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Ben Lapidus

Related person on Form D filings · address state as listed: CO · listed Jul 22, 2020 → Jun 25, 2024

12issuers
15Form D filings
2020–2024years listed

Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: not yet · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

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4. Differences between public sources

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5. Money to insiders and sales commissions

0 of 14 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 14 report proceeds to related persons totalling $14,345,870. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

SourceOffering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell it
EDGAR ↗Jun 25, 2024 D/A
File 021-476379
$0$0$249,675None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Mar 21, 2023 D
File 021-476392
$0$0$420,689None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Mar 20, 2023 D
File 021-476385
$0$0$397,258None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Dec 7, 2022 D
File 021-466761
$0$0$1,440,000
Development Management Fee
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Dec 7, 2022 D
File 021-466764
$0$0$800,000
Originated Loans
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Dec 7, 2022 D
File 021-466762
$0$0$4,000,000
Originated Loans
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Nov 5, 2021 D
File 021-420019
$0$0$2,065,421
Acquisition (Sponsorship) Fees and Developer Fees.
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Sep 30, 2021 D
File 021-415139
$0$0$335,804
Acquisition Fee
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Sep 30, 2021 D
File 021-415142
$0$0$220,876
Acquisition Fee and Developer Fee
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Sep 21, 2021 D
File 021-414074
$0$0$517,778
Acquisition Fee $212,128 Developer Fees $305,650
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Aug 20, 2021 D
File 021-410729
$0$0$1,316,000
Developer Fee
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Jul 30, 2021 D
File 021-408306
$0$0$621,363
Acquisition Fee & Developer Fee
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Jun 8, 2021 D
File 021-402080
$0$0$1,881,006
Sponsor Fee $1,123,034 Development Fee $757,972
None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗Jul 22, 2020 D
File 021-371554
$0$0$80,000 (est.)
Sponsor Fee = 2% of Total Project
None listed on this filing

As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 12–15), 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).

Appears on these filings

SourceIssuerRoleFiledFormOfferingSoldInvestorsMin. investment
EDGAR ↗Spartan Storage Debt Fund, LLCExecutive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Jun 25, 2024D/A$150,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$549,9858
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗Spartan Storage Income Fund, LLCExecutive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Mar 21, 2023D$150,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$604,98511
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗Spartan Storage Growth Fund, LLCExecutive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Mar 20, 2023D$150,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$1,250,00016
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗Spartan Storage Debt Fund, LLCExecutive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Mar 20, 2023D$150,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$549,9858
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Huntsville Ltd Liability CoExecutive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Dec 7, 2022D$2,000,000
similar: $1,815,000–$10,000,000
$795,00012
similar: 7–33
$50,000
similar: $20,000–$50,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Boardwalk Portfolio, LLCExecutive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Dec 7, 2022D$6,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$1,565,00013
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage DFW Portfolio, LLCExecutive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Dec 7, 2022D$20,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$6,710,00048
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Boardwalk Portfolio, LLCExecutive Officer
CFO
Nov 5, 2021D$25,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$522,5008
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Fort Valley, LLCExecutive Officer
CFO
Sep 30, 2021D$2,125,000
similar: $1,815,000–$10,000,000
$00
similar: 7–33
$50,000
similar: $20,000–$50,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Cumberland, LLCExecutive Officer
CFO
Sep 30, 2021D$5,125,000
similar: $1,815,000–$10,000,000
$00
similar: 7–33
$50,000
similar: $20,000–$50,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Silt, LLCExecutive Officer
CFO
Sep 21, 2021D$5,625,000
similar: $1,815,000–$10,000,000
$400,0007
similar: 7–33
$50,000
similar: $20,000–$50,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage DFW Portfolio, LLCExecutive Officer
CFO
Aug 20, 2021D$44,500,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$250,0004
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Sandy, LLCExecutive Officer
CFO
Jul 30, 2021D$9,050,000
similar: $1,815,000–$10,000,000
$572,50011
similar: 7–33
$50,000
similar: $20,000–$50,000
EDGAR ↗FreeUp Storage Southeast Portfolio, LLCExecutive Officer
Manager
Jun 8, 2021D$42,500,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$4,095,00029
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
EDGAR ↗Tyler/Longview Portfolio, LLCPromoter
Chief of Acquisition
Jul 22, 2020D$4,000,000
similar: $3,000,000–$20,000,000
$2,025,00029
similar: 4–26
$50,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Related-person names are matched on first + last name and the address state on the filing; records that share a name but could not be tied together by a second identifier are listed separately below.

"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial / 506(c) (2,639 filings); Commercial / 506(b) (6,713 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.

Connections as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET

Listed alongside — 9 names on the same filings (0 management entities, 9 people)

People and management entities the issuers listed as related persons on the same Form D filings as Ben Lapidus. Source: the EDGAR rows in the table above.

  • Ryan Gibson — 15 shared filings (12 issuers) · roles as listed: Promoter, Executive Officer · also listed on 33 other issuers
  • Scott Lewis — 14 shared filings (11 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer · also listed on 36 other issuers
  • Aaron Sauders — 10 shared filings (7 issuers) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director · also listed on 1 other issuer
  • Jackie Gibson — 8 shared filings (8 issuers) · roles as listed: Promoter, Executive Officer, Director
  • Whitney Hamm — 4 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer · also listed on 20 other issuers
  • Chad Schneider — 4 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Aaron Saunders — 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · roles as listed: Director, Executive Officer · also listed on 21 other issuers
  • Lindsay Lewis — 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · roles as listed: Promoter, Executive Officer · also listed on 5 other issuers
  • Scott Lewi — 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer

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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