Securities and Exchange Commission v. Straightpath Venture Partners, LLC et al

  1. October 27, 2025

    StraightPath Ex-Sales Agent Tells Jury He Lied To Customers

    A former StraightPath sales agent told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that he falsely assured would-be customers on the soundness of investing in pre-initial public offering shares, as three founders of the private equity firm faced charges of fraudulently raising roughly $400 million.

  2. January 15, 2025

    SEC Fines Advisers For Link To Alleged $410M IPO Fraud

    Three investment adviser representatives have agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nearly $540,000 to end the regulator's claims that they acted as unregistered brokers while soliciting investors for a private equity firm accused of defrauding investors in a $410 million pre-IPO share scheme.

  3. January 27, 2023

    Grand Jury Eyes StraightPath Execs In $410M Fraud Probe

    A federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York is in the midst of an investigation involving principals of private equity firm StraightPath Venture Partners, who have been accused in a civil case of a scheme that raised $410 million from investors through false promises about purchases of pre-IPO shares in private companies.

  4. May 27, 2022

    Fla. Firm Cuts Deal With SEC To End $410M IPO Fraud Claims

    Florida-based StraightPath Venture Partners and its founders have cut a deal to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims the firm fraudulently raised at least $410 million from investors by falsely promising potentially lucrative pre-IPO shares in companies, according to a letter filed in New York federal court Thursday.

  5. May 16, 2022

    SEC Sues Florida Investment Firm For $410M Fraud Scheme

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Florida-based StraightPath Venture Partners on Friday seeking to halt an alleged fraud that raised at least $410 million from investors by falsely promising potentially lucrative pre-IPO shares in companies.