Contents
Purpose
This audit maps the publicly indexed digital footprint of Aquinas Venture Group across state corporate filings, SEC databases, federal contract and grant databases, court records, certificate transparency logs, and the entity's own web properties.
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Competitive intelligence exposure means your rivals, litigants, and potential partners can reconstruct more about your operations than any single disclosure was intended to reveal. This audit identifies what is already visible and where the gaps are.
Methodology
The following data sources were queried using advanced search operators, public APIs, and domain analysis tools:
- Google advanced search (dorking) with filetype, site, intitle operators
- Wayback Machine CDX API (web.archive.org)
- Certificate Transparency logs (crt.sh)
- DNS records (A, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME)
- USASpending.gov, SAM.gov, GovTribe
- SEC EDGAR
- Justia, CourtListener, JudyRecords
- Federal Register
- FEMA, EPA, USGS
- News and media sources (PRNewswire, BusinessWire, general news)
- WHOIS registration records
Governance & Sensitive Documents
"Aquinas Venture Group" filetype:pdf "confidential" OR "internal" OR "not for distribution"
"Aquinas Venture Group" filetype:pdf "agreement" OR "contract" OR "memorandum"
"Aquinas Venture" "William Maier" filetype:pdf
"Aquinas Venture Group" "articles of incorporation" OR "certificate of formation"
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:sec.gov
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:bbb.org
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:federalregister.govNo documents of any kind were found in public search indices for Aquinas Venture Group. No PDFs, contracts, agreements, memoranda, corporate filings, SEC records, BBB profiles, or Federal Register entries exist under this entity name.
Assessment: CLEAN
Summary: Aquinas Venture Group has zero document exposure across all queried sources. The entity does not appear in any publicly indexed document repository, filing system, or regulatory database.
Wayback Machine Archive
CDX API: web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=aquinascorp.com/*| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total unique pages archived | 142 (~8 unique HTML pages + image assets) |
| Total unique PDFs/documents archived | 0 |
| Earliest snapshot | 2004-11-18 (redirect only; first content: 2010-08-22) |
| Most recent snapshot | 2025-12-16 |
| Hosting platform detected | Custom static HTML (flat .html files, no CMS) |
Notable archived pages
| # | URL | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | index.html | HTML | Homepage with Flash slideshow |
| 2 | aq_about.html | HTML | About page with executive team |
| 3 | aq_construction.html | HTML | Construction division |
| 4 | aq_education.html | HTML | Education initiatives (KIPP, YES Prep) |
| 5 | aq_entrepreneurship.html | HTML | Entrepreneurship division |
| 6 | aq_lifesciences.html | HTML | Life sciences portfolio |
| 7 | aq_realestate.html | HTML | Real estate division |
| 8 | aq_contact.html | HTML | Contact page |
The archived aquinascorp.com site (2010-2016) was a Houston-based investment holding company brochure site operated by the Linbeck family, focused on construction, real estate, life sciences, and education initiatives. The site went dormant around 2016-2017 and now serves an Apache default page. No reference to William Maier appears anywhere in the archived content.
Assessment: LOW
Summary: The aquinascorp.com archive reveals a prior entity (Linbeck-family Houston holding company) with no apparent connection to the current leadership. Zero documents were published. The domain now appears to be in a transition state.
Certificate Transparency
Domains analyzed: aquinascorp.com, aquinasventure.com, aquinasventuregroup.com
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Total certificates found | 7 (all on aquinasventure.com) |
| Certificate issuer(s) | Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 |
| Earliest certificate | 2025-03-20 |
| Most recent certificate | 2026-03-17 (expires 2026-06-15) |
| Wildcard certs? | No |
| Renewal pattern | ~90-day DV certificates, auto-renewed |
| Domain | Certificates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aquinascorp.com | 0 | Never had an SSL certificate |
| aquinasventure.com | 7 | Active since March 2025 |
| aquinasventuregroup.com | 0 | No records — may not be registered |
Subdomains discovered
| # | Subdomain | First Seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aquinasventure.com | 2025-03-20 | Base domain |
| 2 | www.aquinasventure.com | 2025-03-20 | Standard www redirect |
Assessment: MEDIUM
Summary: The disconnect between the legacy domain (aquinascorp.com, no certificates ever) and the new domain (aquinasventure.com, active since March 2025) suggests a brand transition in progress. The use of commodity GoDaddy DV certificates and absence of any subdomains beyond www indicates minimal infrastructure investment.
