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Robert Aren

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · Jun 25, 2021 → Jun 25, 2021

1deal (issuers)
$400Kreported sold
3investors
2Form D filings
2021year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:49 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Robert Aren is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer in Jun 2021: Joy of Mom Inc. (Deerfield, IL — other technology — 2021; $400K reported sold to 3 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jun 2021. 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 Dush Ramachandren (2 shared filings) and Vicki Esralew (2 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Robert. 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 15 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 16 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 Robert Aren and found 4 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 146 days after the first sale; 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 Robert Aren has not run yet — it is joining a line of 3,165 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 open

Coulibaly v. Aren Auto Group LLC open
District Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 1:25-cv-01259 · Filed Jul 30, 2025 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
Role of Aren Auto Group LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in VA (not a filing state)
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, 2:49 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.

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 Robert Aren..

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

15 cases: 1 open, 14 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Westlake Financial, Aren Auto Group LLC + Loss Rec open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 25-32208 · Filed Jun 3, 2025
Role of Westlake Financial, Aren Auto Group LLC + Loss Rec: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in VA (not a filing state)
Peek, Aren't You Curious, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 16-30146 · Filed Feb 5, 2016 · Closed Jan 5, 2024
Role of Peek, Aren't You Curious, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-01-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (peek); court in CA (not a filing state)
Angela Rose Pollock and Troy Aren Downing closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 13-15591 · Filed Dec 30, 2013 · Closed Aug 14, 2015
Role of Angela Rose Pollock and Troy Aren Downing: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-08-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (troy); court in OK (not a filing state)
Angela Rose Pollock and Troy Aren Downing closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 13-12365 · Filed May 21, 2013 · Closed Feb 26, 2014
Role of Angela Rose Pollock and Troy Aren Downing: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-02-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (troy); court in OK (not a filing state)
Robert J. Aren closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 13-04231 · Filed Feb 4, 2013 · Closed Jun 7, 2013
Role of Robert J. Aren: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-06-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); first name matches; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Aren Paul Cooper and Ashley Renee Cooper closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 11-33321 · Filed Jul 11, 2011 · Closed Oct 26, 2011
Role of Aren Paul Cooper and Ashley Renee Cooper: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-10-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (not a filing state)
Lawrence Aren Hagen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 11-42014 · Filed Mar 17, 2011 · Closed Sep 2, 2015
Role of Lawrence Aren Hagen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-09-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (lawrence); court in WA (not a filing state)
Lawrence Aren Hagen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 10-42904 · Filed Apr 15, 2010 · Closed Jun 6, 2011
Role of Lawrence Aren Hagen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-06-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (lawrence); court in WA (not a filing state)
Troy Aren Downing and Misty Danyelle Downing closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 05-07247 · Filed Sep 13, 2005 · Closed May 12, 2006
Role of Troy Aren Downing and Misty Danyelle Downing: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-05-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (troy); court in WA (not a filing state)
Samuel Stevens King and Aren Carlene Blanton King closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 05-41585 · Filed Apr 27, 2005 · Closed Aug 11, 2005
Role of Samuel Stevens King and Aren Carlene Blanton King: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-08-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
Lawrence Aren Hagen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 05-42997 · Filed Apr 5, 2005 · Closed May 6, 2008
Role of Lawrence Aren Hagen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-05-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (lawrence); court in WA (not a filing state)
Timothy Aren Fischer closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 1-04-11358 · Filed Mar 1, 2004 · Closed Jun 29, 2004
Role of Timothy Aren Fischer: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-06-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (timothy); court in WI (not a filing state)
Robert J Aren closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 97-23514 · Filed Aug 1, 1997 · Closed Jan 14, 1998
Role of Robert J Aren: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-01-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); first name matches; court in the person's filing state (IL)
Randy Kurt Stevens and Aren Marie Stevens closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 96-16340 · Filed Aug 19, 1996 · Closed Mar 7, 1997
Role of Randy Kurt Stevens and Aren Marie Stevens: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-03-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OK (not a filing state)
JOHN AREN DIXON closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 0:96-bk-00134 · Filed Feb 16, 1996 · Closed Sep 6, 1996
Role of JOHN AREN DIXON: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-09-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 17 federal dockets); different first name (john); court in AR (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, 2:49 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

4 differences found between the filings for Robert Aren — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jan 30, 2021 – Jun 25, 2021

Form D filed 146 days after the first sale — Joy of Mom Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jan 30, 2021. The Form D was filed Jun 25, 2021 — 146 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 131 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 · Jun 25, 2021 ↗Joy of Mom Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 14, 2021 – Jun 25, 2021

Form D filed 42 days after the first sale — Joy of Mom Inc.

The filing says the first sale was May 14, 2021. The Form D was filed Jun 25, 2021 — 42 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 27 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 · Jun 25, 2021 ↗Joy of Mom Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 14, 2021 – Jun 25, 2021

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Joy of Mom Inc. (latest filing Jun 25, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 25, 2021 (first sale May 14, 2021). It reports $300,000 sold of $5,000,000 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 · Jun 25, 2021 ↗Joy of Mom Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 30, 2021 – Jun 25, 2021

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Joy of Mom Inc. (latest filing Jun 25, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 25, 2021 (first sale Jan 30, 2021). It reports $400,000 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 · Jun 25, 2021 ↗Joy of Mom Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 2 report proceeds to related persons totalling $155,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 25, 2021 D
Joy of Mom Inc.
File 021-404283
$0$0$55,000 (est.)
Represents repayment of $15,000.00 in organizational expenses to founders and $40,000.00 in payment of salaries to officers.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 25, 2021 D
Joy of Mom Inc.
File 021-404291
$0$0$100,000 (est.)
Represents payments of salaries.
None 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 Robert Aren on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

JO
Other Technology

Joy of Mom Inc.

Deerfield, IL · Jun 25, 2021 → Jun 25, 2021 · 2 filings
  • Jun 25, 2021 · D · $300,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 3 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 25, 2021 · D · $400,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 3 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $400K from 3 investors (8% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. Robert is listed as director on 2 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.

People around Robert 2

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

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Person

Dush Ramachandren

Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Robert Aren. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Vicki Esralew

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

Listed on the same filings as Robert Aren. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

17 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 Robert Aren 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 Robert Aren is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Joy of Mom Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #188,613 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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