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Barry Wark

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MA, ME · Jul 13, 2015 → Oct 9, 2020

2deals (issuers)
$23.1Mreported sold
18investors
5Form D filings
2015–2020years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:34 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Barry Wark is listed as an executive officer and director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jul 2015 and Sep 2024: Ovation.io, Inc. (Portland, ME — other technology — 2019–2024; $21.3M reported sold to 14 investors) and Physion LLC (Cambridge, MA — other technology — 2015; $1.83M reported sold to 4 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 9 years. Across those companies the filings report $23.1M sold in total.

Listed alongside DAVID SHAW (4 shared filings), John Walker (3 shared filings), Mike Self (2 shared filings), S. Somasegar (2 shared filings), Winston Brasor (2 shared filings) and 7 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Barry. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 5 court cases matching the name, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases (search queued; results are added automatically).

What this means 13 records 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.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

5 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed, 1 judgment

Chanel Wark v. Bank of America, N.A. closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 5:20-cv-01586 · Filed Aug 7, 2020 · Closed Mar 12, 2021
Role of Chanel Wark: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-03-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (chanel); court in CA (not a filing state)
Chanel Wark v. Bank of America, N.A. closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:20-cv-07128 · Filed Aug 7, 2020 · Closed Aug 10, 2020 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 47:0227 Violation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Role of Chanel Wark: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-08-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (chanel); court in CA (not a filing state)
Wark Enterprises LLC v. Multibank 2009-1 RES-ADC Venture LLC closed
District Court, W.D. Washington · No. 3:12-cv-05266 · Filed Mar 26, 2012 · Closed Dec 5, 2013 · Nature of suit: Contract: Recovery/Enforcement · Cause: 28:1330 Breach of Contract
Role of Wark Enterprises LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2013-12-05 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Statistical closing Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
Wark Enterprises LLC v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation dismissed
District Court, W.D. Washington · No. 3:10-cv-05166 · Filed Mar 10, 2010 · Closed Jan 20, 2011 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 12:1821 Default of Loan by Promissory Note
Role of Wark Enterprises LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2011-01-20 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
JELD-WEN of Canada, Ltd. v. Wark judgment
District Court, D. Oregon · No. 6:02-cv-01595 · Filed Nov 25, 2002 · Closed Jun 9, 2004 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Wark: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2004-06-09 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OR (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:34 AM ET.

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 yet searched. 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.

2. Regulatory actions

Not yet searched — search queued

What was searched

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. — not yet searched.

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states: not yet searched.

SEC search queued. Results are added automatically.

3. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Sheehan and Associates, PLC v. Wark closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 10-06444 · Filed Aug 16, 2010 · Closed Sep 20, 2010
Role of Wark: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2010-09-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
Gregory Wark Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 02-02023 · Filed Jun 12, 2002 · Closed Apr 20, 2005
Role of Gregory Wark Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-04-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (gregory); court in IA (not a filing state)
Randal A. Wark and Sandra K. Wark closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 99-03697 · Filed Sep 27, 1999 · Closed Jul 31, 2003
Role of Randal A. Wark and Sandra K. Wark: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-07-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (randal); court in IA (not a filing state)
Gary Wark Arnold and Carolyn Anne Milcic Arnold closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 98-47372 · Filed Jul 9, 1998 · Closed Nov 28, 2001
Role of Gary Wark Arnold and Carolyn Anne Milcic Arnold: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-11-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (gary); court in MO (not a filing state)
ARTHUR E. STONE and KATHRYN WARK-STONE closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 97-26525 · Filed Aug 26, 1997 · Closed Jan 21, 1998
Role of ARTHUR E. STONE and KATHRYN WARK-STONE: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-01-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (kathryn); court in NV (not a filing state)
Wark v. Fort Wayne National Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 96-08156 · Filed May 30, 1996 · Closed Nov 6, 1996
Role of Wark: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1996-11-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
Gentry Services Inc v. Montgomery Wark & Co Incorpora closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:95-ap-05334 · Filed Dec 8, 1995 · Closed Apr 2, 1996
Role of Montgomery Wark & Co Incorpora: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1996-04-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (montgomery); court in CA (not a filing state)
Jack Allen Wark and Sandra Ann Wark closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 93-20149 · Filed Feb 16, 1993 · Closed May 24, 1993
Role of Jack Allen Wark and Sandra Ann Wark: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-05-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 20 federal dockets); different first name (allen); court in MI (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:34 AM ET.

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 yet searched. 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 5 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 26, 2024 D
Ovation.io, Inc.
File 021-525055
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 9, 2020 D
Ovation.io, Inc.
File 021-377533
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 10, 2019 D
Ovation.io, Inc.
File 021-348385
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 15, 2019 D
Ovation.io, Inc.
File 021-334940
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 13, 2015 D
Physion LLC
File 021-243527
$0$0$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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 every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 2

Every issuer that named Barry Wark on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

OI
Other Technology

Ovation.io, Inc.

Portland, ME · Mar 15, 2019 → Sep 26, 2024 · 4 filings
  • Sep 26, 2024 · D · $696,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 9, 2020 · D · $21,255,899 sold of $21,499,998 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 10, 2019 · D · $3,099,999 sold of $3,099,999 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 15, 2019 · D · $5,921,160 sold of $7,185,160 · 14 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $21.3M from 14 investors (100% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Barry is listed as director, executive officer on 4 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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.

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Other Technology

Physion LLC

Cambridge, MA · Jul 13, 2015
  • Jul 13, 2015 · D · $1,830,830 sold of $2,830,839 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.83M from 4 investors (65% of the $2.83M target) as of the latest filing. Barry is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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.

People around Barry 12

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

DS
Person

DAVID SHAW

Director · 4 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 6 other issuers

DAVID SHAW is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JW
Person

John Walker

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

WB
Person

Winston Brasor

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

MS
Person

Mike Self

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
Person

S. Somasegar

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

MS
Person

Michael Self

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

PF
Person

Phil Ferneau

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
Person

Soma Somasegar

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

PG
Person

Patrick Gallagher

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

CM
Person

Curtis Medeiros

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

AP
Person

Andrew Palmer

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Barry Wark. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

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Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

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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