Funding & Contract Records
site:usaspending.gov "Aquinas Venture Group"
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:sam.gov
"Aquinas Venture" site:sec.gov
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:govtribe.com
"Aquinas Venture" "William Maier" investment OR fund
"DeSales Media" "William Maier" funding OR grantNo federal funding records of any kind were found.
| Database | Result |
|---|---|
| USASpending.gov | No recipient profile |
| SAM.gov | No entity registration |
| SEC EDGAR | No filings |
| GovTribe | No records |
| SBA | No awards |
Assessment: CLEAN
Summary: Aquinas Venture Group has zero federal funding or contracting exposure. No grants, contracts, awards, or SEC filings exist under any name variant. The entity has no reconstructable funding portfolio.
Legal & Regulatory Records
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:law.justia.com
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:courtlistener.com
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:judyrecords.com
"Aquinas Venture Group" lawsuit OR litigation
"Aquinas Venture Group" "articles of incorporation" OR "certificate of formation"
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:opencorporates.com
"Aquinas Venture" "William Maier" lawsuit
"William Maier" DeSales litigationIncorporation / Business Filings
No state incorporation or formation records were found for Aquinas Venture Group in any state secretary of state database, OpenCorporates, Bizapedia, or Dun & Bradstreet.
Litigation / Court Records
No litigation was found for Aquinas Venture Group. One key-person finding:
| # | Case | Source | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Maier v. City & County of San Francisco (CGC-18-564070) | SF Board of Supervisors | Employment / settlement | Settled for $198K. Pre-dates Aquinas Venture; unrelated. |
Assessment: LOW
Summary: The absence of any business registration records in public databases is notable. The entity may be operating under a different formal legal name, be newly formed and not yet indexed, or structured as an informal vehicle. No litigation or regulatory actions reference the entity. DeSales Media Group (Maier's other organization) also has clean legal records.
Infrastructure & Technical Surface
Domains analyzed: aquinascorp.com, aquinasventure.com, aquinasventuregroup.com
DNS Configuration — aquinascorp.com (legacy)
| Record | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| A | 216.136.62.133 | Lumen/CenturyLink static IP — no HTTP response |
| MX | aquinascorp-com.mail.eo.outlook.com | Microsoft 365 email |
| NS | ns33.worldnic.com, ns34.worldnic.com | Network Solutions |
| TXT | v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all | SPF configured |
| DMARC | No record | Email spoofing risk |
DNS Configuration — aquinasventure.com (current)
| Record | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| A | 76.223.105.230, 13.248.243.5 | AWS Global Accelerator |
| MX | mx1/mx2/mx3-usg1.ppe-hosted.com | Proofpoint Essentials email security |
| NS | ns11.domaincontrol.com, ns12.domaincontrol.com | GoDaddy |
| TXT | SPF for Proofpoint + GoDaddy; M365 tenant verification | SPF configured |
Infrastructure Profile
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Legacy domain (aquinascorp.com) | Registered 2004, Network Solutions, dead IP |
| Current domain (aquinasventure.com) | Registered March 2025, GoDaddy Website Builder, not yet live |
| Email provider | Microsoft 365 (shared tenant: NETORG18502391.onmicrosoft.com) |
| Email security | Proofpoint Essentials on aquinasventure.com; native M365 on aquinascorp.com |
| CDN/Proxy | AWS Global Accelerator on aquinasventure.com |
| Subdomains | 2 (www variants only) |
| Security headers | None — neither domain serves HTTPS content |
| DMARC | Missing on aquinascorp.com |
Critical finding: Both domains verify against the same Microsoft 365 tenant (NETORG18502391.onmicrosoft.com), confirming they are operated by the same organization.
Assessment: LOW
Summary: The organization maintains two domains tied to a single M365 tenant, but neither serves a functioning website. Email is the only confirmed operational infrastructure. The missing DMARC record on the primary domain is a security gap that could allow email spoofing.
