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Aqua Vitea LLC

Middlebury · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Aqua Vitea LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.6M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
5.0×
Latest step-up
Top 29%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Mar 13 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aqua Vitea LLC 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 manufacturing 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 0.48× the median modeled value of Seed Manufacturing companies in 2022–2024 (161 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Aqua Vitea LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
14.1 yr record
Peak capital year was 2021 with $2.8M across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 72% of Manufacturing peers
Capital scale is ahead of 72% of Manufacturing peers; modeled value is above 26% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2021: $2.8M across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $2.8M on 2021-04-30.
  • Filing rows sum to $7.6M, while canonical raised total is $6.6M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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 Manufacturing

Aqua Vitea LLC is one of 3256 Manufacturing companies tracked from Middlebury. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 72% 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
4
Investors (latest)
2024-03-13
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$50MPre-Seed · 2012-05-31 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $3.1M (est)Pre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2015-04-02 Raised $685K (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)Pre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2017-04-12 Raised $130K (real) Modeled valuation $2.0M (est)Pre-Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2017-04-12 Raised $850K (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)Pre-Seed2017Seed · 2017-04-12 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)Seed2017Seed · 2021-04-30 Raised $2.8M (real) Modeled valuation $27M (est)Seed2021Seed · 2022-12-16 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $1.2M (est)Seed2022Seed · 2024-03-13 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $4.1M (est)Seed2024+$685K+$130K+$850K+$1.7M+$2.8M+$200K+$1.0MCumulative $7.6M

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$200K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$685K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$130K · 2017
Pre-Seed extension$850K · 2017
Seed$1.7M · 2017
Seed extension$2.8M · 2021
Seed extension$200K · 2022
Seed extension$1.0M · 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
$4.1M
Base estimate est.
$918K
Conservative case
$11.7M
Upside case
$5.0M
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 manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $3.1M · 2012-05-312012Pre-Seed · modeled $10.5M · 2015-04-02Pre-Seed · modeled $2.0M · 2017-04-12Pre-Seed · modeled $13.0M · 2017-04-12Seed · modeled $20.9M · 2017-04-12Seed · modeled $26.7M · 2021-04-30Seed · modeled $1.2M · 2022-12-16Seed · modeled $4.1M · 2024-03-132024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
41%
Survival probability
18% low · 63% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.77×/yr upside case
2.3 yr
Elapsed time used
2.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
20 mo
Avg between rounds
$558K/yr
Capital velocity
14.1 yr
On record since
2012
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3256 companies in Manufacturing. 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) 3.2× above median
This company$6.6M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.6× of median
This company$1.0M
Sector median$1.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.3× of median
This company$4.1M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 72% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 26% 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 #128 of 161.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Three Rivers Preferred Group LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $29.6M (est)Thelma's, L.L.C. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $27.7M (est)Mills Products, LLC · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $26.2M (est)Unity Laundry Systems Corp · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $25.8M (est)Ohio Heat Holdings LLC · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $25.6M (est)VMC Acquisition Co LLC · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $21.7M (est)LightningCath, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $21.6M (est)Smede Son Holding Co LLC · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $20.9M (est)Total Advantage LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $20.4M (est)Applied Bioplastics Corp. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $20.3M (est)World Matcha Inc. · Seed Raised $5.6M · modeled $19.7M (est)Cotsworks, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $19.6M (est)Aqua Vitea LLC (this company) Raised $6.6M · modeled $4.1M (est)Aqua Vitea LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Three Rivers Preferred Group LLCSeed$4.0M$29.6M3.49×
Thelma's, L.L.C.Seed$3.8M$27.7M3.26×
Mills Products, LLCSeed$3.8M$26.2M3.09×
Unity Laundry Systems CorpSeed$4.0M$25.8M3.04×
Ohio Heat Holdings LLCSeed$3.8M$25.6M3.01×
VMC Acquisition Co LLCSeed$2.9M$21.7M2.56×
LightningCath, Inc.Seed$3.0M$21.6M2.55×
Smede Son Holding Co LLCSeed$3.6M$20.9M2.47×
Total Advantage LLCSeed$3.5M$20.4M2.40×
Applied Bioplastics Corp.Seed$4.0M$20.3M2.40×
World Matcha Inc.Seed$5.6M$19.7M2.32×
Cotsworks, Inc.Seed$2.9M$19.6M2.31×
Aqua Vitea LLC this companySeed$6.6M$4.1M0.48×
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$200K2012-05-31$1.1M$3.1M85%
Pre-Seed$685K2015-04-02$3.8M$10.5M85%
Pre-Seed$130K2017-04-12$722K$2.0M90%
Pre-Seed$850K2017-04-12$4.7M$13.0M90%
Seed$1.7M2017-04-12$8.5M$20.9M90%
Seed$2.8M2021-04-30$13.9M$26.7M90%
Seed$200K2022-12-16$1.0M$1.2M90%
Seed$1.0M2024-03-13$5.0M$4.1M90%
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$200K2012-05-31
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$685K2015-04-02
    • Raised again after 34 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$130K2017-04-12
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$850K2017-04-12
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 6.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$1.7M2017-04-12
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  6. Seed$2.8M2021-04-30
    • Raised again after 49 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 25 investors on this round.
  7. Seed$200K2022-12-16
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 13.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  8. Seed$1.0M2024-03-13
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~20mo cadence
$3.0M
Modeled next size est.range $2.0M$4.8M
5.0×
Last step-up
$558K/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
Jeffrey Hollender2 other2021-04
Dan Rowell2022-12
Jeffrey M Weaber2012-05
Jeffrey Weaber2015-04
Jeff Weaber2024-03
Mary Cullinane2021-04
Registry & provenance

Aqua Vitea LLC 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
1551459
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Aqua Vitea LLC raised?
Aqua Vitea LLC has raised approximately $6.6M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Aqua Vitea LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Aqua Vitea LLC is approximately $4.1M (modeled range $918K–$11.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Aqua Vitea LLC at?
Aqua Vitea LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Mar 13.
What does Aqua Vitea LLC do and where is it based?
Aqua Vitea LLC operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in Middlebury.
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