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One sponsor team, 5 deal companies · Honolulu, HI
Grouped because: 3 shared people, same business address (4 issuers), similar issuer names (2) (automatic match from the filings) · not the same sponsor?
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group Feb 5, 2015 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:12 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
Gsi is a sponsor group of 5 issuers that PartnerFacts links to one sponsor (shared people, same business address, similar issuer names; automatic match from the filings), filing 13 Form D filings between Mar 2011 and Feb 2015.
What this means One team, 5 deal companies, about 4 years of track record in SEC filings. We link the companies because the same people or address appear on their forms — tap "Request a correction" if that is wrong.
Combined reported sold: $13.5M to 87 investors (latest filing per issuer). Industries as reported: "Other" (3), Investing (1), Agriculture (1). Issuers are based in HI (4), CA (1).
What this means $13.5M raised across the group, about $155K per investor. Amounts come from each company's latest Form D; they are what the sponsor reported, not audited figures.
Principal people: Albert Pleus (5 issuers, executive officer and director), Chaz Berman (4 issuers, executive officer and director), Michael Aranoff (4 issuers, executive officer), Anthony Michaels (1 issuer, director and promoter), Charles Berman (1 issuer, executive officer and director) and 7 more.
What this means The person on the most companies is usually the one running the show; their page lists every deal.
Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; latest filing Feb 5, 2015.
What this means No new raise filed in the past year.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — 1 court case matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 1 record came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 13 public filings for Gsi and found 10 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 11 Form Ds were filed more than 15 days after the first sale; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.
Community search for Gsi has not run yet — it is joining a line of 62,952 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 745 names.
Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.
Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.
1 case: 1 judgment
850 Securities/Commodities· Cause:
15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:12 AM ET. Searched so far: 5 of 5 issuers in this group; 0 still to be searched. Results are added automatically.
Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.
State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.
None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET
SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Gsi..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
None found so far — 5 of 5 issuers searched (federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), last checked Oct 24, 2026)
Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only).. Searched so far: 5 of 5 issuers in this group; 0 still to be searched. Results are added automatically.
State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.
No comparisons published
No public statement by this sponsor group has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · Website on file (growerssecret.com, from the issuer's Form C filing (SEC data set), filed by member CIK 1138738) — not yet read for public statements.
10 differences found between the filings for Gsi — 1 worth asking about (compared 13 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii docket "Wesley F.H. Chun" filed Dec 19, 1997, closed Mar 25, 1998. Wesley Chun (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("Wesley F.H. Chun"). Our match estimate: 70%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
GROWER'S SECRET, INC. (last filing Feb 5, 2015; $2,675,000 sold of $12,000,000); PROTEUS BIOAG HOLDINGS, LLC (last filing Jul 2, 2014; $6,030,000 sold of $25,105,600). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.
What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.
Form D filed 280 days after the first sale — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. · Form D filed 249 days after the first sale — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. · Form D filed 235 days after the first sale — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. · Form D filed 68 days after the first sale — GSI Holdings, LLC · Form D filed 104 days after the first sale — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. · and 6 more
What this means Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves. A pattern of late paperwork is worth asking the sponsor about.
No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. (latest filing Feb 5, 2015) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. (latest filing Feb 5, 2015) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — PROTEUS BIOAG HOLDINGS, LLC (latest filing Jul 2, 2014) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. (latest filing Nov 21, 2011) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — GROWER'S SECRET, INC. (latest filing Nov 18, 2011) · and 1 more
What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.
The Nov 21, 2011 filing lists Albert Pleus as director; the Feb 5, 2015 Form D lists executive officer, director.
What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.
The Mar 21, 2011 filing lists Wesley Chun as executive officer, director; the Nov 18, 2011 Form D lists executive officer.
What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.
listed as "Albert H. Pleus" on 3 filings (from Mar 21, 2011), and "Albert Pleus" on 10 filings (from Nov 18, 2011).
What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.
"Other Technology" (Mar 21, 2011 to Nov 21, 2011); then "Other" (Feb 5, 2015 to Feb 5, 2015).
What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.
HI (4), CA (1).
What this means The same team filing from more than one place can mean an office move or deals held by different entities. Ask where the sponsor actually operates.
SEC records list prior names for this filer: ABR LLC. The current name on file is "GROWER'S SECRET, INC.".
What this means A name change is normal, but your documents may show the old name. Match the CIK, not just the name.
What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.
0 of 13 offerings report sales commissions; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $28,274; 0 report proceeds to related persons.
