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Cases / Investment funds & advisory

Lorven Funds, Lorven Advisors LLC, Vistalytics Inc.

Satish Appalakutty

ReportedJan 29, 2026
LocationMilpitas, CA
Amount$37,000,000

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Company / entity
Lorven Funds, Lorven Advisors LLC, Vistalytics Inc.
Industry
Investment fund claiming discounted public stocks and pre-IPO shares
How investors were recruited
Met and solicited many investors through a Hindu temple he attended in the SF Bay Area
Pitch & red flags
"Minimum rates of return ranging from 8% to 62.5% annually"; promised stocks at a discount and pre-IPO stakes

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Source

SEC official

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