Our Experience
Our 7 year experience with investing with the Aeon Group, Inc. has been a source of unbelievable frustration.
- We submitted for distribution of our AirBnB shares about 6 months after the IPO lockup expired on November 9, 2021 – the same day we received the distribution authorization from the Aeon Group.
- The Aeon Group failed to open our submitted request in Docusign, subsequently insisting we missed the deadline and refusing to issue our shares.
- The CEO and fund manager insisted the holdings were converted to a different investment series but could not identify the value or nature of our holdings or the detail regarding the conversion and current value in the allocated series when pressed.
- After committing to a cash distribution in September 2023, the CEO and fund manager has refused to honor his commitment to this day ( February 2025 ).
- The Aeon Group online account portal previously showed my ABNB holdings as pending distribution since the date the authorization was generated, but beginning in October 2023 mysteriously began showing my holdings as being distributed in November 2021 while no distribution was actually provided.
- Their account portal still does not identify what series my assets were moved into and indicates my holdings have disappeared completely. Neither have they provided an account statement in the last 3 years.
- We have filed a civil action against Aeon Group, Inc. due to their gross incompetence and apparent fraud in managing our investments.
Frankly, I’m a little surprised that the CEO / fund manager was invited to be a long standing host on the Dragon’s Den – a Shark Tank copycat in Greece.
Employees
The following are principal parties in our interactions with Aeon Group, Inc. in servicing our Aeon Partners Fund, LLC membership. None of these individuals are current or former employees of Aeon Partners Fund, LLC or other related entities formed by Mallios or his pass-through entities.
- Joshua Simmons, Account Rep, The Aeon Group, Inc – solicited purchase of shares
- Melissa Rojas, Admin, The Aeon Group, Inc – provided admin support to close transaction
- Pete Petino, COO, The Aeon Group, Inc – ppetino@alexandercapitalvm.com – responsible for generation and execution of LOAs for distribution
- Demetrios Mallios, CEO, The Aeon Group, Inc – dmallios@aeon.vc – CEO of The Aeon Group, Inc and fund manager of Aeon Partners Fund, LLC. Mr. Mallios is reputed to be a savvy global investment professional.
- Anthony Mallios, Operations Assistant, The Aeon Group, Inc – amallios@aeon.vc – responds to help requests on the AeonX portal.
- Vangellis Pallis, The Aeon Group, Inc – vpallis@aeon.vc –
- Alan Lewis, Chief Strategy Officer, The Aeon Group, Inc – alewis@aeon.vc
- Rock Klinefelter, The Aeon Group, Inc. – rock@aeon.vc – ???
Company History
The following is a summary of the Aeon Group, Inc.; Aeon Partners Fund, LLC; Aeon Capital, Inc.; and other related companies history per public information of DE, FL and WI government filings and member’s past transaction history. All businesses list their principal place of business on their registrations as: 1715 Highway 35, Suite 101, Middletown, NJ 07748.
- 15 Mar 2012: Strom Financial Partners, Inc. formed in WI
- 5 Feb 2013: Strom registered with FINRA as a broker
- 28 Feb 2013: Strom changed registered agent
- 26 Mar 2014: Strom changed registered agent
- 15 Jul 2014 : Aeon, Inc established as FL Corporation per Demetrios Mallios and Pavlou
- 10 Nov 2014: RCP Capital Markets, LLC established in NY
- 23 Nov 2015: Strom changed name to RCP Capital Markets, Inc.
- 23 Dec 2015: RCP Capital Markets, LLC changes name to RCP Capital Markets 2, LLC
- 09 Mar 2016: Aeon, Inc. filing – Mallios moves from FL to NJ – place of business change
- 01 Jan 2017: RCP, Inc became delinquent to WI
- 16 Mar 2017: RCP, Inc registered agent resigns
- 17 Mar 2017: RCP, Inc changes registered agent and is restored to good standing
- 10 Apr 2017: RCP, Inc changes registered agent
- 01 May 2017: RCP, Inc changes name to Aeon Capital, Inc.
