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Peter Benz

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY, CA, FL · Aug 6, 2015 → Sep 1, 2022

4deals (issuers)
$178.8Mreported sold
64investors
10Form D filings
2015–2022years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Peter Benz is listed as an executive officer and director on 10 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Aug 2014 and Sep 2022: Fluent, Inc. (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2015–2018; $155.3M reported sold to 36 investors), usell.com, Inc. (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2015–2017; $22M reported sold to 20 investors), Bio Daf USA, Inc. (Austin, TX — environmental services — 2019–2022; $1.5M reported sold to 8 investors) and Embark Corp (New York, NY — other technology — 2014).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $178.8M sold in total.

Listed alongside Daniel Brauser (5 shared filings), Amitabh Jhawar (3 shared filings), Brian Tepfer (3 shared filings), Derek Dubner (3 shared filings), Dory Doud (3 shared filings) and 30 others.

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

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Usell (4 issuers, $14.5M reported sold, 2009–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Usell has 4 companies on file and $14.5M 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 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 3 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 10 public filings for Peter Benz and found 16 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz; 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 Peter Benz has not run yet — it is joining a line of 33,472 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

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, 2:31 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: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 Peter Benz..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

3 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · No. 04-11541 · Filed Apr 27, 2004 · Closed Oct 26, 2004
Role of Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NH (not a filing state)
Peter Benz closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 03-39050 · Filed Sep 3, 2003 · Closed Mar 19, 2004
Role of Peter Benz: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-03-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:97-bk-04195 · Filed Mar 19, 1997 · Closed Jul 21, 1997
Role of Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-07-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (FL)
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, 2:31 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

16 differences found between the filings for Peter Benz — 1 worth asking about (compared 10 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 19, 1997 – Jul 21, 1997

Bankruptcy case: Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz — filed Mar 19, 1997

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida docket "Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz" filed Mar 19, 1997, closed Jul 21, 1997. Peter Benz is listed as Debtor ("Peter K. Benz and Beverly A. Benz"). Our match estimate: 58%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 11, 2011 – Jan 9, 2014

Bankruptcy case: Gazes v. Embark Corporation — filed Feb 11, 2011

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York docket "Gazes v. Embark Corporation" filed Feb 11, 2011, closed Jan 9, 2014. Embark Corp (related issuer) is listed as Defendant ("Embark Corporation"). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York ↗Embark Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 28, 2007 – Apr 4, 2012

Bankruptcy case: Delphi Corporation v. Fluent Inc — filed Sep 28, 2007

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York docket "Delphi Corporation v. Fluent Inc" filed Sep 28, 2007, closed Apr 4, 2012. Fluent, Inc. (related issuer) is listed as Defendant ("Fluent Inc"). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York ↗Fluent, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 7, 2014 – Sep 1, 2022

Peter Benz appears on 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

Bio Daf USA, Inc. (last filing Sep 1, 2022; $1,500,000 sold of $4,889,000); Embark Corp (last filing Aug 7, 2014; $0 sold of $5,000,000). 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.

Bio Daf USA, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Embark Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 15, 2019 – May 13, 2019

Form D filed 28 days after the first sale — Bio Daf USA, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Apr 15, 2019. The Form D was filed May 13, 2019 — 28 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 13 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.

Form D · May 13, 2019 ↗Bio Daf USA, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 13, 2017 – Jan 31, 2017

Form D filed 18 days after the first sale — usell.com, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jan 13, 2017. The Form D was filed Jan 31, 2017 — 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.

Form D · Jan 31, 2017 ↗usell.com, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 16, 2015 – Dec 7, 2015

Form D filed 21 days after the first sale — Fluent, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 16, 2015. The Form D was filed Dec 7, 2015 — 21 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 6 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.

Form D · Dec 7, 2015 ↗Fluent, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 7, 2021 – Jan 12, 2021

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Bio Daf USA, Inc. (latest filing Jan 12, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 12, 2021 (first sale Jan 7, 2021). It reports $250,000 sold of $4,889,000 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.