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2015 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-233539 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Feb 5, 2015 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-233568 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Feb 5, 2015 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-233570 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Aug 15, 2014 D VERDANT MARKETING & RESEARCH, INC. File 021-223059 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 21, 2014 D GSI Holdings, LLC File 021-221456 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 21, 2014 D GSI HOLDINGS II, LLC File 021-221465 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 21, 2014 D GSI HOLDINGS II, LLC File 021-221478 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2014 D PROTEUS BIOAG HOLDINGS, LLC File 021-220265 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 21, 2011 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-169042 | $0 | $0 | $0 No proceeds were used for payments to any executive officer, director, or promoter of Issuer, except as required for ordinary operating expenses of Issuer, including salaries. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 18, 2011 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-168920 | $0 | $0 | $0 No proceeds were used for payments to any executive officer, director, or promoter of Issuer, except as required for ordinary operating expenses of Issuer, including salaries. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 21, 2011 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-157086 | $0 | $0 | $0 No proceeds were used for payments to any executive officer, director, manager or promoter of Issuer, except as required for ordinary operating expenses of Issuer, including salaries. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 21, 2011 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-157088 | $0 | $0 | $0 No proceeds were used for payments to any executive officer, director, manager or promoter of Issuer, except as required for ordinary operating expenses of Issuer, including salaries. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 21, 2011 D GROWER'S SECRET, INC. File 021-157093 | $0 | $28,274 | $0 No proceeds were used for payments to any executive officer, director, manager or promoter of Issuer, except as required for ordinary operating expenses of Issuer, including salaries. | Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC (Hunter Wise Securities, LLC) BrokerCheck CRD 104193 ↗ via Larry Gilbert (CRD 5605246 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.
Counted across all 5 issuers in this group — every filing in our index, latest filing per offering (SEC file number).
0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Gsi in the sources searched.
Not found in sources searched as of Oct 24, 2026, 10:16 AM ET: Hillsborough County FL Clerk of Court Official Records daily index (publicrec.hillsclerk.com D/P/M files), 2 daily files (Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026) — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Harris County TX (HCAD ownership rolls 2005–2026) — 1,032,426 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:00 AM ET; Dallas County TX (DCAD ownership rolls 2021–2027) — 285,535 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:20 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Broward County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Palm Beach County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll) — 514,336 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:25 AM ET; King County WA (Assessor sale records 0000-00-00–2026-10-14; no owner-of-record names published) — 538,619 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:27 AM ET; Cook County IL (Assessor sale records 1982–2026 + ownership rolls 1999–2026) — 1,263,035 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET. Still to be looked up for this group: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) · NYC PLUTO ownership via NYC Open Data (64uk-42ks) · Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp). Records in other counties, and recorder indexes we do not yet cover, were not searched.
Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Harris County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; HCAD ownership rolls 2005–2026); Dallas County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; DCAD ownership rolls 2021–2027); Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Broward County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Palm Beach County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll); King County WA (Assessor sale records 0000-00-00–2026-10-14; no owner-of-record names published); Cook County IL (Assessor sale records 1982–2026 + ownership rolls 1999–2026); also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed. Recorder indexes (party names on deeds, mortgages and liens) in TX, AZ, NV, CA and WA counties and outside the Clerk index in FL, mortgages and liens outside NYC and Hillsborough County, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Los Angeles County CA, Clark County NV, New York City bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), Maricopa County AZ (loader ready; commercial-purpose statement not yet filed), Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET; Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp) Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET; Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp) Oct 24, 2026, 8:30 AM ET; King County WA Assessor Real Property Sales extract (EXTR_RPSale.csv) Oct 24, 2026, 8:27 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Palm Beach 60) Oct 24, 2026, 8:25 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Broward 16) Oct 24, 2026, 8:24 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 24, 2026, 8:23 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 24, 2026, 8:21 AM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 24, 2026, 8:20 AM ET; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 24, 2026, 8:00 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.
Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.
| Source | Issuer | Linked by | Location | Industry | Filings | Sold (max) | Investors | Min. investment (latest filing) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ |  GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | shared people, same business address | HONOLULU, HI | Other | 8 | $2,675,000 offering $3,000,000 · similar: $500,000–$7,000,000 | 79 similar: 2–14 | $25,000 similar: $5,000–$50,000 | 2011–2015 |
| EDGAR ↗ | PB PROTEUS BIOAG HOLDINGS, LLC | shared people | EL SEGUNDO, CA | Investing | 1 | $6,030,000 offering $25,105,600 · similar: $763,000–$10,000,000 | 3 similar: 4–23 | No minimum reported similar: $10,000–$78,388 | 2014–2014 |
| EDGAR ↗ | GH GSI Holdings, LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | HONOLULU, HI | Other | 1 | $3,000,000 offering $3,000,000 · similar: $500,000–$7,000,000 | 3 similar: 2–14 | No minimum reported similar: $5,000–$50,000 | 2014–2014 |
| EDGAR ↗ | GH GSI HOLDINGS II, LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | HONOLULU, HI | Other | 2 | $1,750,000 offering $1,750,000 · similar: $500,000–$7,000,000 | 1 similar: 2–14 | $1,750,000 similar: $5,000–$50,000 | 2014–2014 |
| EDGAR ↗ | VM VERDANT MARKETING & RESEARCH, INC. | shared people, same business address | HONOLULU, HI | Agriculture | 1 | $10,000 offering $10,000 · similar: $675,000–$10,000,000 | 1 similar: 1–12 | $10,000 similar: $10,000–$50,000 | 2014–2014 |
"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 filings); Investing / 506(b) (2,521 filings); Agriculture / 506(b) (448 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.
