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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Taiwan (as filed: F5), MA · Apr 7, 2016 → Aug 29, 2018
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:34 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
STEPHEN CHEN is listed as an executive officer and director on 10 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between May 2011 and Aug 2018: Ainos, Inc. (San Diego, CA — biotechnology — 2011–2018; $20M reported sold to 10 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 BERNARD COHEN (10 shared filings), DANIEL FISHER (8 shared filings), NICHOLAS MOREN (8 shared filings), PAUL TIBBITS (8 shared filings), YASUSHI CHIKAGAMI (8 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 STEPHEN. 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, 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) — 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 7 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 STEPHEN CHEN and found 20 differences, 6 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Stephen T.C. Chen; Bankruptcy case: Stephen Chen; 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.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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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
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 STEPHEN CHEN..
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).
7 cases: 7 closed (disposition not in docket feed)
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Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
20 differences found between the filings for STEPHEN CHEN — 6 worth asking about (compared 10 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts docket "Stephen T.C. Chen" filed Dec 3, 2002, closed May 18, 2005. STEPHEN CHEN is listed as Debtor ("Stephen T.C. Chen"). Our match estimate: 44%.
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.
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California docket "Stephen Chen" filed Nov 7, 2001, closed Mar 8, 2002. STEPHEN CHEN is listed as Debtor ("Stephen Chen"). Our match estimate: 44%.
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.
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California docket "Stephen Chen" filed May 20, 1992, closed Oct 1, 1992. STEPHEN CHEN is listed as Debtor ("Stephen Chen"). Our match estimate: 44%.
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.
The Dec 19, 2017 filing says $581,033 sold; the Aug 7, 2018 Form D/A says $475,485 sold — $105,548 less.
What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.
28% of the money raised went to insiders — Ainos, Inc. · 42% of the money raised went to insiders — Ainos, Inc. · 34% of the money raised went to insiders — Ainos, Inc. · 213% of the money raised went to insiders — Ainos, Inc. · 38% of the money raised went to insiders — Ainos, Inc. · and 2 more
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
Paid seller listed without a CRD number: ROSALYN HUI JIN — Ainos, Inc. · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: KELVIN HU — Ainos, Inc. · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: UHO WELLNESS CORPORATION — Ainos, Inc. · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: TIMOTHY LIU — Ainos, Inc. · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: STEVEN HONG — Ainos, Inc. · and 3 more
What this means Without a CRD number we cannot look a seller up on BrokerCheck. Ask who they are and whether they are registered.
The filing says the first sale was Mar 18, 2016. The Form D was filed Apr 7, 2016 — 20 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 5 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.
The filing says the first sale was Jul 17, 2015. The Form D was filed Aug 3, 2015 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 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.
No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Ainos, Inc. (latest filing Aug 29, 2018) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Ainos, Inc. (latest filing Oct 31, 2017) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Ainos, Inc. (latest filing Apr 7, 2016) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Ainos, Inc. (latest filing Aug 3, 2015)
What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.
The May 31, 2011 filing lists STEPHEN CHEN as director; the Aug 3, 2015 Form D lists executive officer, 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.
The Dec 19, 2017 filing says an indefinite amount offered; the Aug 7, 2018 Form D/A says $30,000,000.
What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.
The Oct 24, 2016 filing says $1,875,000 offered; the Oct 31, 2017 Form D/A says $2,812,500.
What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.
The May 6, 2016 filing says $937,500 offered; the Oct 24, 2016 Form D/A says $1,875,000.
What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.
The May 6, 2016 filing lists a minimum of $25,000; the Oct 24, 2016 Form D/A lists $28,125.
What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.
listed as "Stephen T Chen" on 3 filings (from May 5, 2011), and "Stephen Chen" on 7 filings (from Apr 7, 2016).
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.
This page covers filings where the address state is F5 or MA. A separate record, "Stephen Chen" with address state CA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by NEWRETIREMENT, INC. (Feb 12, 2024). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 7, 2016 to Aug 29, 2018; the other has one filing dated Feb 12, 2024.
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.
This page covers filings where the address state is F5 or MA. A separate record, "Stephen Chen" with address state PA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Duolingo, Inc. (Nov 19, 2020). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 7, 2016 to Aug 29, 2018; the other runs Apr 14, 2020 to Nov 19, 2020.
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.
This page covers filings where the address state is F5 or MA. A separate record, "STEPHEN SONGSHENG CHEN" with address state NV, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by IMAGINE NATION ENTERTAINMENT Corp (Jun 13, 2017). Both records have filings in the same period (Jun 13, 2017).
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.
This page covers filings where the address state is F5 or MA. A separate record, "Stephen Chen" with address state NJ, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by River Cliff Capital, LP (Feb 17, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 7, 2016 to Aug 29, 2018; the other has one filing dated Feb 17, 2011.
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.
Taiwan (as filed: F5) on 2 filings (May 5, 2011 to May 31, 2011); MA on 8 filings (Aug 3, 2015 to Aug 29, 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.
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.
0 of 6 offerings report sales commissions; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $72,103; 5 report proceeds to related persons totalling $384,522. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2018 D/A Ainos, Inc. File 021-301135 | $0 | $72,103 | $200,000 (est.) | ROSALYN HUI JIN no CRD number reported KELVIN HU no CRD number reported UHO WELLNESS CORPORATION no CRD number reported TIMOTHY LIU no CRD number reported STEVEN HONG no CRD number reported DAVID SHAO WEI FANG no CRD number reported KAI-YUAN CHENG no CRD number reported YAN-YING LIU no CRD number reported | EDGAR ↗ |
| Oct 31, 2017 D/A Ainos, Inc. File 021-262716 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Apr 7, 2016 D Ainos, Inc. File 021-260884 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 Repayment of existing debt owed by issuer to Stephen T Chen, Director and CEO. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Aug 3, 2015 D Ainos, Inc. File 021-245000 | $0 | $0 | $80,000 (est.) Salaries payable to executive officers over the 12 months immediately following the commencement of the offering. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| May 31, 2011 D Ainos, Inc. File 021-160561 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | None no CRD number reported | EDGAR ↗ |
| May 5, 2011 D Ainos, Inc. File 021-159330 | $0 | $0 | $14,522 | None no CRD number reported | EDGAR ↗ |
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).
Every issuer that named Stephen Chen on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $20M from 10 investors (67% of the $30M target) as of the latest filing. Stephen is listed as executive officer, director on 10 filings for this deal.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Biotechnology / 506(b) (3,253 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.
Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
Listed on the same filings as Stephen Chen. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Stephen Chen. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Stephen Chen. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Stephen Chen. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Stephen Chen. Their page shows their other deals.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
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).
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.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to STEPHEN CHEN 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 — 1 issuer has property records: Ainos, Inc. (2).
Websites and social links of the issuers Stephen Chen is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Ainos, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #192,446 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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