Form D · Jan 12, 2021 ↗Bio Daf USA, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 15, 2019 – May 13, 2019

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Bio Daf USA, Inc. (latest filing May 13, 2019)

The latest filing for this offering is dated May 13, 2019 (first sale Apr 15, 2019). It reports $1,200,000 sold of $2,000,000 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.

Form D · May 13, 2019 ↗Bio Daf USA, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 16, 2017 – Dec 1, 2017

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — usell.com, Inc. (latest filing Dec 1, 2017)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 1, 2017 (first sale Nov 16, 2017). It reports $3,940,000 sold of $4,000,000 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.

Form D · Dec 1, 2017 ↗usell.com, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 13, 2019 – Jan 12, 2021

Peter Benz's role changed at Bio Daf USA, Inc.: executive officer, director → director

The May 13, 2019 filing lists Peter Benz as executive officer, director; the Jan 12, 2021 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.

Form D · May 13, 2019 ↗Form D · Jan 12, 2021 ↗Peter Benz — PartnerFacts page ↗Bio Daf USA, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 6, 2015 – Jan 12, 2018

Reported revenue range changed between filings — Fluent, Inc.

"$1,000,001 - $5,000,000" (Aug 6, 2015); then "Decline to Disclose" (Jan 12, 2018).

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.

Form D · Aug 6, 2015 ↗Form D · Jan 12, 2018 ↗Fluent, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 10, 2015 – Jan 31, 2017

Reported revenue range changed between filings — usell.com, Inc.

"$5,000,001 - $25,000,000" (Nov 10, 2015); then "$25,000,001 - $100,000,000" (Jan 31, 2017).

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.

Form D · Nov 10, 2015 ↗Form D · Jan 31, 2017 ↗usell.com, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 3, 2012 – Feb 9, 2018

Same name, different state: "Peter Benz" (TX or CO) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY or CA or FL. A separate record, "Peter Benz" with address state TX or CO, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by LILIS ENERGY, INC. (Feb 9, 2018). Both records have filings in the same period (Aug 6, 2015 to Feb 9, 2018).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Peter Benz (TX,CO) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Feb 9, 2018 ↗LILIS ENERGY, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗Peter Benz (NY,CA,FL) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · May 13, 2019 – Jan 12, 2021

Address moved from Golden, CO to Austin, TX — Bio Daf USA, Inc.

The people listed on the May 13, 2019 filing give Golden, CO; on the Jan 12, 2021 filing they give Austin, TX.

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.

Form D · May 13, 2019 ↗Form D · Jan 12, 2021 ↗Bio Daf USA, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 7, 2014 – Sep 1, 2022

Peter Benz is listed with 3 different address states: NY, CA, FL

NY on 4 filings (Aug 7, 2014 to Dec 1, 2017); CA on 4 filings (Aug 6, 2015 to Sep 1, 2022); FL on 2 filings (Dec 7, 2015 to Jan 12, 2018).

What this means The address on a Form D is usually the company's, not the person's home, so this often just reflects different companies. It can also mean a move. Nothing wrong by itself.

Form D · Aug 7, 2014 ↗Form D · Aug 6, 2015 ↗Form D · Dec 7, 2015 ↗
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

1 of 10 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $600,000; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $150,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 1, 2022 D
Bio Daf USA, Inc.
File 021-457739
$0$0$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 12, 2021 D
Bio Daf USA, Inc.
File 021-386000
$0$0$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 13, 2019 D
Bio Daf USA, Inc.
File 021-339428
$0$0$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 12, 2018 D
Fluent, Inc.
File 021-303219
$0$0$0
The Issuer sold a total of 2,700,000 shares. Simultaneously, for no additional consideration, the Issuer issued warrants to purchase 1,350,000 shares in a private placement.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 1, 2017 D
usell.com, Inc.
File 021-299917
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 31, 2017 D
usell.com, Inc.
File 021-279634
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 7, 2015 D
Fluent, Inc.
File 021-252562
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 10, 2015 D
usell.com, Inc.
File 021-251008
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 6, 2015 D
Fluent, Inc.
File 021-245262
$600,000$0$150,000 (est.)
Based on a bonus owed to Derek Dubner under his employment agreement and compensation to be paid in the general course of business to directors and officers.
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 120128 ↗EDGAR ↗
Aug 7, 2014 D
Embark Corp
File 021-222451
$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 4

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

BD
Environmental Services

Bio Daf USA, Inc.

