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Joel Marcus

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MA · Feb 22, 2016 → Jul 23, 2019

3deals (issuers)
$115Mreported sold
108investors
5Form D filings
2016–2019years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:05 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Joel Marcus is listed as a director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jun 2010 and Jul 2020: Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. (Woburn, MA — biotechnology — 2019–2020; $62M reported sold to 90 investors), Yumanity Holdings, LLC (Boston, MA — other health care — 2016–2018; $51M reported sold to 16 investors) and BOSTON BIOMEDICAL INC (Norwood, MA — biotechnology — 2010; $2M reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 10 years. Across those companies the filings report $115M sold in total.

Listed alongside Anthony Coles (2 shared filings, management entity), Carl P. LeBel (2 shared filings), Christopher R. Loose (2 shared filings), David Lucchino (2 shared filings), JEFFERY KELLY (2 shared filings) and 14 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 1 record 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

None found in sources searched

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, 3:05 AM ET.

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

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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.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Joel Marcus closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 05-33639 · Filed Jul 21, 2005 · Closed Nov 9, 2005
Role of Joel Marcus: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-11-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (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, 3:05 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

1 of 5 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $2,045,098; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $1,056,267.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jul 27, 2020 D
Frequency Therapeutics, Inc.
File 021-371826
$2,045,098$0$0Cowen and Company, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 7616 ↗EDGAR ↗
Jul 23, 2019 D
Frequency Therapeutics, Inc.
File 021-344894
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 2, 2018 D
Yumanity Holdings, LLC
File 021-315884
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 22, 2016 D
Yumanity Holdings, LLC
File 021-257867
$0$0$1,056,267None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 15, 2010 D
BOSTON BIOMEDICAL INC
File 021-143515
$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 3

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

Biotechnology

Frequency Therapeutics, Inc.

Woburn, MA · Jul 23, 2019 → Jul 27, 2020 · 2 filings
  • Jul 27, 2020 · D · $42,301,944 sold of $42,301,944 · 18 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 23, 2019 · D · $61,999,366 sold of $61,999,366 · 80 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $62M from 90 investors (100% of the $42.3M target) as of the latest filing. Joel is listed as director 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Biotechnology / 506(b) (3,253 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 Health Care

Yumanity Holdings, LLC

Boston, MA · Feb 22, 2016 → Jul 2, 2018 · 2 filings
  • Jul 2, 2018 · D · $31,120,497 sold of $74,999,997 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 22, 2016 · D · $51,018,711 sold of $56,018,689 · 16 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $51M from 16 investors (68% of the $75M target) as of the latest filing. Joel is listed as director 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Health Care / 506(b) (4,189 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.

Biotechnology

BOSTON BIOMEDICAL INC

Norwood, MA · Jun 15, 2010
  • Jun 15, 2010 · D · $2,000,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $2M from 2 investors (100% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. Joel is listed as 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.

Other pages with the same name (2)

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

  • Joel S. Marcus — CA, NY, WA, 18 issuers, Aug 11, 2009 → Jan 15, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Joel Marcus — NC, 2 issuers, Mar 22, 2017 → May 15, 2020 · no shared issuer

People around Joel 19

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

Management entity

Anthony Coles

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Robert Langer

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 47 other issuers

Robert Langer is on 48 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Timothy J. Barberich

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 10 other issuers

Timothy J. Barberich is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Christopher R. Loose

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Paulash Mohsen

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Michael Huang

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Richard Mitrano

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

David Lucchino

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Marc Cohen

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 9 other issuers

Marc Cohen is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

JEFFERY KELLY

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Carl P. LeBel

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Richard Heyman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

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

Person

William J. Rutter

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Taro Inaba

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Cecil Pickett

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Dana Hilt

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Wendy S. Arnold

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Chiang J. Li

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

John Cox

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

Listed on the same filings as Joel Marcus. 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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