PartnerFacts
Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ETLatest filing: Oct 22, 2026Now: Oct 24, 2026, 6:39 AM ET

Sponsor Check › Person

CB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Christopher Bell

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jul 13, 2021 → May 31, 2023

1deal (issuers)
$12.3Mreported sold
4investors
3Form D filings
2021–2023years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Christopher Bell is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2021 and May 2023: Gardens Interactive, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA — other technology — 2021–2023; $12.3M reported sold to 4 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Alexander Dostal (3 shared filings), Shanti Bergel (3 shared filings), Stephen Bell (3 shared filings) and Jon McElroy (2 shared filings).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 2 court cases matching the name, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 8 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.

We compared 3 public filings for Christopher Bell and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Christopher Bell has not run yet — it is joining a line of 20,028 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 95 names.

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

2 cases: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

Christopher Bell v. Captain Godwin closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 5:14-cv-00367 · Filed Feb 26, 2014 · Closed Mar 13, 2014
Role of Christopher Bell: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2014-03-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
United States v. Christopher Bell dismissed
District Court, S.D. California · No. 3:88-cv-00485 · Filed Mar 30, 1988 · Closed Sep 2, 1988 · Nature of suit: 153 Recovery of overpayments of vet benefits
Role of Christopher Bell: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1988-09-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
What was searched

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, 2:50 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 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.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: NV (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

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. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Christopher Bell..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

6 cases: 1 open, 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Christopher R. Bell and Tabitha A. Bell open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 25-10514 · Filed Feb 21, 2025
Role of Christopher R. Bell and Tabitha A. Bell: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Christopher R. Bell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 08-33242 · Filed Sep 17, 2008 · Closed Apr 29, 2009
Role of Christopher R. Bell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-04-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Christopher Bell and Mischa Y Banks-Bell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 08-01201 · Filed Feb 18, 2008 · Closed Jan 5, 2009
Role of Christopher Bell and Mischa Y Banks-Bell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-01-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Christopher Bell and Mischa Y Banks-Bell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 05-05288 · Filed Jun 13, 2005 · Closed Sep 16, 2005
Role of Christopher Bell and Mischa Y Banks-Bell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-09-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Christopher Bell and Mischa Y. Banks-Bell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 99-02360 · Filed Mar 5, 1999 · Closed Nov 29, 1999
Role of Christopher Bell and Mischa Y. Banks-Bell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-11-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Christopher M. Bell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 92-11398 · Filed Sep 24, 1992 · Closed Sep 13, 1993
Role of Christopher M. Bell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-09-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 307 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
What was searched

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). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 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 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

5 differences found between the filings for Christopher Bell — 1 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jul 13, 2021 – Jul 15, 2021

Amount sold went down between filings — Gardens Interactive, Inc.

The Jul 13, 2021 filing says $4,999,998 sold; the Jul 15, 2021 Form D/A says $4,499,998 sold — $500,000 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Sources
Note · May 31, 2023

Christopher Bell appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Gardens Interactive, Inc. (last filing May 31, 2023; $12,250,004 sold of $31,376,456). 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.

Sources
Note · May 22, 2023 – May 31, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Gardens Interactive, Inc. (latest filing May 31, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated May 31, 2023 (first sale May 22, 2023). It reports $12,250,004 sold of $31,376,456 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Jul 13, 2021 – Jul 15, 2021

Offering amount lowered between filings — Gardens Interactive, Inc.

The Jul 13, 2021 filing says $4,999,998 offered; the Jul 15, 2021 Form D/A says $4,499,998.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

Sources
Note · Dec 5, 2019 – May 26, 2021

Same name, different state: "Christopher Bell" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Christopher Bell" with address state MA, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by PerchHQ LLC (May 26, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 13, 2021 to May 31, 2023; the other runs Dec 5, 2019 to May 26, 2021.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
What is compared

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.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 2 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
May 31, 2023 D
Gardens Interactive, Inc.
File 021-483011
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 15, 2021 D/A
Gardens Interactive, Inc.
File 021-406008
$0$0$0None 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 1

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

Other Technology

Gardens Interactive, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA · Jul 13, 2021 → May 31, 2023 · 3 filings
  • May 31, 2023 · D · $12,250,004 sold of $31,376,456 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 15, 2021 · D/A · $4,499,998 sold of $4,499,998 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 13, 2021 · D · $4,999,998 sold of $4,999,998 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $12.3M from 4 investors (39% of the $31.4M target) as of the latest filing. Christopher is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 3 filings for this deal.

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.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Christopher Bell — MA, 2 issuers, Dec 5, 2019 → May 26, 2021 · no shared issuer

People around Christopher 4

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

SB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Stephen Bell

Executive Officer, Promoter · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Bell. Their page shows their other deals.

SB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Shanti Bergel

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Bell. Their page shows their other deals.

AD
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Alexander Dostal

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Bell. Their page shows their other deals.

JM
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jon McElroy

Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Bell. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Christopher Bell by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Christopher Bell is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Gardens Interactive, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #125,542 of 374,652 in line (172 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

One-tap searches on sites we do not index ourselves, with the name pre-filled (Los Angeles, CA). Each opens in a new tab; what you find there is not verified by PartnerFacts.

Change history

No corrections have been requested for this page.

Every fact links to its public-record source. Plain-English notes next to a fact are our reading of that fact, not a rating. Request a correction · Facts policy

Request a correction

Free. Logged with status: received → under review → fixed / confirmed with source.

Add a response

If this is you or your firm, add a sourced explanation next to any fact. Reviewed before publishing.

Monitor this person

Members get an email when Christopher Bell appears on a new Form D, or when a court case or SEC action is matched to them. See plans →