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American Biodiesel Inc

Encinitas · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on American Biodiesel Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$10.2M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.7×
Latest step-up
Top 31%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Oct 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

American Biodiesel Inc 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 energy 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 1.10× the median modeled value of Seed Other Energy companies in 2013–2015 (79 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (110% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.7 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.

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

Where it sits in Other Energy

American Biodiesel Inc is one of 2049 Other Energy companies tracked from Encinitas. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 70% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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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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$13M$25M$38M$50MPre-Seed · 2008-06-23 Raised $985K (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)$985K$16MPre-Seed2008Seed · 2009-11-20 Raised $2.2M (real) Modeled valuation $28M (est)$2.2M$28MSeed2009Seed · 2010-08-09 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $19M (est)$1.5M$19MSeed2010Seed · 2012-04-06 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)$1.4M$18MSeed2012Seed · 2013-10-25 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)$2.5M$32MSeed2013Seed · 2015-10-02 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)$1.6M$21MSeed2015+$2.2M+$1.5M+$1.4M+$2.5M+$1.6MCumulative $10M

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
Pre-Seed$985K · 2008
Seed$2.2M · 2009
Seed extension$1.5M · 2010
Seed extension$1.4M · 2012
Seed extension$2.5M · 2013
Seed extension$1.6M · 2015

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$21.4M
Base estimate est.
$1.4M
Conservative case
$168.0M
Upside case
$8.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $15.9M · 2008-06-232008Seed · modeled $28.0M · 2009-11-20Seed · modeled $19.5M · 2010-08-09Seed · modeled $17.9M · 2012-04-06Seed · modeled $32.5M · 2013-10-25Seed · modeled $21.4M · 2015-10-022015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
38%
Survival probability
17% low · 59% high
1.38×/yr
Annual markup
1.80×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.4M/yr
Capital velocity
18.0 yr
On record since
2008
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2049 companies in Other Energy. 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) 3.0× above median
This company$10.2M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× of median
This company$1.6M
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.3× above median
This company$21.4M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 70% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 55% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Seed) 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 #32 of 79.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Erie Power LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $51.9M (est)RTO Energy Trading Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $51.5M (est)Quantum Energy Storage Corp · Seed Raised $7.0M · modeled $50.8M (est)Demand Energy Networks Inc. · Seed Raised $6.5M · modeled $49.8M (est)Convergent Energy & Power Inc. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $49.6M (est)Lake Charles Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $45.4M (est)EquityMetrix, LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $45.4M (est)Gulf Shore Energy Holdings, LP · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $42.2M (est)Blue Marble Energy Corp · Seed Raised $5.1M · modeled $41.9M (est)Enduring Hydro,LLC · Seed Raised $3.2M · modeled $41.3M (est)Funeral Services, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.2M · modeled $40.9M (est)Kawa RETC 1, LLC · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $40.2M (est)American Biodiesel Inc (this company) Raised $10.2M · modeled $21.4M (est)American Biodiesel Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Erie Power LLCSeed$4.0M$51.9M2.67×
RTO Energy Trading Holdings, LLCSeed$4.0M$51.5M2.64×
Quantum Energy Storage CorpSeed$7.0M$50.8M2.61×
Demand Energy Networks Inc.Seed$6.5M$49.8M2.56×
Convergent Energy & Power Inc.Seed$3.8M$49.6M2.55×
Lake Charles Holdings, LLCSeed$3.5M$45.4M2.33×
EquityMetrix, LLCSeed$3.5M$45.4M2.33×
Gulf Shore Energy Holdings, LPSeed$3.3M$42.2M2.17×
Blue Marble Energy CorpSeed$5.1M$41.9M2.15×
Enduring Hydro,LLCSeed$3.2M$41.3M2.12×
Funeral Services, Inc.Seed$3.2M$40.9M2.10×
Kawa RETC 1, LLCSeed$3.1M$40.2M2.07×
American Biodiesel Inc this companySeed$10.2M$21.4M1.10×
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.
Pre-Seed$985K2008-06-23$5.5M$15.9M90%
Seed$2.2M2009-11-20$10.8M$28.0M90%
Seed$1.5M2010-08-09$7.5M$19.5M90%
Seed$1.4M2012-04-06$6.9M$17.9M90%
Seed$2.5M2013-10-25$12.5M$32.5M90%
Seed$1.6M2015-10-02$8.3M$21.4M90%
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. Pre-Seed$985K2008-06-23
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Seed$2.2M2009-11-20
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Seed$1.5M2010-08-09
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Seed$1.4M2012-04-06
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Seed$2.5M2013-10-25
    • Raised again after 19 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  6. Seed$1.6M2015-10-02
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$1.6M
Modeled next size est.range $1.6M$2.6M
0.7×
Last step-up
$1.4M/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
Jeff Allen2 other2008-06
Phillip Moore2 other2008-06
Bradley Baker1 other2008-06
Daniel Lanahan1 other2008-06
Jethren Phillips2008-06
Lisa Mortenson2008-06
Registry & provenance

American Biodiesel 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
1406380
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has American Biodiesel Inc raised?
American Biodiesel Inc has raised approximately $10.2M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is American Biodiesel Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for American Biodiesel Inc is approximately $21.4M (modeled range $1.4M–$168.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is American Biodiesel Inc at?
American Biodiesel Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Oct 02.
What does American Biodiesel Inc do and where is it based?
American Biodiesel Inc operates in the Other Energy sector, based in Encinitas.
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