- 31 May 2017: Aeon Partners Fund, LLC established per Demetrios Mallios
- 17 July 2017: Aeon, Inc name changed to The Aeon Group, Inc.
- 26 Apr 2018: The Aeon Group, Inc. registered agent change from Pavlou to CSC
- 29 Jan 2019: The Aeon Group, Inc. Alan Lewis added as Secretary
- 25 Mar 2019; RCP Capital Markets 2 LLC changed name to Aeon Capital Markets LLC
- 4 Jan 2020: Aeon Capital, Inc. paid FINRA fine in full related to violation of the taping rule
- 01 Jan 2022: Aeon Capital, Inc. delinquent with WI
- 08 Apr 2022: Aeon Capital, Inc. registered agent change and restoration to good standing
- 25 Nov 2022: Aeon Capital, Inc. reports business closure to FINRA
- 04 Jan 2023: Aeon Capital, Inc. registered agent change
- 31 Mar 2023: Aeon Capital, Inc. registered agent change
- 14 Apr 2023: Aeon Capital, Inc. paid FINRA fine regarding trading violations related to maintenance of minimum net capital
- 14 May 2023: Aeon Capital, Inc. SEC registration terminated
- 15 May 2023: Aeon Capital, Inc. registration with FINRA terminated
The Aeon Group, Inc.
An independent corporation that provides all account management and transaction services for their account holders related to managed holdings that include Aeon Partners Fund, LLC and equity positions in that LLC entity.
Related Company – Aeon Partners Fund, LLC
A Delaware Series LLC file number 6445289 whose members contribute capital to invest as a single entity in pre-IPO companies where each investment is managed as a separate series within this LLC. US offices are co-located with the Aeon Group NJ address. The Aeon Acquisition Corp SEC filing indicates this fund is fully controlled by the Aeon Group, Inc.
Related Company – Aeon Group IKE
A Greek entity related to the AeonX web portal technology where the website attributes trademark to this entity. US offices are co-located with the Aeon Group NJ address.
Related Company – Aeon Capital, Inc.
Was the first identifiable entity formed and later renamed with the “Aeon” name. This entity was registered through FINRA under the broker check service – its’ CRD was referenced by The Aeon Group, Inc. employees while they were selling positions in Aeon Partners Fund, LLC. US offices are co-located with the Aeon Group NJ address. The 2019 financial statement published by the SEC outlines the relationship between Aeon Capital, Inc. and other entities.
Related Company – Aeon Capital Markets, LLC
Entity with 75%+ ownership of Aeon Capital, Inc. – Mallios is also listed as a 75%+ owner which may indicate this is a pass-through entity to Demetrios Mallios. Established 10 November 2014 in NY as RCP Capital Markets, LLC with a DOS ID of 4663727.
Related Company – Aeon Holdings, LLC
Implicated as an indirect owner of Aeon Capital, Inc. through Aeon Capital Markets, LLC. This entity was organized in WI on 06 March 2008 and ultimately filed articles of dissolution on 05 December 2019.
Aeon Acquisition, LLC
Limited liability company fully controlled by the Aeon Group, Inc. for purposes of investing in and isolating the equity position in Aeon Acquisition, Corp
Aeon Acquisition, Corp
Sponsored by Aeon Acquisition, LLC and registered with the SEC for an offering in 2021 to potentially launch a public investment company. There is no evidence of a publicly available equity for this company under this name or the symbol indicated in the SEC filing.
Transaction History
My investment history with the Aeon, Inc DBA Aeon Fund follows the below transactions involving Melissa Rojas (mrojas@aeonfund.com) and Joshua Simmons (jsimmons@aeonfund.com) :
- Investment in Aeon Partner Fund – Series D Lyft through The Aeon Group, Inc. in April 2018
- Investment in Aeon Partner Fund – Series L AirBnB through The Aeon Group, Inc. in July 2018
- Investment in IDFund – Acreage via Phoenix Financial Group in December 2018. Melissa Rojas of The Aeon Group, Inc. provided initial information from The Aeon Group, Inc. DBA Aeon Fund, Inc. regarding this investment.