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Frank Cotroneo

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TX · Jul 14, 2010 → Apr 2, 2012

2deals (issuers)
$10.3Mreported sold
22investors
3Form D filings
2010–2012years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Frank Cotroneo is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jul 2010 and Jul 2021: Achieve Financial Services, LLC (Austin, TX — other banking and financial services — 2010–2012; $9.64M reported sold to 16 investors) and Bright Bucks, Inc. (San Antonio, TX — other technology — 2021; $675K reported sold to 6 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 11 years. Across those companies the filings report $10.3M sold in total.

Listed alongside Brett Cravatt (2 shared filings), Gavin Gray (2 shared filings), Jay Kurian (1 shared filing), Jonathan Gopman (1 shared filing), Marc Zimmermann (1 shared filing) and 2 others.

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Achieve (2 issuers, $10.3M reported sold, 2010–2021).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Achieve has 2 companies on file and $10.3M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 4 court cases matching the name, 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 8 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 Frank Cotroneo and found 8 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 89 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Frank Cotroneo has not run yet — it is joining a line of 3,653 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

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

Cotroneo v. Pfeizer Inc. open
District Court, N.D. Florida · No. 3:26-cv-01789 · Filed Mar 11, 2026
Role of Cotroneo: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
COTRONEO v. COOK GROUP INC closed
District Court, D. Maine · No. 2:16-cv-00270 · Filed May 31, 2016 · Closed Jun 17, 2016 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of COTRONEO: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2016-06-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Transfer to another district Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in ME (not a filing state)
Cotroneo v. Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc closed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:08-cv-00254 · Filed Jan 23, 2008 · Closed Jan 4, 2011 · Nature of suit: 360 P.I.: Other · Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question
Role of Cotroneo: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2011-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (TX)
Cotroneo v. Compaq Computer Corp dismissed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:99-cv-00952 · Filed Mar 30, 1999 · Closed May 14, 1999 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Role of Cotroneo: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1999-05-14 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (TX)
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, 2:22 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Frank Cotroneo..

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 are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

4 cases: 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Cotroneo v. Standard Heat, Inc. dba AJS Standard Heat closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-12-01028 · Filed Feb 5, 2012 · Closed Jun 10, 2013
Role of Cotroneo: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2013-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Frank Joseph-Cotroneo closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-11-40380 · Filed Jan 20, 2011 · Closed Jun 10, 2013
Role of Frank Joseph-Cotroneo: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (joseph); court in NY (not a filing state)
Anthony J. Cotroneo closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 02-31805 · Filed Oct 28, 2002 · Closed Mar 27, 2003
Role of Anthony J. Cotroneo: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-03-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (anthony); court in PA (not a filing state)
FRANK COTRONEO and VERONICA J COTRONEO closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 02-31714 · Filed May 3, 2002 · Closed Oct 22, 2002
Role of FRANK COTRONEO and VERONICA J COTRONEO: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-10-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); first name matches; 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MN (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 covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 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

8 differences found between the filings for Frank Cotroneo — 1 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

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

Form D filed 89 days after the first sale — Bright Bucks, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Apr 15, 2021. The Form D was filed Jul 13, 2021 — 89 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 74 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Mar 15, 2012 – Apr 2, 2012

Form D filed 18 days after the first sale — Achieve Financial Services, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Mar 15, 2012. The Form D was filed Apr 2, 2012 — 18 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 3 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Jul 14, 2010 – Apr 2, 2012

Frank Cotroneo's role changed at Achieve Financial Services, LLC: executive officer → director

The Jul 14, 2010 filing lists Frank Cotroneo as executive officer; the Apr 2, 2012 Form D lists 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.

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

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Bright Bucks, Inc. (latest filing Jul 13, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 13, 2021 (first sale Apr 15, 2021). It reports $675,000 sold of $1,500,000 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 · Mar 15, 2012 – Apr 2, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Achieve Financial Services, LLC (latest filing Apr 2, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 2, 2012 (first sale Mar 15, 2012). It reports $9,636,950 sold of $12,636,950 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 6, 2010 – Jul 14, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Achieve Financial Services, LLC (latest filing Jul 14, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 14, 2010 (first sale Jul 6, 2010). It reports $1,000,491 sold of $7,500,491 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 14, 2010 – Jul 13, 2021

Frank Cotroneo is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Frank Cotroneo" on 2 filings (from Jul 14, 2010), and "Frank J. Cotroneo" on the Jul 13, 2021 filing.

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.

Sources
Note · Mar 20, 2019

Same name, different state: "Frank Cotroneo" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Frank Cotroneo" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by ASPEN GROUP, INC. (Mar 20, 2019). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 14, 2010 to Apr 2, 2012; the other has one filing dated Mar 20, 2019.

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 3 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
Jul 13, 2021 D
Bright Bucks, Inc.
File 021-405999
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 2, 2012 D
Achieve Financial Services, LLC
File 021-176055
$0$0$0
Gross proceeds to be used for customary working capital purposes
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 14, 2010 D
Achieve Financial Services, LLC
File 021-144926
$0$0$0
Gross proceeds to be used for customary working capital purposes
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 Frank Cotroneo on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology · group: Achieve

Bright Bucks, Inc.

San Antonio, TX · Jul 13, 2021
  • Jul 13, 2021 · D · $675,000 sold of $1,500,000 · 6 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director (Interim CFO) EDGAR ↗

Raised $675K from 6 investors (45% of the $1.5M target) as of the latest filing. Frank is listed as executive officer, director.

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 Banking and Financial Services · group: Achieve

Achieve Financial Services, LLC

Austin, TX · Jul 14, 2010 → Apr 2, 2012 · 2 filings
  • Apr 2, 2012 · D · $9,636,950 sold of $12,636,950 · 16 investors · min. $15,517 · role: Director (Manager) EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 14, 2010 · D · $1,000,491 sold of $7,500,491 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $9.64M from 16 investors (76% of the $12.6M target) as of the latest filing. Frank is listed as director, executive officer on 2 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.

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.

  • Frank Cotroneo — NY, 1 issuer, Mar 20, 2019 → Mar 20, 2019 · no shared issuer

People around Frank 7

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

GG
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Person

Gavin Gray

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Frank Cotroneo. Their page shows their other deals.

BC
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Person

Brett Cravatt

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Frank Cotroneo. Their page shows their other deals.

SR
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Person

Sam Reed

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Frank Cotroneo. Their page shows their other deals.

MZ
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Person

Marc Zimmermann

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Frank Cotroneo. Their page shows their other deals.

JG
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Person

Jonathan Gopman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Frank Cotroneo. Their page shows their other deals.

MV
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Person

Michael VanErdewyk

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

Listed on the same filings as Frank Cotroneo. Their page shows their other deals.

JK
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Person

Jay Kurian

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Frank Cotroneo. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Achieve

2 issuers · 4 filings · $10.3M reported sold · 2010–2021

One team, 2 deal companies. Frank Cotroneo is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Frank Cotroneo.

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers 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 Frank Cotroneo 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Frank Cotroneo is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Achieve Financial Services, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #343,441 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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