance — $99,999,991 sold of $99,999,991 · 7 investors EDGAR ↗
FilingForm D filed Nov 13, 2018
SEC file no. 021-325567 · accession 0000897069-18-000602
Raise progress$99,999,991 sold of $99,999,991 offered (100%) · $0 remaining · first sale Oct 22, 2018
Filing timingDate of first sale: Oct 22, 2018 · Form D filed: Nov 13, 2018 (22 days after first sale)
Rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale. Both dates are shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn.
Time since first sale2,925 days (8.0 years)
Annual amendmentsIssuer reported the offering is not expected to last more than one year. No amendment for this offering in our index (filings 2008 → Oct 22, 2026; checked Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET).
Rule: an ongoing offering generally files an amendment at least annually. Dates shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn.
Investors7 total · issuer reported no non-accredited investors
Exemption claimedRule 506(b) — no general advertising; up to 35 non-accredited investors allowed
Minimum investment accepted$0 as filed (no minimum reported)
Securities offeredEquity
Entity detailsOrganized in DELAWARE · formed 2015 · revenue range: Decline to Disclose (state and year as reported on the issuer's latest filing)
As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 1–2 and 5).
IndustryInsurance
Who is paid to sell itNo sales compensation recipients listed on this filing.
Money to insidersSales commissions: $0 · Finder's fees: $0 · Proceeds to officers, directors, promoters: $0
Signed byAlexander Timm, Chief Executive Officer (Nov 12, 2018)
Market contextMinimum investment: $0 as filed (no minimum reported). Typical range for similar offerings: $6,403–$560,000.
Offering size: $99,999,991. Typical range: $750,000–$13,000,000.
Investors: 7. Typical range: 1–13.
"Similar" = Insurance, Rule 506(b). Based on 687 Form D filings 2021–2026 in the same industry and exemption (Insurance, Rule 506(b); original Form D notices, one per offering) (Form D data, SEC). Ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the filings that reported each value: minimum investment 392, offering size 526, investors 632. Computed by PartnerFacts as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. No ranking or score. Source: PartnerFacts data & coverage.
SourceThis filing on SEC EDGAR ↗ · retrieved from the SEC Form D bulk data set · PartnerFacts data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET
Mar 27, 2018 D Insurance — $50,999,937 sold of $50,999,937 · 6 investors EDGAR ↗
FilingForm D filed Mar 27, 2018
SEC file no. 021-308685 · accession 0000897069-18-000203
Raise progress$50,999,937 sold of $50,999,937 offered (100%) · $0 remaining · first sale Mar 9, 2018
Filing timingDate of first sale: Mar 9, 2018 · Form D filed: Mar 27, 2018 (18 days after first sale)
Rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale. Both dates are shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn.
Time since first sale3,152 days (8.6 years)
Annual amendmentsIssuer reported the offering is not expected to last more than one year. No amendment for this offering in our index (filings 2008 → Oct 22, 2026; checked Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET).
Rule: an ongoing offering generally files an amendment at least annually. Dates shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn.
Investors6 total · issuer reported no non-accredited investors
Exemption claimedRule 506(b) — no general advertising; up to 35 non-accredited investors allowed
Minimum investment accepted$0 as filed (no minimum reported)
Securities offeredEquity
Entity detailsOrganized in DELAWARE · formed 2015 · revenue range: Decline to Disclose (state and year as reported on the issuer's latest filing)
As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 1–2 and 5).
IndustryInsurance
Who is paid to sell itNo sales compensation recipients listed on this filing.
Money to insidersSales commissions: $0 · Finder's fees: $0 · Proceeds to officers, directors, promoters: $0
Signed byAlexander Timm, Chief Executive Officer (Mar 27, 2018)
Market contextMinimum investment: $0 as filed (no minimum reported). Typical range for similar offerings: $6,403–$560,000.
Offering size: $50,999,937. Typical range: $750,000–$13,000,000.
Investors: 6. Typical range: 1–13.
"Similar" = Insurance, Rule 506(b). Based on 687 Form D filings 2021–2026 in the same industry and exemption (Insurance, Rule 506(b); original Form D notices, one per offering) (Form D data, SEC). Ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the filings that reported each value: minimum investment 392, offering size 526, investors 632. Computed by PartnerFacts as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. No ranking or score. Source: PartnerFacts data & coverage.
SourceThis filing on SEC EDGAR ↗ · retrieved from the SEC Form D bulk data set · PartnerFacts data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET
Mar 25, 2015 D Other Technology — $500,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 1 investors EDGAR ↗
FilingForm D filed Mar 25, 2015
SEC file no. 021-236659 · accession 0001637429-15-000001
Raise progress$500,000 sold of $5,000,000 offered (10%) · $4,500,000 remaining · first sale Mar 11, 2015
Filing timingDate of first sale: Mar 11, 2015 · Form D filed: Mar 25, 2015 (14 days after first sale)
Rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale. Both dates are shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn.
Time since first sale4,246 days (11.6 years)
Annual amendmentsIssuer reported the offering may last more than one year. No amendment for this offering in our index (filings 2008 → Oct 22, 2026; checked Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET).
Rule: an ongoing offering generally files an amendment at least annually. Dates shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn.
Investors1 total · issuer reported no non-accredited investors
Exemption claimedRule 505 (repealed in 2017) — offerings up to $5 million; older filings still carry this code; Rule 506(b) — no general advertising; up to 35 non-accredited investors allowed
Minimum investment accepted$500,000
Securities offeredEquity
Entity detailsOrganized in DELAWARE · formed 2015 · revenue range: No Revenues (state and year as reported on the issuer's latest filing)
As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 1–2 and 5).
IndustryOther Technology
Who is paid to sell itNo sales compensation recipients listed on this filing.
Money to insidersSales commissions: $0 · Finder's fees: $0 · Proceeds to officers, directors, promoters: $150,000 (est.)
Signed byDave Gillespie Power of Attorney for Ilya Bodner, Power of Attorney for Ilya Bodner, President (Mar 25, 2015)
Market contextMinimum investment: $500,000. Typical range for similar offerings: $5,000–$50,000.
Offering size: $5,000,000. Typical range: $1,100,015–$10,001,163.
Investors: 1. Typical range: 2–14.
"Similar" = Other Technology, Rule 506(b). Based on 17,390 Form D filings 2021–2026 in the same industry and exemption (Other Technology, Rule 506(b); original Form D notices, one per offering) (Form D data, SEC). Ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the filings that reported each value: minimum investment 4,892, offering size 16,373, investors 16,629. Computed by PartnerFacts as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. No ranking or score. Source: PartnerFacts data & coverage.
SourceThis filing on SEC EDGAR ↗ · retrieved from the SEC Form D bulk data set · PartnerFacts data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET

