Companies · Crypto / Web3

Ben, Inc.Winter 2018Inactive

SAN DIEGO · CA, USA · Crypto / Web3 · refined from filed group “Other · founded 2017 · https://ben.co

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Ben, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$580K
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.8×
Latest step-up
Top 49%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Oct 31 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Ben, 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 crypto/web3 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 1.47× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Crypto / Web3 companies in 2016–2018 (10 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (147% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.7 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 7 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 Crypto / Web3

Ben, Inc. is one of 196 Crypto / Web3 companies tracked from SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, on record since 2017. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 52% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

The easiest way to learn about, buy, and store cryptocurrency.

Ben aims to be a unified platform for learning about, buying, selling, and storing cryptocurrency. With the hundreds of wallets and exchanges floating around in the blockchain ether, it’s easy for novices to get lost in the fray. Ben’s mobile app distinguishes itself from other wallet exchanges by integrating crypto education, using the platform to also deliver news about currencies and offer Q&As related to crypto investing.

Crypto / Web3crypto/web3
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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
6
Investors (latest)
2017
Year incorporated
2017-10-31
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 · 2017-10-31 Raised $400K (real) Modeled valuation $20M (est)$400K$20MPre-Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2017-10-31 Raised $180K (real) Modeled valuation $9.2M (est)$180K$9.2MPre-Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2017-10-31 Raised $140K (real) Modeled valuation $7.2M (est)$140K$7.2MPre-Seed2017+$180K+$140KCumulative $720K

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$400K · 2017
Pre-Seed extension$180K · 2017
Pre-Seed extension$140K · 2017

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$20.5M
Base estimate est.
$219K
Conservative case
$232.0M
Upside case
$2.2M
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 crypto/web3 sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $20.5M · 2017-10-312017Pre-Seed · modeled $9.2M · 2017-10-31Pre-Seed · modeled $7.2M · 2017-10-312017
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
25%
Survival probability
10% low · 45% high
1.83×/yr
Annual markup
2.48×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
crypto/web3
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
8.7 yr
On record since
2017
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 196 companies in Crypto / Web3. 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) 0.2× of median
This company$580K
Sector median$3.5M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$140K
Sector median$342K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.4× of median
This company$20.5M
Sector median$53.0M

Raised more than 52% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 59% 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 #4 of 10.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$10K$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Digital Asset Capital, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $850K · modeled $43.5M (est)Dmg Blockchain Solutions Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $840K · modeled $28.0M (est)Arctic Blockchain Ltd. · Pre-Seed Raised $491K · modeled $25.1M (est)Blockchain Holdings Capital Ventures, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $300K · modeled $15.3M (est)360 Blockchain Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $244K · modeled $12.5M (est)Monarch Blockchain Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $125K · modeled $6.4M (est)Intention Blockchain LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $121K · modeled $6.2M (est)Revolution Blockchain, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $100K · modeled $5.1M (est)Investors of Crypto LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $100K · modeled $5.1M (est)Ben, Inc. (this company) Raised $580K · modeled $20.5M (est)Ben, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Digital Asset Capital, Inc.Pre-Seed$850K$43.5M3.13×
Dmg Blockchain Solutions Inc.Pre-Seed$840K$28.0M2.01×
Arctic Blockchain Ltd.Pre-Seed$491K$25.1M1.80×
Ben, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$580K$20.5M1.47×
Blockchain Holdings Capital Ventures, Inc.Pre-Seed$300K$15.3M1.10×
360 Blockchain Inc.Pre-Seed$244K$12.5M0.90×
Monarch Blockchain CorpPre-Seed$125K$6.4M0.46×
Intention Blockchain LLCPre-Seed$121K$6.2M0.44×
Revolution Blockchain, LLCPre-Seed$100K$5.1M0.37×
Investors of Crypto LLCPre-Seed$100K$5.1M0.37×
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$400K2017-10-31$2.2M$20.5M90%
Pre-Seed$180K2017-10-31$1.0M$9.2M90%
Pre-Seed$140K2017-10-31$778K$7.2M90%
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$400K2017-10-31
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$180K2017-10-31
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$140K2017-10-31
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 6 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$140K
Modeled next size est.range $140K$224K
0.8×
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.

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
Miguel Kudry1 other2017-10
Alexander Sismanis2017-10
Registry & provenance

Ben, 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
1722167
SEC CIK
2017
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Ben, Inc. raised?
Ben, Inc. has raised approximately $580K in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Ben, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Ben, Inc. is approximately $20.5M (modeled range $219K–$232.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Ben, Inc. at?
Ben, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Oct 31.
What does Ben, Inc. do and where is it based?
Ben, Inc. operates in the Crypto / Web3 sector, based in SAN DIEGO, CA, USA. The easiest way to learn about, buy, and store cryptocurrency.
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