Companies · Consumer / Retail

Akari Brands Inc.

BROOKLYN · Consumer / Retail · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Akari Brands Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.3M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 9%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Sep 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Akari Brands Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is active on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the retail sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.66× the median modeled value of Series A Consumer / Retail companies in 2025–2027 (12 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Active
  • Last raise 9 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 months.
  • Raising on or ahead of the sector's normal rhythm.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Consumer / Retail

Akari Brands Inc. is one of 1161 Consumer / Retail companies tracked from BROOKLYN. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 92% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2024
Year incorporated
2025-09-17
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MSeed · 2024-09-13 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)$1.8M$4.6MSeed2024Seed · 2024-09-13 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)$1.8M$4.6MSeed2024Series A · 2025-09-17 Raised $4.5M (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)$4.5M$11MSeries A2025Pre-Seed · 2025-09-17 Raised $1000K (real) Modeled valuation $1.9M (est)$1000K$1.9MPre-Seed2025+$1.8M+$4.5M+$1000KCumulative $9.0M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Seed$1.8M · 2024
Seed extension$1.8M · 2024
Series A$4.5M · 2025
Bridge · Series A-stage$1000K · 2025smaller follow-on

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$11.3M
Base estimate est.
$5.5M
Conservative case
$18.5M
Upside case
$20.5M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2024-09-132024Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2024-09-13Series A · modeled $11.3M · 2025-09-17Pre-Seed · modeled $1.9M · 2025-09-172025
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
50%
Survival probability
27% low · 68% high
1.15×/yr
Annual markup
1.45×/yr upside case
0.8 yr
Elapsed time used
0.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
4 mo
Avg between rounds
$6.2M/yr
Capital velocity
1.8 yr
On record since
2024
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1161 companies in Consumer / Retail. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 1.9× above median
This company$6.3M
Sector median$3.3M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$1000K
Sector median$6.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.4× above median
This company$11.3M
Sector median$7.9M

Raised more than 92% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 90% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #11 of 12.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)LYS Beauty, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $40.6M (est)RTZN Brands, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $36.5M (est)NE-LA Retail Group LLC · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $26.7M (est)Functional Brands Inc. · Series A Raised $8.1M · modeled $19.7M (est)Campus Hills Shopping Center, LLC · Series A Raised $7.0M · modeled $17.9M (est)Halo Beauty Co. · Series A Raised $6.9M · modeled $17.5M (est)Hetal Retail Inc. · Series A Raised $6.4M · modeled $16.7M (est)1 Commerce, Inc. · Series A Raised $6.0M · modeled $16.5M (est)Relay Commerce, Inc. · Series A Raised $5.0M · modeled $13.6M (est)Brand Value Growth LLC · Series A Raised $4.9M · modeled $13.5M (est)Listener Brands Inc. · Series A Raised $5.8M · modeled $536K (est)Akari Brands Inc. (this company) Raised $6.3M · modeled $11.3M (est)Akari Brands Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
LYS Beauty, LLCSeries A$15.0M$40.6M2.38×
RTZN Brands, LLCSeries A$15.0M$36.5M2.14×
NE-LA Retail Group LLCSeries A$10.0M$26.7M1.56×
Functional Brands Inc.Series A$8.1M$19.7M1.15×
Campus Hills Shopping Center, LLCSeries A$7.0M$17.9M1.05×
Halo Beauty Co.Series A$6.9M$17.5M1.02×
Hetal Retail Inc.Series A$6.4M$16.7M0.98×
1 Commerce, Inc.Series A$6.0M$16.5M0.97×
Relay Commerce, Inc.Series A$5.0M$13.6M0.80×
Brand Value Growth LLCSeries A$4.9M$13.5M0.79×
Akari Brands Inc. this companySeries A$6.3M$11.3M0.66×
Listener Brands Inc.Series A$5.8M$536K0.03×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Seed$1.8M2024-09-13$8.8M$4.6M90%
Seed$1.8M2024-09-13$8.8M$4.6M90%
Series A$4.5M2025-09-17$20.5M$11.3M90%
Pre-Seed$1000K2025-09-17$5.6M$1.9M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Seed$1.8M2024-09-13
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.8M2024-09-13
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Switched to Rule 504 (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 7 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$4.5M2025-09-17
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 504).
    • 3 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$1000K2025-09-17
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~4mo cadence
$1000K
Modeled next size est.range $1000K$1.6M
0.2×
Last step-up
$6.2M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
John Neamonitis2 other2024-09
Luke Carstens2024-09
Shayna Olsan2024-09
Registry & provenance

Akari Brands Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
2037873
SEC CIK
2024
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Akari Brands Inc. raised?
Akari Brands Inc. has raised approximately $6.3M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Akari Brands Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Akari Brands Inc. is approximately $11.3M (modeled range $5.5M–$18.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Akari Brands Inc. at?
Akari Brands Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Sep 17.
What does Akari Brands Inc. do and where is it based?
Akari Brands Inc. operates in the Consumer / Retail sector, based in BROOKLYN.
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