All Form D filings for this CIK on SEC EDGAR ↗. History: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment) · most recent filing Nov 13, 2018. Industry as reported, by offering: Previous offerings: Other Technology (2015). Latest offering: Insurance (2018; most recent Nov 13, 2018).

Key people 12

Officers, directors and promoters the issuer itself named on its Form D. Tap a name for every other deal they are on.

NameRelationshipAddress stateOn filings (first → last)Also listed on
AT Alexander TimmDirector, Executive Officer, PromoterOHMar 25, 2015 → Nov 13, 2018
on 3 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
1 other issuer
CO Christopher OlsenDirectorOHMar 27, 2018 → Nov 13, 2018
on 2 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
28 other issuers
CP Cindy PowellExecutive OfficerOHMar 27, 2018 → Nov 13, 2018
on 2 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
—
DM Dan MangesExecutive OfficerOHMar 27, 2018 → Nov 13, 2018
on 2 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
—
DR Dan RosenthalDirectorOHMar 27, 2018 → Nov 13, 2018
on 2 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
—
DU Douglas UlmanDirectorOHMar 27, 2018 → Nov 13, 2018
on 2 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
3 other issuers
EG Elliot GeidtDirectorOHNov 13, 2018
on 1 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
15 other issuers
JA Jonathan AllisonExecutive OfficerOHNov 13, 2018
on 1 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
1 other issuer
NS Nick ShalekDirectorOHMar 27, 2018 → Nov 13, 2018
on 2 of 3 filings
listed on the latest filing
6 other issuers
JA Jon AllisonExecutive OfficerOHMar 27, 2018
on 1 of 3 filings
not listed on the latest filing (Nov 13, 2018)
—
IB Ilya BodnerExecutive Officer, DirectorOHMar 25, 2015
on 1 of 3 filings
not listed on the latest filing (Nov 13, 2018)
1 other issuer
ZB Zack BrownDirectorOHMar 25, 2015
on 1 of 3 filings
not listed on the latest filing (Nov 13, 2018)
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Executive officers, directors and promoters as self-reported by the issuer, one row per person. Spellings of the same name (same first and last name, or the same full name that EDGAR split differently into middle and last name) with no conflicting middle initial are shown on one row (none on this issuer); dates and counts come from the filings that list each name. Licensed persons: FINRA BrokerCheck ↗ · SEC IAPD ↗.

Connections

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Shared address: this business address appears on no other issuer's filings in our index. As of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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.

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

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Meta advertising

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Public profiles

Public profiles official links and public statements, each with its source and date

No website or social profile named in ROOT, INC.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #244,862 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far).

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