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Animate Cyber, Inc.

FREDERICKSBURG · Cybersecurity · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Animate Cyber, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$100K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 81%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Sep 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Animate Cyber, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the cybersecurity 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 0.50× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Cybersecurity companies in 2022–2024 (13 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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 Cybersecurity

Animate Cyber, Inc. is one of 270 Cybersecurity companies tracked from FREDERICKSBURG. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 20% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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)
2021
Year incorporated
2023-09-07
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$250K$500K$750K$1.0MPre-Seed · 2023-09-07 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $808K (est)$100K$808KPre-Seed2023

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$100K · 2023

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$808K
Base estimate est.
$67K
Conservative case
$3.5M
Upside case
$556K
Modeled post-money

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

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
30%
Survival probability
12% low · 55% high
1.75×/yr
Annual markup
2.37×/yr upside case
2.8 yr
Elapsed time used
2.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
cybersecurity
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
2.8 yr
On record since
2023
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 270 companies in Cybersecurity. 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) 0.0× of median
This company$100K
Sector median$6.2M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$100K
Sector median$400K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.0× of median
This company$808K
Sector median$45.4M

Raised more than 20% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 21% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #12 of 13.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$10K$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Secur LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $400K · modeled $7.5M (est)CyberPrime, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $300K · modeled $6.0M (est)Gaingels Secureframe LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $212K · modeled $4.3M (est)Tego Cyber, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $744K · modeled $2.8M (est)Securetech Innovations, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $2.6M (est)Tall Poppy Security Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $930K · modeled $2.0M (est)Corgea, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $175K · modeled $1.6M (est)Cybermanor, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $1.6M (est)Aktoh Cyber LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $1.4M (est)Cyber Crucible, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $133K · modeled $1.1M (est)Gaingels Jericho Security LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $113K · modeled $892K (est)Animate Cyber, Inc. (this company) Raised $100K · modeled $808K (est)Animate Cyber, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Secur LLCPre-Seed$400K$7.5M4.63×
CyberPrime, Inc.Pre-Seed$300K$6.0M3.70×
Gaingels Secureframe LLCPre-Seed$212K$4.3M2.62×
Tego Cyber, Inc.Pre-Seed$744K$2.8M1.70×
Securetech Innovations, Inc.Pre-Seed$3.6M$2.6M1.61×
Tall Poppy Security Inc.Pre-Seed$930K$2.0M1.24×
Corgea, Inc.Pre-Seed$175K$1.6M1.00×
Cybermanor, Inc.Pre-Seed$250K$1.6M0.95×
Aktoh Cyber LLCPre-Seed$250K$1.4M0.85×
Cyber Crucible, Inc.Pre-Seed$133K$1.1M0.69×
Gaingels Jericho Security LLCPre-Seed$113K$892K0.55×
Animate Cyber, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$100K$808K0.50×
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$100K2023-09-07$556K$808K90%
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$100K2023-09-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$160K
Modeled next size est.range $104K$256K
Last step-up
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
Brian DeMuth2023-09
Chad Hughes2023-09
Registry & provenance

Animate Cyber, 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
1997839
SEC CIK
2021
Incorporated
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
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Ultru Security, Inc.CybersecurityPre-Seed$115K$3.8Msame sector · same stage
Cyber Crucible, Inc.CybersecurityPre-Seed$133K$1.1Msame sector · same stage
Total Cannabis Security Solutions Inc.CybersecurityPre-Seed$155K$7.5Msame sector · same stage
Incyte Security, LLCCybersecurityPre-Seed$165K$7.9Msame sector · same stage
Hill Top Security Inc.CybersecurityPre-Seed$173K$8.3Msame sector · same stage
Corgea, Inc.CybersecurityPre-Seed$175K$1.6Msame sector · same stage
Semantically similar

Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
Threat X, Inc.CybersecuritySeries A$214.0M78%
Cybersyn, Inc.CybersecuritySeries C$911.5M78%
Cyberspatial Inc.CybersecuritySeed$6.6M78%
CyberPrime, Inc.CybersecurityPre-Seed$6.0M78%
CyberFortress, Inc.CybersecuritySeed$123.8M77%
CyberWire, Inc.CybersecuritySeed$53.8M77%
Cybernetic Entertainment, LLCCybersecuritySeries A$86.6M77%
CyberDymeCybersecurityPre-Seed$30.1M77%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Animate Cyber, Inc. raised?
Animate Cyber, Inc. has raised approximately $100K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Animate Cyber, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Animate Cyber, Inc. is approximately $808K (modeled range $67K–$3.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Animate Cyber, Inc. at?
Animate Cyber, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Sep 07.
What does Animate Cyber, Inc. do and where is it based?
Animate Cyber, Inc. operates in the Cybersecurity sector, based in FREDERICKSBURG.
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