| Source | Filed | Issuer | Form | Industry | Offered | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Feb 5, 2015 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other | $3,000,000 | $2,675,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Feb 5, 2015 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Feb 5, 2015 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other | $12,000,000 | $250,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 15, 2014 | VERDANT MARKETING & RESEARCH, INC. | D | Agriculture | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 21, 2014 | GSI HOLDINGS II, LLC | D | Other | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 21, 2014 | GSI HOLDINGS II, LLC | D | Other | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 21, 2014 | GSI Holdings, LLC | D | Other | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 2, 2014 | PROTEUS BIOAG HOLDINGS, LLC | D | Investing | $25,105,600 | $6,030,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 21, 2011 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other Technology | $3,000,000 | $1,062,500 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 18, 2011 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other Technology | $1,000,000 | $525,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 21, 2011 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other Technology | $2,000,000 | $1,474,600 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 21, 2011 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other Technology | $2,190,000 | $2,190,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 21, 2011 | GROWER'S SECRET, INC. | D | Other Technology | $413,581 | $413,581 |
Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months across all issuers in this group (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment, D/A) · most recent filing Feb 5, 2015. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: Previous offerings: Other Technology (2011), Investing (2014), Other (2014), Agriculture (2014). Latest offering: Other (2015; most recent Feb 5, 2015).
| Name | Roles | Issuers here | First → last listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP Albert Pleus | Director, Executive Officer | 5 | Mar 21, 2011 → Feb 5, 2015 |
| MA MICHAEL ARANOFF | Executive Officer | 4 | Nov 18, 2011 → Feb 5, 2015 |
| CB CHAZ BERMAN | Executive Officer, Director | 4 | Mar 21, 2011 → Aug 15, 2014 |
| CB CHARLES BERMAN | Executive Officer, Director | 1 | Nov 18, 2011 → Feb 5, 2015 |
| DH DEAN HAMADA | Executive Officer | 1 | Feb 5, 2015 → Feb 5, 2015 |
| JR James Rhodes | Director, Promoter | 1 | Jul 2, 2014 → Jul 2, 2014 |
| ZP Zack Porter | Director, Promoter | 1 | Jul 2, 2014 → Jul 2, 2014 |
| AM Anthony Michaels | Director, Promoter | 1 | Jul 2, 2014 → Jul 2, 2014 |
| DR Douglas C Rosenberg | Director | 1 | Jul 2, 2014 → Jul 2, 2014 |
| WC Wesley Chun | Executive Officer | 1 | Mar 21, 2011 → Nov 21, 2011 |
| JF John Farias | Director | 1 | Mar 21, 2011 → Mar 21, 2011 |
| CC Chris Churchill | Executive Officer | 1 | Mar 21, 2011 → Mar 21, 2011 |
None of the 5 issuers has a record in the registries searched.
Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file). A registry listing is the state's own record of the entity; it says nothing about the offering itself.
Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched Gsi.
Sources searched: the sponsor's website (growerssecret.com) for Meta Pixel / page links; Meta Ad Library API: not covered (API access to follow) — as of Oct 24, 2026. A pixel or page link is a fact about the sponsor's own site; it does not by itself show that ads ran. Platform pages are linked, never read.
| Source | Filed | Form | Issuer | Amount offered (as reported) | Amount sold (as reported) | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 5, 2025 File 020-36546 | Regulation Crowdfunding offering (Form C) Offering filed · deadline Feb 3, 2026 | Grower's Secret, Inc. Concord, CA | $20,000 target · $1,235,000 maximum via StartEngine Primary, LLC | Not reported on this form | same CIK (SEC registrant number) as the Form D issuer · 100% |
Amounts are as reported by the issuer on the form; Regulation Crowdfunding forms report a target and maximum, not sales. Sources searched: SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.
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