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Bank of Montreal

First Canadian Place · Canada · economics of banking · founded 1817 · http://www.bmo.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Bank of Montreal — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$850.0M
Total raised · real
28
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 1%
Sector rank · raised
Growth/Late
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jun 08 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Bank of Montreal has raised $850M over 28 rounds; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Dormant
  • Last raise 10.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 18 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership
6 Officers+2 more named people

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Where it sits in economics of banking

Bank of Montreal is one of 9 economics of banking companies tracked from First Canadian Place, Canada, on record since 1817. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 100% 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.

Canadian company, based in First Canadian Place. Sector: economics of banking.

economics of banking
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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

CA
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.

No round amounts on record to chart.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps

No staged rounds to sequence.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$25.3M
Base estimate est.
$11.1M
Conservative case
$45.5M
Upside case
$14.2M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Growth/Latea round over $400M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
10%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
90%
Survival probability
78% low · 97% high
1.12×/yr
Annual markup
1.22×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
On record since
First round
0
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 9 companies in economics of banking. 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) 1.0× above median
This company$850.0M
Sector median$850.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.0× above median
This company$25.3M
Sector median$25.3M

Raised more than 100% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 100% of peers (estimate).

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.
No rounds recorded.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
Modeled next size est.
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.

Leadership & governance

Officers and directors named in public records reported, grouped by stated role. Each links to their operator profile and other companies they're tied to.

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
John RichardsonFounder6 other
Austin CuvillierFounder
George GardenFounder
George MoffattFounder
Horatio GatesFounder
Robert ArmourFounder
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Bank of Montreal raised?
Bank of Montreal has raised approximately $850.0M in disclosed capital across 28 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Bank of Montreal's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Bank of Montreal is approximately $25.3M (modeled range $11.1M–$45.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Bank of Montreal at?
Bank of Montreal's latest modeled financing stage is Growth/Late. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jun 08.
What does Bank of Montreal do and where is it based?
Bank of Montreal operates in the economics of banking sector, based in First Canadian Place, Canada. Canadian company, based in First Canadian Place. Sector: economics of banking.
Who runs Bank of Montreal?
John Richardson is named as Founder in Bank of Montreal's public records. See the leadership section for the full list of officers and directors.
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