Disaster & Environmental
Not applicable. Aquinas Venture Group is a private investment entity operating from commercial office space. No FEMA declarations, EPA records, or environmental monitoring stations reference the entity.
Assessment: CLEAN
Media & Public Narrative
"Aquinas Venture Group" news 2025 OR 2026
"Aquinas Venture Group" announcement OR "press release"
"Aquinas Venture Group" site:prnewswire.com OR site:businesswire.com
"Aquinas Venture" "William Maier" CEO
"William Maier" CEO "DeSales Media"
"William Maier" "Aquinas" interview OR profileNo news coverage of any kind was found for Aquinas Venture Group. Zero articles, press releases, or public statements reference the entity.
Leadership identified
| # | Name | Role | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Maier (Bill Maier) | CEO | Also CEO/Secretary for Communications at DeSales Media Group |
DeSales Media Group context: William Maier's primary public role is leading DeSales Media Group, the media ministry of the Diocese of Brooklyn. This is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with ~101 employees operating NET TV, The Tablet (NYC's only weekly Catholic newspaper), Nuestra Voz (Spanish-language newspaper), and the Catholic Telemedia Network. Maier has 25+ years in TV production and branded content (Interpublic Group), with clients including Coca-Cola, GM, Disney, and NFL.
Assessment: LOW
Summary: Aquinas Venture Group has zero media footprint. The entity's only discoverable leadership is William Maier, whose public profile is entirely tied to his role at DeSales Media Group. The complete absence of any Aquinas Venture Group press coverage suggests the entity is either very early-stage, a personal holding vehicle, or deliberately low-profile.
Risk Summary
Scorecard
| Category | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Governance & Documents | CLEAN |
| Wayback Archive | LOW |
| Certificate Transparency | MEDIUM |
| Funding & Contracts | CLEAN |
| Legal & Regulatory | LOW |
| Infrastructure | LOW |
| Disaster & Environmental | CLEAN |
| Media & Narrative | LOW |
Aquinas Venture Group presents one of the smallest digital footprints possible for a named entity with an identified CEO. The organization has no functioning website, no published documents, no federal funding records, no state incorporation filings in public databases, no litigation history, and no media coverage. Its existence is confirmed through exactly three artifacts: a LinkedIn profile, a domain registration (aquinasventure.com, March 2025), and a shared Microsoft 365 tenant connecting it to the legacy aquinascorp.com domain.
Recommendations
Immediate Actions
- Configure DMARC on aquinascorp.com — The missing DMARC record means anyone can send email appearing to come from @aquinascorp.com without detection.
- Activate the aquinasventure.com website — The domain has SSL certificates and AWS infrastructure provisioned but serves no content. A live site would establish a controlled public narrative.
- Verify state business registration — No incorporation or formation records were found in any state database. Confirm the entity's legal standing is properly filed and indexed.
Ongoing Monitoring
- Set up Google Alerts for "Aquinas Venture Group" and "William Maier" + "Aquinas" to detect any new public references.
- Monitor the aquinascorp.com domain — Legacy domains with active MX records but no active web presence are targets for domain-based attacks.
Strategic Considerations
- The dual-leadership structure is publicly visible — Anyone researching Aquinas Venture Group will quickly discover the DeSales Media Group / Diocese of Brooklyn connection through William Maier's LinkedIn and org chart sites.
- The brand transition is partially visible — The shared M365 tenant connecting aquinascorp.com (2004, Linbeck era) to aquinasventure.com (2025) creates a discoverable lineage that may or may not be intentional.
- The minimal footprint cuts both ways — While there is virtually nothing for competitors or adversaries to find, there is also nothing for potential partners, clients, or investors to validate.
What This Means
Competitive intelligence exposure means your rivals, litigants, and potential partners can reconstruct more about your operations than any single disclosure was intended to reveal. In Aquinas Venture Group's case, the opposite is true: the digital footprint is so minimal that the absence itself becomes the finding. Anyone performing due diligence will find a LinkedIn title, two dormant domains, and a connection to the Diocese of Brooklyn — and nothing else. Whether that opacity serves the entity's interests depends entirely on whether trust is built through digital presence or through other channels.