Austin, TX · May 13, 2019 → Sep 1, 2022 · 3 filings
  • Sep 1, 2022 · D · $1,500,000 sold of $1,500,000 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 12, 2021 · D · $250,000 sold of $4,889,000 · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 13, 2019 · D · $1,200,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.5M from 8 investors (100% of the $1.5M target) as of the latest filing. Peter is listed as director, executive officer on 3 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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: Environmental Services / 506(b) (83 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.

F
Other Technology

Fluent, Inc.

New York, NY · Aug 6, 2015 → Jan 12, 2018 · 3 filings
  • Jan 12, 2018 · D · $13,500,000 sold of $13,500,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 7, 2015 · D · $155,333,500 sold of $155,333,500 · 18 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 6, 2015 · D · $10,000,002 sold of $10,000,002 · 1 investors · min. $10,000,002 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $155.3M from 36 investors (100% of the $13.5M target) as of the latest filing. Peter is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

UC
Other · group: Usell

usell.com, Inc.

New York, NY · Nov 10, 2015 → Dec 1, 2017 · 3 filings
  • Dec 1, 2017 · D · $3,940,000 sold of $4,000,000 · 14 investors · min. $15,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 31, 2017 · D · $8,660,000 sold of $8,660,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 10, 2015 · D · $0 sold of $0 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $22M from 20 investors (100% of the $4M target) as of the latest filing. Peter is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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 / 506(b) (18,678 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.

EC
Other Technology

Embark Corp

New York, NY · Aug 7, 2014
  • Aug 7, 2014 · D · $0 sold of $5,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Peter is listed as executive officer, director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

  • Peter Benz — TX, CO, 2 issuers, Aug 3, 2012 → Feb 9, 2018 · no shared issuer

People around Peter 35

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

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

Daniel Brauser

Director, Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

GF
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Person

Grant Fitzwilliam

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Michael Brauser

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

Michael Brauser is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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

Robert Fried

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Jennifer Calabrese

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Derek Dubner

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Robert Swayman

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Brian Tepfer

Director, Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Nikhil Raman

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Amitabh Jhawar

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Marcos De La Monja Avila

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Marcos De La Monja Carter

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Dory Doud

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Steven D. Rubin

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

Steven D. Rubin is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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

James Reilly

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

John Doucet

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

AS
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Person

Aaron Solomon

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Robert W. Sloan

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Jack F. Overstreet

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

David Lieberman

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Sarita James

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

VG
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Person

Vishal Garg

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

RK
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Person

Raza Kahn

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

MO
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Person

Merrick Okamoto

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

JINBO (JACKY) WANG

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

PT
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Person

PETER W.H. TAN

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

RS
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Person

Ryan Schulke

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

ST
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Person

Scott Tepfer

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

DF
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Person

Dr. Phillip Frost

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

DM
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Person

Donald Mathis

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Ben R. Doud

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Marilee Neff Doud

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

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

John Endendyk

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Scott H Arnold

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Peter Benz. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Steven Rubin

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Steven Rubin is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Usell

4 issuers · 34 filings · $14.5M reported sold · 2009–2025

One team, 4 deal companies. Peter Benz is listed on 1 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 Peter Benz.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 4 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 Peter Benz 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 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Peter Benz is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Fluent, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #97,932 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

New York Secretary of State business search ↗California Secretary of State business search ↗Florida Secretary of State business search ↗Texas Secretary of State business search ↗OpenCorporates ↗

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