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Benchworks, Inc.

CHESTERTOWN · Business Services

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Benchworks, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.4M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.8×
Latest step-up
Top 42%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Apr 25 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Benchworks, 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 business services 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 0.60× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Business Services companies in 2013–2015 (121 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 13.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Business Services

Benchworks, Inc. is one of 2438 Business Services companies tracked from CHESTERTOWN. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 59% 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.

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$20MPre-Seed · 2011-04-26 Raised $610K (real) Modeled valuation $19M (est)$610K$19MPre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2012-12-11 Raised $425K (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$425K$13MPre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2012-12-11 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $6.3M (est)$200K$6.3MPre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2013-04-25 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $4.7M (est)$150K$4.7MPre-Seed2013+$425K+$200K+$150KCumulative $1.4M

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$610K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$425K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$200K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$150K · 2013

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.7M
Base estimate est.
$102K
Conservative case
$53.7M
Upside case
$833K
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 business services sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $19.3M · 2011-04-262011Pre-Seed · modeled $13.4M · 2012-12-11Pre-Seed · modeled $6.3M · 2012-12-11Pre-Seed · modeled $4.7M · 2013-04-252013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
31%
Survival probability
12% low · 56% high
1.63×/yr
Annual markup
2.21×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
13.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
business services
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
8 mo
Avg between rounds
$693K/yr
Capital velocity
15.2 yr
On record since
2011
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2438 companies in Business Services. 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× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$1.5M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.5× of median
This company$150K
Sector median$322K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.3× of median
This company$4.7M
Sector median$15.1M

Raised more than 59% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 41% 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 #92 of 121.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Elite ER Administrative Services, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)In-vehicle Vending System Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)STAT Furniture Deliveries, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)Alliance Cost Containment LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.8M · modeled $30.3M (est)Not Safe for Work Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $920K · modeled $29.1M (est)Riverwalk Financial Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $875K · modeled $27.6M (est)Vector Center LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $835K · modeled $26.4M (est)Learn Big Holdings LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $815K · modeled $25.7M (est)Magnises Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.4M · modeled $25.3M (est)LIGTT Midstream Holdings, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $25.3M (est)TrendEx Group, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $800K · modeled $25.3M (est)Incent Games, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $2.1M · modeled $23.7M (est)Benchworks, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.4M · modeled $4.7M (est)Benchworks, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Elite ER Administrative Services, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M4.00×
In-vehicle Vending System Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M4.00×
STAT Furniture Deliveries, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M4.00×
Alliance Cost Containment LLCPre-Seed$1.8M$30.3M3.84×
Not Safe for Work CorpPre-Seed$920K$29.1M3.68×
Riverwalk Financial CorpPre-Seed$875K$27.6M3.50×
Vector Center LLCPre-Seed$835K$26.4M3.34×
Learn Big Holdings LLCPre-Seed$815K$25.7M3.26×
Magnises Inc.Pre-Seed$1.4M$25.3M3.20×
LIGTT Midstream Holdings, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$25.3M3.20×
TrendEx Group, Inc.Pre-Seed$800K$25.3M3.20×
Incent Games, Inc.Pre-Seed$2.1M$23.7M3.00×
Benchworks, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.4M$4.7M0.60×
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$610K2011-04-26$3.4M$19.3M90%
Pre-Seed$425K2012-12-11$2.4M$13.4M90%
Pre-Seed$200K2012-12-11$1.1M$6.3M90%
Pre-Seed$150K2013-04-25$833K$4.7M90%
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. Pre-Seed$610K2011-04-26
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$425K2012-12-11
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Pre-Seed$200K2012-12-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Pre-Seed$150K2013-04-25
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2013 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~8mo cadence
$150K
Modeled next size est.range $150K$240K
0.8×
Last step-up
$693K/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
Melissa P. Johnston2011-04
Renee P. Bench2011-04
Thad Logan Bench2011-04
Registry & provenance

Benchworks, 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
1519322
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Benchworks, Inc. raised?
Benchworks, Inc. has raised approximately $1.4M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Benchworks, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Benchworks, Inc. is approximately $4.7M (modeled range $102K–$53.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Benchworks, Inc. at?
Benchworks, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Apr 25.
What does Benchworks, Inc. do and where is it based?
Benchworks, Inc. operates in the Business Services sector, based in CHESTERTOWN.
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