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Better Place Forests Co.

SAN FRANCISCO · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Better Place Forests Co. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$28.1M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Jul 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Better Place Forests Co. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

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.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.39× the median modeled value of Series B Other companies in 2022–2024 (465 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.0 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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 Other

Better Place Forests Co. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 89% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
2
Investors (latest)
2023-07-13
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$125M$250M$375M$500MPre-Seed · 2016-06-24 Raised $263K (real) Modeled valuation $6.1M (est)$263K$6.1MPre-Seed2016Series B · 2021-10-04 Raised $20M (real) Modeled valuation $244M (est)$20M$244MSeries B2021Series B · 2023-07-13 Raised $7.8M (real) Modeled valuation $61M (est)$7.8M$61MSeries B2023+$20M+$7.8MCumulative $28M

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$263K · 2016
Series B$20.0M · 2021no Seed / Series A on file
Series B extension$7.8M · 2023

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Seed, Series A — 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
$61.3M
Base estimate est.
$19.5M
Conservative case
$132.2M
Upside case
$43.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $6.1M · 2016-06-242016Series B · modeled $243.6M · 2021-10-04Series B · modeled $61.3M · 2023-07-132023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
68%
Survival probability
45% low · 83% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
3.0 yr
Elapsed time used
3.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
42 mo
Avg between rounds
$4.0M/yr
Capital velocity
10.0 yr
On record since
2016
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 companies in Other. 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) 14× above median
This company$28.1M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$7.8M
Sector median$19.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.5× above median
This company$61.3M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 75% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #384 of 465.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Ever/Body, Inc. · Series B Raised $64.2M · modeled $430.5M (est)Financeware Holdings LLC · Series B Raised $59.7M · modeled $413.3M (est)American Cricket Enterprises Inc. · Series B Raised $39.0M · modeled $409.5M (est)Xlerate Ultimate Holdings, Lp · Series B Raised $62.2M · modeled $406.2M (est)MDME Ultimate Holdings, LP · Series B Raised $39.9M · modeled $395.7M (est)aXiomatic, LLC · Series B Raised $138.8M · modeled $389.6M (est)Moov Financial, Inc. · Series B Raised $69.2M · modeled $378.6M (est)NovaVision Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $38.4M · modeled $374.2M (est)Ttxa Ii 2022, Lp · Series B Raised $35.0M · modeled $369.6M (est)Encamp, Inc. · Series B Raised $54.0M · modeled $363.4M (est)JAF Communications Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $36.8M · modeled $358.9M (est)Enboarder Inc. · Series B Raised $39.7M · modeled $357.3M (est)Better Place Forests Co. (this company) Raised $28.1M · modeled $61.3M (est)Better Place Forests Co.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Ever/Body, Inc.Series B$64.2M$430.5M2.73×
Financeware Holdings LLCSeries B$59.7M$413.3M2.62×
American Cricket Enterprises Inc.Series B$39.0M$409.5M2.59×
Xlerate Ultimate Holdings, LpSeries B$62.2M$406.2M2.57×
MDME Ultimate Holdings, LPSeries B$39.9M$395.7M2.51×
aXiomatic, LLCSeries B$138.8M$389.6M2.47×
Moov Financial, Inc.Series B$69.2M$378.6M2.40×
NovaVision Holdings, LLCSeries B$38.4M$374.2M2.37×
Ttxa Ii 2022, LpSeries B$35.0M$369.6M2.34×
Encamp, Inc.Series B$54.0M$363.4M2.30×
JAF Communications Holdings, LLCSeries B$36.8M$358.9M2.27×
Enboarder Inc.Series B$39.7M$357.3M2.26×
Better Place Forests Co. this companySeries B$28.1M$61.3M0.39×
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$263K2016-06-24$1.5M$6.1M85%
Series B$20.0M2021-10-04$111.1M$243.6M90%
Series B$7.8M2023-07-13$43.3M$61.3M90%
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$263K2016-06-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$20.0M2021-10-04
    • Raised again after 63 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 76.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$7.8M2023-07-13
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2027 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~42mo cadence
$7.8M
Modeled next size est.range $7.8M$12.5M
0.4×
Last step-up
$4.0M/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
Adam Tibbs1 other2023-07
Alexander Athol Gibson2021-10
Alexander Athol Sandy Gibson2016-06
Ankur Athol Jain2021-10
Christopher Adams Muller2016-06
Diane Earle2023-07
Greg Athol Ballard2021-10
Ira Athol Ehrenpreis2021-10
Jake Bradley Cochrane2023-07
Jamieson Michael John Knowlton2016-06
Jillian Bradley Piccione2023-07
John P. Collins2021-10
Jon Athol Callaghan2021-10
Lindsay Fouty2023-07
Marco Athol DeMeireles2021-10
Robert Athol Solomon2021-10
Stephen Athol Milne2021-10
Stephen Bradley Milne2016-06
Registry & provenance

Better Place Forests Co. 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
1681420
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Better Place Forests Co. raised?
Better Place Forests Co. has raised approximately $28.1M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Better Place Forests Co.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Better Place Forests Co. is approximately $61.3M (modeled range $19.5M–$132.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Better Place Forests Co. at?
Better Place Forests Co.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Jul 13.
What does Better Place Forests Co. do and where is it based?
Better Place Forests Co. operates in the Other sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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