Companies · Telecommunications

Aliphcom

SAN FRANCISCO · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Aliphcom — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$157.4M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
2.6×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Tue May 29 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aliphcom looks fair 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 telecom sector profile.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.50× the median modeled value of Series C Telecommunications companies in 2010–2012 (8 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (150% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 14.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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.

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

Where it sits in Telecommunications

Aliphcom is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% 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.

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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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries B · 2011-03-09 Raised $29M (real) Modeled valuation $560M (est)$29M$560MSeries B2011Series B · 2011-06-16 Raised $40M (real) Modeled valuation $770M (est)$40M$770MSeries B2011Series B · 2011-12-05 Raised $24M (real) Modeled valuation $468M (est)$24M$468MSeries B2011Series B · 2011-12-05 Raised $24M (real) Modeled valuation $468M (est)$24M$468MSeries B2011Series C · 2012-05-29 Raised $64M (real) Modeled valuation $1.3B (est)$64M$1.3BSeries C2012+$40M+$24M+$24M+$64MCumulative $182M

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 B$29.1M · 2011
Series B extension$40.0M · 2011
Series B extension$24.3M · 2011
Series B extension$24.3M · 2011
Series C$64.0M · 2012

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 40%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.3B
Base estimate est.
$240.0M
Conservative case
$3.3B
Upside case
$426.7M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $559.9M · 2011-03-092011Series B · modeled $769.8M · 2011-06-16Series B · modeled $468.0M · 2011-12-05Series B · modeled $468.0M · 2011-12-05Series C · modeled $1.3B · 2012-05-292012
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
76%
Survival probability
56% low · 87% high
1.26×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
14.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
4 mo
Avg between rounds
$128.6M/yr
Capital velocity
15.3 yr
On record since
2011
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 40× above median
This company$157.4M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.3× above median
This company$64.0M
Sector median$48.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 45× above median
This company$1.3B
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 95% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #2 of 8.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Satelites Mexicanos Sa De Cv · Series C Raised $96.3M · modeled $1.9B (est)Cequel Data Centers, LLC · Series C Raised $49.0M · modeled $973.1M (est)Trilogy International Partners LLC · Series C Raised $44.4M · modeled $880.8M (est)Reply! Inc · Series C Raised $48.3M · modeled $814.4M (est)Telecom Transport Management Inc · Series C Raised $71.1M · modeled $79.4M (est)Tango Networks, Inc. · Series C Raised $78.4M · modeled $44.3M (est)Caribe Spectrum Holdings, Inc. · Series C Raised $77.6M · modeled $2.7M (est)Aliphcom (this company) Raised $157.4M · modeled $1.3B (est)Aliphcom
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Satelites Mexicanos Sa De CvSeries C$96.3M$1.9B2.26×
Aliphcom this companySeries C$157.4M$1.3B1.50×
Cequel Data Centers, LLCSeries C$49.0M$973.1M1.15×
Trilogy International Partners LLCSeries C$44.4M$880.8M1.04×
Reply! IncSeries C$48.3M$814.4M0.96×
Telecom Transport Management IncSeries C$71.1M$79.4M0.09×
Tango Networks, Inc.Series C$78.4M$44.3M0.05×
Caribe Spectrum Holdings, Inc.Series C$77.6M$2.7M0.00×
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 B$29.1M2011-03-09$161.6M$559.9M90%
Series B$40.0M2011-06-16$222.2M$769.8M90%
Series B$24.3M2011-12-05$135.1M$468.0M90%
Series B$24.3M2011-12-05$135.1M$468.0M90%
Series C$64.0M2012-05-29$426.7M$1.3B90%
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 B$29.1M2011-03-09
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series B$40.0M2011-06-16
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series B$24.3M2011-12-05
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series B$24.3M2011-12-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series C$64.0M2012-05-29
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2012 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~4mo cadence
$168.4M
Modeled next size est.range $109.5M$269.5M
2.6×
Last step-up
$128.6M/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
Ben Horowitz14 other2011-03
DAVID WEIDEN12 other2011-03
ROELOF BOTHA5 other2011-03
HOSAIN RAHMAN1 other2011-03
Marissa Mayer1 other2012-05
ALEXANDER ASSEILY2011-03
MARIN TCHAKAROV2012-05
Melinda Mount2012-05
MIKE TAMARU2011-03
Registry & provenance

Aliphcom 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
1138322
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Aliphcom raised?
Aliphcom has raised approximately $157.4M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Aliphcom's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Aliphcom is approximately $1.3B (modeled range $240.0M–$3.3B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Aliphcom at?
Aliphcom's latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue May 29.
What does Aliphcom do and where is it based?
Aliphcom operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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