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BADU Networks Inc.

Irvine · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on BADU Networks Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$520K
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.7×
Latest step-up
Top 84%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jul 07 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

BADU Networks Inc. looks under-valued 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 telecom 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 0.54× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Telecommunications companies in 2013–2015 (59 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.0 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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.

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Where it sits in Telecommunications

BADU Networks Inc. is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from Irvine. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 17% 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
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$2.5M$5.0M$7.5M$10MPre-Seed · 2013-12-09 Raised $300K (real) Modeled valuation $8.0M (est)$300K$8.0MPre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2014-07-07 Raised $220K (real) Modeled valuation $5.9M (est)$220K$5.9MPre-Seed2014+$220KCumulative $520K

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$300K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$220K · 2014

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$5.9M
Base estimate est.
$142K
Conservative case
$66.8M
Upside case
$1.2M
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 telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $8.0M · 2013-12-092013Pre-Seed · modeled $5.9M · 2014-07-072014
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
29%
Survival probability
12% low · 53% high
1.60×/yr
Annual markup
2.16×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
12.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
7 mo
Avg between rounds
$904K/yr
Capital velocity
12.6 yr
On record since
2013
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 0.1× of median
This company$520K
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.6× of median
This company$220K
Sector median$365K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$5.9M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 17% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 17% 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 #43 of 59.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Altigen Communications Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $26.8M (est)Semotus, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $26.8M (est)Blue Skies Networks, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $26.8M (est)Idis Technologies Investments, Ltd · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $26.8M (est)Tecsport Games, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $26.8M (est)MyChannel, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $820K · modeled $22.0M (est)Expert Planet LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.4M · modeled $20.1M (est)netBlazr, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $675K · modeled $18.1M (est)Donors Unite Management Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $625K · modeled $16.7M (est)Mobifusion Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $600K · modeled $16.1M (est)FARR Technologies, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $563K · modeled $15.1M (est)American Smartphone, Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $829K · modeled $15.0M (est)BADU Networks Inc. (this company) Raised $520K · modeled $5.9M (est)BADU Networks Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Altigen Communications IncPre-Seed$1.0M$26.8M2.46×
Semotus, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$26.8M2.46×
Blue Skies Networks, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$26.8M2.46×
Idis Technologies Investments, LtdPre-Seed$1.0M$26.8M2.46×
Tecsport Games, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$26.8M2.46×
MyChannel, Inc.Pre-Seed$820K$22.0M2.01×
Expert Planet LLCPre-Seed$1.4M$20.1M1.84×
netBlazr, Inc.Pre-Seed$675K$18.1M1.66×
Donors Unite Management CorpPre-Seed$625K$16.7M1.54×
Mobifusion IncPre-Seed$600K$16.1M1.47×
FARR Technologies, LLCPre-Seed$563K$15.1M1.38×
American Smartphone, IncPre-Seed$829K$15.0M1.38×
BADU Networks Inc. this companyPre-Seed$520K$5.9M0.54×
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$300K2013-12-09$1.7M$8.0M90%
Pre-Seed$220K2014-07-07$1.2M$5.9M90%
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. Pre-Seed$300K2013-12-09
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$220K2014-07-07
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2015 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~7mo cadence
$220K
Modeled next size est.range $220K$352K
0.7×
Last step-up
$904K/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
DENNIS VADURA1 other2014-07
KEVIN TSAI2013-12
VADURA DENNIS2013-12
WEI TSAI2013-12
Registry & provenance

BADU Networks 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
1594917
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has BADU Networks Inc. raised?
BADU Networks Inc. has raised approximately $520K in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is BADU Networks Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for BADU Networks Inc. is approximately $5.9M (modeled range $142K–$66.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is BADU Networks Inc. at?
BADU Networks Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jul 07.
What does BADU Networks Inc. do and where is it based?
BADU Networks Inc. operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in Irvine.
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