Form D · Hedge Fund

Defender Capital Partners, LLC

Charlotte, NC · CIK 0001565991

Offering snapshot reported Feb 17, 2026 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$28.5M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
26
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$1M
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jan 2, 2013
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$14.3M$28.5MJan 4, 2013: $2,350,000.00Jan 4, 2013Jan 2, 2014: $2,800,000.00Sep 30, 2015: $3,139,258.00Sep 30, 2016: $3,139,258.00Jan 24, 2018: $9,000,000.00Jan 24, 2019: $11,500,000.00Jan 24, 2020: $19,000,000.00Jan 25, 2021: $24,000,000.00Jan 25, 2022: $28,000,000.00Jan 18, 2023: $28,500,000.00Jan 16, 2024: $28,500,000.00Jan 13, 2025: $28,500,000.00Feb 17, 2026: $28,500,000.00Feb 17, 2026

Dates are filing dates, not cash receipt dates. Decreases are reported revisions, not evidence of withdrawals. Separate offering histories are not added together.

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

No comparable changes in the displayed metrics.

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Feb 17, 2026Amendment$28,500,000$0vs Jan 13, 202526SEC filing
Jan 13, 2025Amendment$28,500,000$0vs Jan 16, 202426SEC filing
Jan 16, 2024Amendment$28,500,000$0vs Jan 18, 202326SEC filing
Jan 18, 2023Amendment$28,500,000$500,000vs Jan 25, 202226SEC filing
Jan 25, 2022Amendment$28,000,000$4,000,000vs Jan 25, 202125SEC filing
Jan 25, 2021Amendment$24,000,000$5,000,000vs Jan 24, 202017SEC filing
Jan 24, 2020Amendment$19,000,000$7,500,000vs Jan 24, 201913SEC filing
Jan 24, 2019Amendment$11,500,000$2,500,000vs Jan 24, 201813SEC filing
Jan 24, 2018Amendment$9,000,000$5,860,742vs Sep 30, 201611SEC filing
Sep 30, 2016Amendment$3,139,258$0vs Sep 30, 201510SEC filing
Sep 30, 2015Amendment$3,139,258$339,258vs Jan 2, 201410SEC filing
Jan 2, 2014Amendment$2,800,000$450,000vs Jan 4, 201310SEC filing
Jan 4, 2013Initial$2,350,000No comparison8SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-189566

Source: Form D, filed Feb 17, 2026. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

No confirmed ADV fund connection is available for this issuer.

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
NameReported role
N/A Defender Capital, Llc Executive
John Dean Stamas Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
1310 South Tryon Street Suite 101
Charlotte, NC, 28203