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Joseph Samuel

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MA · Jan 13, 2010 → Aug 16, 2011

1deal (issuers)
$450Kreported sold
7investors
2Form D filings
2010–2011years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Joseph Samuel is listed as a director and promoter on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jan 2010 and Aug 2011: ABOVE Solutions Inc. (Lexington, MA — other technology — 2010–2011; $450K reported sold to 7 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 Ashok Shah (2 shared filings), Clarence Chandran (2 shared filings), Kannankote (Sri) Srikanth (2 shared filings), Poonacha Machaiah (2 shared filings), Raghu Rau (2 shared filings) and 2 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Joseph. 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) — 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 13 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 2 public filings for Joseph Samuel and found 2 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "Joseph Maxwell Samuel" (DE) is a separate record.

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 Joseph Samuel has not run yet — it is joining a line of 13,049 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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, 2:21 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 Joseph Samuel..

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

13 cases: 13 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Joseph B. Samuel, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 18-10318 · Filed Aug 7, 2018 · Closed Dec 11, 2018
Role of Joseph B. Samuel, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-12-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Joseph B. Samuel, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 18-10128 · Filed Mar 29, 2018 · Closed Apr 27, 2018
Role of Joseph B. Samuel, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-04-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Joseph B. Samuel, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 17-10259 · Filed May 1, 2017 · Closed Jan 8, 2018
Role of Joseph B. Samuel, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-01-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Joseph Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · No. 13-42288 · Filed Dec 11, 2013 · Closed Apr 6, 2015
Role of Joseph Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-04-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Joseph Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 09-17793 · Filed Mar 31, 2009 · Closed Oct 23, 2009
Role of Joseph Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-10-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Joseph E Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 07-23689 · Filed Sep 24, 2007 · Closed Nov 27, 2007
Role of Joseph E Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-11-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Joseph H. Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 06-15634 · Filed Nov 2, 2006 · Closed Feb 9, 2007
Role of Joseph H. Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-02-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Joseph B. Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 01-11650 · Filed Aug 3, 2001 · Closed Sep 26, 2006
Role of Joseph B. Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-09-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Joseph H. Samuel and Mornlight Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 01-24677 · Filed Jun 25, 2001 · Closed Apr 18, 2003
Role of Joseph H. Samuel and Mornlight Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-04-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Joseph B. Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 00-11672 · Filed Sep 8, 2000 · Closed Nov 5, 2001
Role of Joseph B. Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-11-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
JOSEPH SAMUEL closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 96-08134 · Filed Nov 12, 1996 · Closed Mar 5, 1997
Role of JOSEPH SAMUEL: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-03-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AL (not a filing state)
Joseph Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · No. 93-40444 · Filed Mar 12, 1993 · Closed May 5, 1995
Role of Joseph Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-05-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Joseph Samuel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · No. 87-40221 · Filed Mar 3, 1987 · Closed Jul 27, 1987
Role of Joseph Samuel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1987-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 20 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (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, 2:21 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

2 differences found between the filings for Joseph Samuel (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Dec 30, 2009 – Aug 16, 2011

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ABOVE Solutions Inc. (latest filing Aug 16, 2011)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 16, 2011 (first sale Dec 30, 2009). It reports $450,000 sold of $700,000 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 · Apr 13, 2026

Same name, different state: "Joseph Maxwell Samuel" (DE) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is MA. A separate record, "Joseph Maxwell Samuel" with address state DE, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Off Piste Fund I, LP (Apr 13, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 13, 2010 to Aug 16, 2011; the other has one filing dated Apr 13, 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
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 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 16, 2011 D/A
ABOVE Solutions Inc.
File 021-137779
$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 Joseph Samuel on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

ABOVE Solutions Inc.

Lexington, MA · Jan 13, 2010 → Aug 16, 2011 · 2 filings
  • Aug 16, 2011 · D/A · $450,000 sold of $700,000 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 13, 2010 · D · $400,000 sold of $700,000 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $450K from 7 investors (64% of the $700K target) as of the latest filing. Joseph is listed as director, promoter 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.

People around Joseph 7

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

AS
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Person

Ashok Shah

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

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Samuel. Their page shows their other deals.

RR
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Person

Ramesh Ratan

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

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Samuel. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
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Person

Kannankote (Sri) Srikanth

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

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Samuel. Their page shows their other deals.

PM
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Person

Poonacha Machaiah

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

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Samuel. Their page shows their other deals.

RR
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Person

Raghu Rau

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Samuel. Their page shows their other deals.

CC
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Person

Clarence Chandran

Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Samuel. Their page shows their other deals.

RB
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Person

Robert Bong

Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Samuel. 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 Joseph Samuel 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 Joseph Samuel is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in ABOVE Solutions Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #350,261 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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