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Rick Pauls

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Manitoba, Canada (as filed: A2), British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), GA · Jul 22, 2010 → Mar 8, 2011

1deal (issuers)
$1.07Mreported sold
20investors
8Form D filings
2010–2011years on file

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

The short version

Rick Pauls is listed as a director on 8 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2010 and Feb 2017: LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — other technology — 2010–2017; $1.07M reported sold to 20 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 David Selley (8 shared filings), Rodger Tourigny (8 shared filings), Peter Whitehead (6 shared filings), Darryl Yea (5 shared filings), David Pierson (4 shared filings) and 7 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 8 public filings for Rick Pauls and found 12 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: David Gane, Jeffrey D. Welsh, Southern Financial Services, Inc., Southern Waste, Inc., DBA Strategic Investors Group, Charles T. Tamburello, and Capital Research Group (Mar 3, 2005); Regulator action naming a team member: David Gane, Jeffrey D. Welsh, Southern Financial Services, Inc., Southern Waste, Inc., DBA Strategic Investors Group, Charles T. Tamburello, and Capital Research Group, Inc. (Jan 31, 2005); 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 Rick Pauls has not run yet — it is joining a line of 25,439 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: 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, 2:22 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: VA (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 Rick Pauls..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): 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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

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

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET.

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

12 differences found between the filings for Rick Pauls — 2 worth asking about (compared 8 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 3, 2005

Regulator action naming a team member: David Gane, Jeffrey D. Welsh, Southern Financial Services, Inc., Southern Waste, Inc., DBA Strategic Investors Group, Charles T. Tamburello, and Capital Research Group (Mar 3, 2005)

An SEC litigation release dated Mar 3, 2005 names David Gane (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 80%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Sources
Worth asking · Jan 31, 2005

Regulator action naming a team member: David Gane, Jeffrey D. Welsh, Southern Financial Services, Inc., Southern Waste, Inc., DBA Strategic Investors Group, Charles T. Tamburello, and Capital Research Group, Inc. (Jan 31, 2005)

An SEC litigation release dated Jan 31, 2005 names David Gane (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 80%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Sources
Note · Feb 23, 2017

Rick Pauls appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (last filing Feb 23, 2017; $1,068,792 sold of $2,960,070). 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.

Sources
Note · Jul 9, 2010 – Feb 23, 2017

8 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (latest filing Feb 23, 2017) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (latest filing Mar 9, 2015) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (latest filing Nov 7, 2013) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (latest filing Jun 27, 2013) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (latest filing Dec 6, 2011) · and 3 more

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Sources
Note · Jul 22, 2010 – Dec 6, 2011

Rick Pauls is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Rick Pauls" on 7 filings (from Jul 22, 2010), and "Rick John Pauls" on the Dec 6, 2011 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Sources
Note · Jul 22, 2010 – Jun 27, 2013

Industry group changed between filings — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC

"Manufacturing" (Jul 22, 2010 to Dec 6, 2011); then "Other Technology" (Jun 27, 2013 to Feb 23, 2017).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

Sources
Note · Jul 22, 2010 – Jun 27, 2013

Reported revenue range changed between filings — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC

"Decline to Disclose" (Jul 22, 2010); then "Not Applicable" (Dec 6, 2011); then "Decline to Disclose" (Jun 27, 2013).

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
Note · Nov 16, 2010 – Jul 25, 2025

Same name, different state: "Rick Pauls" (MN) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is A2 or A1 or GA. A separate record, "Rick Pauls" with address state MN, is listed on 7 filings — most recently by DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. (Jul 25, 2025). Both records have filings in the same period (Nov 16, 2010 to Mar 8, 2011).

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.

Sources
Note · Mar 9, 2015 – Feb 23, 2017

Address moved from Atlanta, GA to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC

The people listed on the Mar 9, 2015 filing give Atlanta, GA; on the Feb 23, 2017 filing they give Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1). The address now on file (580 Hornby Street, Suite 810, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1)) is a registered-agent or shared-office address used by 10 issuers.

What this means A registered agent's address is a mailbox, not where the team works. Ask where the business actually operates.

Sources
Note · Nov 7, 2013 – Mar 9, 2015

Address moved from Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) to Atlanta, GA — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC

The people listed on the Nov 7, 2013 filing give Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1); on the Mar 9, 2015 filing they give Atlanta, GA. The address now on file (580 Hornby Street, Suite 810, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1)) is a registered-agent or shared-office address used by 10 issuers.

What this means A registered agent's address is a mailbox, not where the team works. Ask where the business actually operates.

Sources
Note · Dec 6, 2011 – Jun 27, 2013

Address moved from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) to Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC

The people listed on the Dec 6, 2011 filing give Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1); on the Jun 27, 2013 filing they give Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1). The address now on file (580 Hornby Street, Suite 810, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1)) is a registered-agent or shared-office address used by 10 issuers.

What this means A registered agent's address is a mailbox, not where the team works. Ask where the business actually operates.

Sources
Note · Jul 22, 2010 – Feb 23, 2017

Rick Pauls is listed with 3 different address states: A2, A1, GA

Manitoba, Canada (as filed: A2) on 4 filings (Jul 22, 2010 to Dec 6, 2011); British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) on 3 filings (Jun 27, 2013 to Feb 23, 2017); GA on 1 filing (Mar 9, 2015).

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.

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

0 of 8 offerings report sales commissions; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $4,800; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Feb 23, 2017 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-281239
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 9, 2015 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-235444
$0$4,800$0Primary Capital LLC BrokerCheck CRD 127921 ↗EDGAR ↗
Nov 7, 2013 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-205966
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 27, 2013 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-198688
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 6, 2011 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-169694
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 8, 2011 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-156312
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 10, 2010 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-150282
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 22, 2010 D
LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC
File 021-145346
$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 Rick Pauls on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Jul 22, 2010 → Feb 23, 2017 · 8 filings
  • Feb 23, 2017 · D · $447,701 sold of $820,785 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 9, 2015 · D · $499,196 sold of $1,127,946 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 7, 2013 · D · $1,068,792 sold of $2,960,070 · 20 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 27, 2013 · D · $226,737 sold of $633,209 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 6, 2011 · D · $51,033 sold of $85,055 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 8, 2011 · D · $172,414 sold of $287,357 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 10, 2010 · D · $269,717 sold of $620,349 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 22, 2010 · D · $67,777 sold of $155,887 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.07M from 20 investors (100% of the $821K target) as of the latest filing. Rick is listed as director on 8 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 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.

  • Rick Pauls — MN, 2 issuers, Nov 16, 2010 → Jul 25, 2025 · no shared issuer

People around Rick 12

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

DS
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Person

David Selley

Executive Officer, Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

RT
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Person

Rodger Tourigny

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

PW
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Person

Peter Whitehead

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

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

DY
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Person

Darryl Yea

Director · 5 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

DP
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Person

David Pierson

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

WS
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Person

W. Keith Smith

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

PV
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Person

Praveen Varshney

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

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

DG
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Person

David Gane

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

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

LR
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Person

Lamar Roberts

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

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

WS
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Person

W. Keith Smith

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

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

DK
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Person

Darcy Kindred

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

JK
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Person

Jody Kelly

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Rick Pauls. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

9 other issuers 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 Rick Pauls 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 Rick Pauls is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in LED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #275,028 of 374,652 in line (1,289 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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