Companies · Retailing

Batteries & Bands Inc

SANDY · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Batteries & Bands Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$7.2M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
1.2×
Latest step-up
Top 25%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jan 27 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Batteries & Bands Inc looks over-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 retail sector profile.

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

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.70× the median modeled value of Seed Retailing companies in 2013–2015 (103 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.4 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 Retailing

Batteries & Bands Inc is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from SANDY. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 76% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MSeed · 2010-10-01 Raised $2.1M (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$2.1M$13MSeed2010Seed · 2011-12-27 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $3.2M (est)$500K$3.2MSeed2011Seed · 2012-07-17 Raised $2.1M (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$2.1M$13MSeed2012Seed · 2014-01-27 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)$2.5M$16MSeed2014+$500K+$2.1M+$2.5MCumulative $7.2M

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
Seed$2.1M · 2010
Seed extension$500K · 2011
Seed extension$2.1M · 2012
Seed extension$2.5M · 2014

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$15.7M
Base estimate est.
$2.0M
Conservative case
$123.5M
Upside case
$12.5M
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 retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $13.3M · 2010-10-012010Seed · modeled $3.2M · 2011-12-27Seed · modeled $13.0M · 2012-07-17Seed · modeled $15.7M · 2014-01-272014
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
36%
Survival probability
16% low · 56% high
1.23×/yr
Annual markup
1.61×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
12.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.2M/yr
Capital velocity
15.8 yr
On record since
2010
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. 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) 4.5× above median
This company$7.2M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.5× above median
This company$2.5M
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.7× above median
This company$15.7M
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 76% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 72% 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 #21 of 103.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)DK Equity, LLC · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $23.4M (est)Pam & Gela, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $22.1M (est)Kaufmann Mercantile, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $22.1M (est)Only Natural Pet Store, LLC · Seed Raised $7.8M · modeled $21.7M (est)ROOY, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $21.5M (est)Migdal 1 LLC · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $21.1M (est)Marine Layer, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.0M · modeled $20.5M (est)Fastener Investors, LLC · Seed Raised $6.4M · modeled $20.5M (est)Kidtellect, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $20.3M (est)American Eagle Outfitters Inc · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $19.5M (est)Tuckernuck, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $19.4M (est)A-1 Screenprinting, LLC · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $18.9M (est)Batteries & Bands Inc (this company) Raised $7.2M · modeled $15.7M (est)Batteries & Bands Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
DK Equity, LLCSeed$3.7M$23.4M2.53×
Pam & Gela, Inc.Seed$3.5M$22.1M2.38×
Kaufmann Mercantile, Inc.Seed$3.6M$22.1M2.38×
Only Natural Pet Store, LLCSeed$7.8M$21.7M2.34×
ROOY, Inc.Seed$3.5M$21.5M2.32×
Migdal 1 LLCSeed$3.3M$21.1M2.28×
Marine Layer, Inc.Seed$7.0M$20.5M2.21×
Fastener Investors, LLCSeed$6.4M$20.5M2.21×
Kidtellect, Inc.Seed$3.6M$20.3M2.19×
American Eagle Outfitters IncSeed$3.1M$19.5M2.10×
Tuckernuck, Inc.Seed$3.1M$19.4M2.09×
A-1 Screenprinting, LLCSeed$3.0M$18.9M2.04×
Batteries & Bands Inc this companySeed$7.2M$15.7M1.70×
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.
Seed$2.1M2010-10-01$10.6M$13.3M90%
Seed$500K2011-12-27$2.5M$3.2M90%
Seed$2.1M2012-07-17$10.3M$13.0M90%
Seed$2.5M2014-01-27$12.5M$15.7M90%
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. Seed$2.1M2010-10-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$500K2011-12-27
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Seed$2.1M2012-07-17
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  4. Seed$2.5M2014-01-27
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
2015 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$3.0M
Modeled next size est.range $2.5M$4.8M
1.2×
Last step-up
$2.2M/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
Brian Ashton1 other2011-12
Brian K. Ashton2010-10
Dan C. Braver2011-12
Daniel C. Fraga2011-12
Daniel E. Fraga2010-10
Daniel K. Braver2010-10
Douglas C. Waddoups2010-10
John C. Froman2010-10
Mark H Willes2014-01
Richard L. Linting2010-10
Rich C. Linting2011-12
Roberto C. Fraga2011-12
Roberto D. Fraga2010-10
Ross K. Christianson2010-10
Ryan C. Gifford2010-10
Tariq K. Malhance2010-10
Viva C. Bartkus2011-12
Viva O. Bartkus2010-10
Registry & provenance

Batteries & Bands 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
1171898
SEC CIK
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
Fanchest Inc.RetailingSeed$7.2M$13.3Msame sector · same stage
Simple Mills, Inc.RetailingSeed$7.2M$18.9Msame sector · same stage
Zen Enterprises, LLCRetailingSeed$7.1M$18.9Msame sector · same stage
Margaux New York, LLCRetailingSeed$7.3M$16.3Msame sector · same stage
Marine Layer, Inc.RetailingSeed$7.0M$20.5Msame sector · same stage
Olive & June, LLCRetailingSeed$7.5M$22.1Msame sector · same stage
Altrec IncRetailingSeed$6.6M$11.0Msame sector · same stage
Only Natural Pet Store, LLCRetailingSeed$7.8M$21.7Msame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has Batteries & Bands Inc raised?
Batteries & Bands Inc has raised approximately $7.2M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Batteries & Bands Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Batteries & Bands Inc is approximately $15.7M (modeled range $2.0M–$123.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Batteries & Bands Inc at?
Batteries & Bands Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jan 27.
What does Batteries & Bands Inc do and where is it based?
Batteries & Bands Inc operates in the Retailing sector, based in SANDY.
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