Companies · Software / Tech

Applause App Quality, Inc.

FRAMINGHAM · Software / Tech · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Applause App Quality, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$106.1M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 5%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Aug 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Applause App Quality, 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 technology 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 0.70× the median modeled value of Series C Software / Tech companies in 2016–2018 (22 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (70% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Software / Tech

Applause App Quality, Inc. is one of 3920 Software / Tech companies tracked from FRAMINGHAM. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 96% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
15
Investors (latest)
2016-08-24
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries A · 2010-09-07 Raised $13M (real) Modeled valuation $361M (est)$13M$361MSeries A2010Series A · 2011-11-21 Raised $15M (real) Modeled valuation $416M (est)$15M$416MSeries A2011Series C · 2014-01-06 Raised $43M (real) Modeled valuation $1.4B (est)$43M$1.4BSeries C2014Series B · 2016-08-24 Raised $35M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)$35M$1.1BSeries B2016Series C · 2016-08-24 Raised $35M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)$35M$1.1BSeries C2016+$15M+$43M+$35M+$35MCumulative $141M

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$13.0M · 2010
Series A extension$15.0M · 2011
Series C$43.0M · 2014no Series B on file
Bridge · Series C-stage$35.0M · 2016smaller follow-on
Series C extension$35.1M · 2016

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: 60%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.1B
Base estimate est.
$133.0M
Conservative case
$2.9B
Upside case
$234.0M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $360.6M · 2010-09-072010Series A · modeled $416.1M · 2011-11-21Series C · modeled $1.4B · 2014-01-06Series B · modeled $1.1B · 2016-08-24Series C · modeled $1.1B · 2016-08-242016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
76%
Survival probability
57% low · 88% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
18 mo
Avg between rounds
$17.8M/yr
Capital velocity
15.8 yr
On record since
2010
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3920 companies in Software / Tech. 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) 23× above median
This company$106.1M
Sector median$4.6M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$35.1M
Sector median$51.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 30× above median
This company$1.1B
Sector median$36.6M

Raised more than 96% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 96% 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 #19 of 22.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Concierge Technologies Inc · Series C Raised $88.5M · modeled $2.7B (est)Sauce Labs Inc · Series C Raised $71.8M · modeled $2.2B (est)Peloton Technology, Inc. · Series C Raised $82.8M · modeled $2.1B (est)Liquidmetal Technologies Inc · Series C Raised $120.5M · modeled $2.0B (est)Xirgo Technologies Intermediate Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $60.6M · modeled $1.9B (est)Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc. · Series C Raised $187.8M · modeled $1.9B (est)BitSight Technologies, Inc. · Series C Raised $82.1M · modeled $1.9B (est)Accommodations Plus Technologies Holdings LLC · Series C Raised $59.5M · modeled $1.9B (est)Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. · Series C Raised $124.4M · modeled $1.7B (est)Software Is Correct Inc. · Series C Raised $73.4M · modeled $1.6B (est)Kryptoin Etf Systems, Corp · Series C Raised $50.0M · modeled $1.6B (est)Greenhouse Software, Inc. · Series C Raised $94.2M · modeled $1.6B (est)Applause App Quality, Inc. (this company) Raised $106.1M · modeled $1.1B (est)Applause App Quality, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Concierge Technologies IncSeries C$88.5M$2.7B1.71×
Sauce Labs IncSeries C$71.8M$2.2B1.41×
Peloton Technology, Inc.Series C$82.8M$2.1B1.31×
Liquidmetal Technologies IncSeries C$120.5M$2.0B1.27×
Xirgo Technologies Intermediate Holdings, LLCSeries C$60.6M$1.9B1.21×
Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc.Series C$187.8M$1.9B1.20×
BitSight Technologies, Inc.Series C$82.1M$1.9B1.20×
Accommodations Plus Technologies Holdings LLCSeries C$59.5M$1.9B1.19×
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.Series C$124.4M$1.7B1.10×
Software Is Correct Inc.Series C$73.4M$1.6B1.04×
Kryptoin Etf Systems, CorpSeries C$50.0M$1.6B1.00×
Greenhouse Software, Inc.Series C$94.2M$1.6B1.00×
Applause App Quality, Inc. this companySeries C$106.1M$1.1B0.70×
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$13.0M2010-09-07$59.1M$360.6M85%
Series A$15.0M2011-11-21$68.2M$416.1M85%
Series C$43.0M2014-01-06$286.7M$1.4B85%
Series B$35.0M2016-08-24$194.4M$1.1B85%
Series C$35.1M2016-08-24$234.0M$1.1B90%
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$13.0M2010-09-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$15.0M2011-11-21
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  3. Series C$43.0M2014-01-06
    • Raised again after 26 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 14 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$35.0M2016-08-24
    • Raised again after 32 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$35.1M2016-08-24
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 15 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~18mo cadence
$35.2M
Modeled next size est.range $35.1M$56.3M
1.0×
Last step-up
$17.8M/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
David Campbell11 other2014-01
Jitendra Saxena5 other2014-01
Sharon Wienbar5 other2011-11
Travis Connors5 other2010-09
James Savage4 other2010-09
Doron Reuveni3 other2010-09
Christopher Malone2 other2016-08
Eric Groves2 other2010-09
Timothy Krongard2 other2011-11
Joel Mesznik1 other2010-09
Craig Dynes2016-08
Sharon Weinbar2016-08
Registry & provenance

Applause App Quality, 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
1415776
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Applause App Quality, Inc. raised?
Applause App Quality, Inc. has raised approximately $106.1M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Applause App Quality, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Applause App Quality, Inc. is approximately $1.1B (modeled range $133.0M–$2.9B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Applause App Quality, Inc. at?
Applause App Quality, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Aug 24.
What does Applause App Quality, Inc. do and where is it based?
Applause App Quality, Inc. operates in the Software / Tech sector, based in FRAMINGHAM.
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