Companies · Retailing

American Giant, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on American Giant, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$38.4M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 8%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Sep 16 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

American Giant, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is quiet 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 0.27× the median modeled value of Series A Retailing companies in 2022–2024 (100 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Quiet
  • Last raise 21 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector 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 Retailing

American Giant, Inc. is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 93% 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.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
4
Investors (latest)
2024-09-16
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$13M$25M$38M$50MSeed · 2013-11-06 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $8.8M (est)Seed2013Series A · 2015-05-06 Raised $4.2M (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)Series A2015Series A · 2016-07-05 Raised $6.2M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)Series A2016Pre-Seed · 2016-07-05 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $3.9M (est)Pre-Seed2016Series A · 2017-10-24 Raised $3.6M (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2018-12-20 Raised $9.3M (real) Modeled valuation $48M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2022-05-31 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $47M (est)Series A2022Series A · 2024-09-16 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $4.9M (est)Series A2024+$4.2M+$6.2M+$500K+$3.6M+$9.3M+$12M+$1.7MCumulative $39M

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$1.4M · 2013
Series A$4.2M · 2015
Series A extension$6.2M · 2016
Bridge · Series A-stage$500K · 2016smaller follow-on
Series A extension$3.6M · 2017
Series A extension$9.3M · 2018
Series A extension$11.9M · 2022
Series A extension$1.7M · 2024

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.9M
Base estimate est.
$2.1M
Conservative case
$10.1M
Upside case
$7.7M
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 $8.8M · 2013-11-062013Series A · modeled $21.7M · 2015-05-06Series A · modeled $31.7M · 2016-07-05Pre-Seed · modeled $3.9M · 2016-07-05Series A · modeled $18.5M · 2017-10-24Series A · modeled $48.0M · 2018-12-20Series A · modeled $47.2M · 2022-05-31Series A · modeled $4.9M · 2024-09-162024
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
1.8 yr
Elapsed time used
1.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
19 mo
Avg between rounds
$3.5M/yr
Capital velocity
12.7 yr
On record since
2013
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. 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) 24× above median
This company$38.4M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$1.7M
Sector median$5.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.8× of median
This company$4.9M
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 93% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 47% 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 #89 of 100.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Olivela Inc. · Series A Raised $28.8M · modeled $61.1M (est)PSP Investors, LLC · Series A Raised $15.4M · modeled $53.4M (est)Coreleap, Inc. · Series A Raised $16.7M · modeled $52.0M (est)Cariloha, Inc. · Series A Raised $22.5M · modeled $51.2M (est)Elevation Cannabis, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $47.6M (est)Botany Bay Wax Co LLC · Series A Raised $13.3M · modeled $45.8M (est)Full Glass Wine Co., LLC · Series A Raised $14.2M · modeled $44.2M (est)Kafene, Inc. · Series A Raised $42.1M · modeled $43.2M (est)Skinny Butcher LLC · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $41.6M (est)G2G Ventures, PBC · Series A Raised $13.4M · modeled $38.5M (est)YCP Car Wash Portfolio LLC · Series A Raised $12.6M · modeled $37.9M (est)Elevation Bridge, LLC · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $35.9M (est)American Giant, Inc. (this company) Raised $38.4M · modeled $4.9M (est)American Giant, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Olivela Inc.Series A$28.8M$61.1M3.35×
PSP Investors, LLCSeries A$15.4M$53.4M2.93×
Coreleap, Inc.Series A$16.7M$52.0M2.85×
Cariloha, Inc.Series A$22.5M$51.2M2.81×
Elevation Cannabis, LLCSeries A$15.0M$47.6M2.61×
Botany Bay Wax Co LLCSeries A$13.3M$45.8M2.52×
Full Glass Wine Co., LLCSeries A$14.2M$44.2M2.43×
Kafene, Inc.Series A$42.1M$43.2M2.37×
Skinny Butcher LLCSeries A$10.0M$41.6M2.29×
G2G Ventures, PBCSeries A$13.4M$38.5M2.12×
YCP Car Wash Portfolio LLCSeries A$12.6M$37.9M2.08×
Elevation Bridge, LLCSeries A$12.0M$35.9M1.97×
American Giant, Inc. this companySeries A$38.4M$4.9M0.27×
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$1.4M2013-11-06$7.0M$8.8M85%
Series A$4.2M2015-05-06$19.2M$21.7M85%
Series A$6.2M2016-07-05$28.1M$31.7M90%
Pre-Seed$500K2016-07-05$2.8M$3.9M85%
Series A$3.6M2017-10-24$16.4M$18.5M90%
Series A$9.3M2018-12-20$42.5M$48.0M90%
Series A$11.9M2022-05-31$54.3M$47.2M90%
Series A$1.7M2024-09-16$7.7M$4.9M90%
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$1.4M2013-11-06
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$4.2M2015-05-06
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$6.2M2016-07-05
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$500K2016-07-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 12.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series A$3.6M2017-10-24
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$9.3M2018-12-20
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$11.9M2022-05-31
    • Raised again after 41 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  8. Series A$1.7M2024-09-16
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~19mo cadence
$1.7M
Modeled next size est.range $1.7M$2.7M
0.1×
Last step-up
$3.5M/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
Miles Arnone11 other2022-05
James Hart2 other2022-05
DONALD KENDALL1 other2013-11
DONALD M. KENDALL JR.1 other2016-07
Lori Twomey1 other2022-05
Andreas M Guldin2016-07
BAYARD WINTHROP2013-11
Cuong Dinh2022-05
CUONG M. DINH2015-05
DONALD M. KENDALL2015-05
GARY M. HROMADKO2016-07
JIM M. HARDY2015-05
Kent C Kendall2017-10
KENT KENDALL2013-11
MIKE M. ACKRELL2015-05
Registry & provenance

American Giant, 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
1590152
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has American Giant, Inc. raised?
American Giant, Inc. has raised approximately $38.4M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is American Giant, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for American Giant, Inc. is approximately $4.9M (modeled range $2.1M–$10.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is American Giant, Inc. at?
American Giant, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Sep 16.
What does American Giant, Inc. do and where is it based?
American Giant, Inc. operates in the Retailing sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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