Companies · Computers

Alien Technology Corp

MORGAN HILL · Computers

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Alien Technology Corp — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$23.9M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 11%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Feb 02 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Alien Technology Corp looks over-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

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

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

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.34× the median modeled value of Series A Computers companies in 2010–2012 (45 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 15.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

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

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Where it sits in Computers

Alien Technology Corp is one of 1371 Computers companies tracked from MORGAN HILL. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 90% 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
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2009-12-08 Raised $9.5M (real) Modeled valuation $315M (est)$9.5M$315MSeries A2009Series A · 2011-02-02 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $412M (est)$12M$412MSeries A2011Series A · 2011-02-02 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $68M (est)$2.0M$68MSeries A2011+$12M+$2.0MCumulative $24M

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
Series A$9.5M · 2009
Series A extension$12.4M · 2011
Series A extension$2.0M · 2011

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$411.5M
Base estimate est.
$16.9M
Conservative case
$2.2B
Upside case
$56.3M
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 software/compute sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $314.8M · 2009-12-082009Series A · modeled $411.5M · 2011-02-02Series A · modeled $67.7M · 2011-02-022011
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.54×/yr
Annual markup
1.94×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
15.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
software/compute
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
7 mo
Avg between rounds
$20.7M/yr
Capital velocity
16.6 yr
On record since
2009
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1371 companies in Computers. 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) 13× above median
This company$23.9M
Sector median$1.9M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$2.0M
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 12× above median
This company$411.5M
Sector median$33.0M

Raised more than 90% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 92% 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 #4 of 45.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)ConteXtream Inc · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $465.1M (est)Virident Systems Inc · Series A Raised $16.0M · modeled $420.4M (est)Validity Sensors, Inc · Series A Raised $12.6M · modeled $417.9M (est)RainStor, Inc. · Series A Raised $34.4M · modeled $400.0M (est)WhoSay, Inc. · Series A Raised $17.6M · modeled $398.6M (est)SOLUTO Ltd. · Series A Raised $16.4M · modeled $340.1M (est)Get Satisfaction Inc · Series A Raised $19.5M · modeled $332.2M (est)SundaySky Ltd. · Series A Raised $9.1M · modeled $302.3M (est)Ciranova Inc · Series A Raised $15.8M · modeled $283.9M (est)BetterWorks Inc. · Series A Raised $9.9M · modeled $277.5M (est)ThingWorx, Inc. · Series A Raised $18.4M · modeled $265.7M (est)Alien Technology Corp (this company) Raised $23.9M · modeled $411.5M (est)Alien Technology Corp
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
ConteXtream IncSeries A$14.0M$465.1M2.64×
Virident Systems IncSeries A$16.0M$420.4M2.39×
Validity Sensors, IncSeries A$12.6M$417.9M2.37×
Alien Technology Corp this companySeries A$23.9M$411.5M2.34×
RainStor, Inc.Series A$34.4M$400.0M2.27×
WhoSay, Inc.Series A$17.6M$398.6M2.26×
SOLUTO Ltd.Series A$16.4M$340.1M1.93×
Get Satisfaction IncSeries A$19.5M$332.2M1.89×
SundaySky Ltd.Series A$9.1M$302.3M1.72×
Ciranova IncSeries A$15.8M$283.9M1.61×
BetterWorks Inc.Series A$9.9M$277.5M1.58×
ThingWorx, Inc.Series A$18.4M$265.7M1.51×
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.
Series A$9.5M2009-12-08$43.1M$314.8M90%
Series A$12.4M2011-02-02$56.3M$411.5M90%
Series A$2.0M2011-02-02$9.3M$67.7M90%
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. Series A$9.5M2009-12-08
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$12.4M2011-02-02
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series A$2.0M2011-02-02
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 6.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2011 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~7mo cadence
$2.0M
Modeled next size est.range $2.0M$3.3M
0.2×
Last step-up
$20.7M/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 GANNON5 other2011-02
C. Scott Hartz2 other2009-12
Duane Zitzner2 other2009-12
PETER GREEN2 other2011-02
Paul A. Hsiao1 other2011-02
David A. Aaron2011-02
David Keith G. Aaron2009-12
George W. Everhart2009-12
Keith G. Daubenspeck2011-02
Keith Keith G. Daubenspeck2009-12
Ken W. Ehrhart2009-12
Mark W. Perry2009-12
Registry & provenance

Alien Technology Corp 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
1350415
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Alien Technology Corp raised?
Alien Technology Corp has raised approximately $23.9M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Alien Technology Corp's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Alien Technology Corp is approximately $411.5M (modeled range $16.9M–$2.2B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Alien Technology Corp at?
Alien Technology Corp's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Feb 02.
What does Alien Technology Corp do and where is it based?
Alien Technology Corp operates in the Computers sector, based in MORGAN HILL.
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