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James Tu

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NJ, OH · Jan 28, 2020 → Dec 28, 2021

1deal (issuers)
$4.5Mreported sold
9investors
3Form D filings
2020–2021years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:46 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James Tu is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Apr 2019 and Dec 2021: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE (Solon, OH — manufacturing — 2019–2021; $4.5M reported sold to 9 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 Jennifer Cheng (3 shared filings), Geraldine McManus (2 shared filings), Stephen Socolof (2 shared filings), Tod Nestor (2 shared filings), Gina Huang (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 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 James Tu and found 7 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "James Xinjun TU" (K3) is a separate record; 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 James Tu has not run yet — it is joining a line of 4,575 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

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:46 AM ET.

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 James Tu..

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

2 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

James Q. Tu closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 08-51528 · Filed Mar 28, 2008 · Closed Sep 9, 2010
Role of James Q. Tu: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-09-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
James T. Tu closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:94-bk-20433 · Filed Oct 14, 1994 · Closed Mar 17, 1995
Role of James T. Tu: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-03-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (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, 2:46 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

7 differences found between the filings for James Tu (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jan 13, 2020 – Jan 28, 2020

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE (latest filing Jan 28, 2020)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 28, 2020 (first sale Jan 13, 2020). It reports $430,225 sold of $2,750,000 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 · Aug 18, 2025 – Aug 18, 2026

Same name, different state: "James Xinjun TU" (K3) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NJ or OH. A separate record, "James Xinjun TU" with address state K3, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Long Corridor Alpha Opportunities Feeder Fund (Aug 18, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 28, 2020 to Dec 28, 2021; the other runs Aug 18, 2025 to Aug 18, 2026.

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
Note · Sep 12, 2025

Same name, different state: "James Tu" (NC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NJ or OH. A separate record, "James Tu" with address state NC, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by CHARLES & COLVARD LTD (Sep 12, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 28, 2020 to Dec 28, 2021; the other has one filing dated Sep 12, 2025.

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
Note · Jan 13, 2010

Same name, different state: "James Tu" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NJ or OH. A separate record, "James Tu" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by 5 ELEMENTS GLOBAL FUND, LP (Jan 13, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 28, 2020 to Dec 28, 2021; the other has one filing dated Jan 13, 2010.

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
Note · Apr 4, 2019 – Jan 28, 2020

Address moved from San Carlos, CA to Solon, OH — ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE

The people listed on the Apr 4, 2019 filing give San Carlos, CA; on the Jan 28, 2020 filing they give Solon, OH.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Sources
Note · Apr 4, 2019 – Dec 28, 2021

Reported revenue range changed between filings — ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE

"$5,000,001 - $25,000,000" (Apr 4, 2019); then "Decline to Disclose" (Jan 28, 2020); then "$5,000,001 - $25,000,000" (Dec 28, 2021).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

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

2 of 3 offerings report sales commissions totalling $390,116; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Dec 28, 2021 D
ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
File 021-426900
$360,000 (est.)$0 (est.)$0
The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, and may use up to 50% of the net proceeds from the offering to reduce the balance of an outstanding promissory note issued to an unrelated third party.
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC BrokerCheck CRD 375 ↗EDGAR ↗
Jan 28, 2020 D
ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
File 021-359044
$30,116$0$0
Proceeds of the offering may be used for general working capital purposes. Therefore, proceeds may be used for payments to officers and directors in the ordinary course, but proceeds are not specifically earmarked for such payments.
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC BrokerCheck CRD 375 ↗
via H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (CRD 375 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Apr 4, 2019 D
ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
File 021-336403
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 James Tu on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Manufacturing

ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE

Solon, OH · Apr 4, 2019 → Dec 28, 2021 · 3 filings
  • Dec 28, 2021 · D · $4,500,005 sold of $4,500,005 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director) EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 28, 2020 · D · $430,225 sold of $2,750,000 · 9 investors · min. $1,562 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 4, 2019 · D · $1,700,000 sold of $1,700,000 · 5 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $4.5M from 9 investors (100% of the $4.5M target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer, director 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: Manufacturing / 506(b) (1,339 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 (3)

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

  • James Xinjun TU — Hong Kong (as filed: K3), 2 issuers, Aug 18, 2025 → Aug 18, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • James Tu — NY, 1 issuer, Jan 13, 2010 → Jan 13, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • James Tu — NC, 1 issuer, Sep 12, 2025 → Sep 12, 2025 · no shared issuer

People around James 10

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

JC
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Person

Jennifer Cheng

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

GM
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Person

Geraldine McManus

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

TN
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Person

Tod Nestor

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
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Person

Stephen Socolof

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

RF
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Person

Robert Farkas

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

MR
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Person

Michael Ramelot

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

PP
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Person

Philip Politziner

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

JW
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Person

James Warren

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

PP
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Person

Phillip Politziner

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

GH
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Person

Gina Huang

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Tu. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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 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 James Tu 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 James Tu is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #153,123 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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