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Better Place Inc

PALO ALTO · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Better Place Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$711.8M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 1%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Nov 19 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Better Place 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.

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 0.33× the median modeled value of Series D+ Other companies in 2010–2012 (92 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 13.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Other

Better Place Inc is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from PALO ALTO. 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.

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$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10.0BSeries D+ · 2008-01-22 Raised $111M (real) Modeled valuation $1.9B (est)$111M$1.9BSeries D+2008Series D+ · 2010-04-26 Raised $350M (real) Modeled valuation $6.0B (est)$350M$6.0BSeries D+2010Series D+ · 2011-12-01 Raised $201M (real) Modeled valuation $3.5B (est)$201M$3.5BSeries D+2011Series D+ · 2012-11-19 Raised $50M (real) Modeled valuation $863M (est)$50M$863MSeries D+2012+$350M+$201M+$50MCumulative $712M

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
Series D+$110.8M · 2008
Series D+ extension$350.0M · 2010
Series D+ extension$201.0M · 2011
Series D+ extension$50.0M · 2012

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 17%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$862.9M
Base estimate est.
$283.3M
Conservative case
$1.9B
Upside case
$416.7M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series D+ · modeled $1.9B · 2008-01-222008Series D+ · modeled $6.0B · 2010-04-26Series D+ · modeled $3.5B · 2011-12-01Series D+ · modeled $862.9M · 2012-11-192012
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
85%
Survival probability
68% low · 94% high
1.16×/yr
Annual markup
1.30×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
13.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
19 mo
Avg between rounds
$147.5M/yr
Capital velocity
18.4 yr
On record since
2008
First round
4
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) 348× above median
This company$711.8M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$50.0M
Sector median$125.1M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 49× above median
This company$862.9M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 100% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 96% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) 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 #83 of 92.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Wizard Parent LLC · Series D+ Raised $378.0M · modeled $6.5B (est)VMP Holding Co II, LLC · Series D+ Raised $369.4M · modeled $6.4B (est)Camp Global Holdings, Llc · Series D+ Raised $361.7M · modeled $6.2B (est)Maple Leaf Foods Inc · Series D+ Raised $352.5M · modeled $6.1B (est)IronCo. LLC · Series D+ Raised $343.2M · modeled $5.9B (est)Twin Metals Minnesota LLC · Series D+ Raised $325.0M · modeled $5.6B (est)S-I IPVF Holdings, LLC · Series D+ Raised $311.3M · modeled $5.4B (est)Lion/Big Catch Cayman L.P. · Series D+ Raised $332.8M · modeled $5.3B (est)FriendFinder Networks Inc. · Series D+ Raised $551.2M · modeled $5.3B (est)Aggregates USA Holdings, LLC · Series D+ Raised $302.0M · modeled $5.2B (est)Manabi S.A. · Series D+ Raised $300.0M · modeled $5.2B (est)Firefox Acquisition Corp. · Series D+ Raised $293.3M · modeled $5.1B (est)Better Place Inc (this company) Raised $711.8M · modeled $862.9M (est)Better Place Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Wizard Parent LLCSeries D+$378.0M$6.5B2.52×
VMP Holding Co II, LLCSeries D+$369.4M$6.4B2.46×
Camp Global Holdings, LlcSeries D+$361.7M$6.2B2.41×
Maple Leaf Foods IncSeries D+$352.5M$6.1B2.35×
IronCo. LLCSeries D+$343.2M$5.9B2.29×
Twin Metals Minnesota LLCSeries D+$325.0M$5.6B2.17×
S-I IPVF Holdings, LLCSeries D+$311.3M$5.4B2.08×
Lion/Big Catch Cayman L.P.Series D+$332.8M$5.3B2.04×
FriendFinder Networks Inc.Series D+$551.2M$5.3B2.03×
Aggregates USA Holdings, LLCSeries D+$302.0M$5.2B2.01×
Manabi S.A.Series D+$300.0M$5.2B2.00×
Firefox Acquisition Corp.Series D+$293.3M$5.1B1.96×
Better Place Inc this companySeries D+$711.8M$862.9M0.33×
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.
Series D+$110.8M2008-01-22$922.9M$1.9B90%
Series D+$350.0M2010-04-26$2.9B$6.0B90%
Series D+$201.0M2011-12-01$1.7B$3.5B90%
Series D+$50.0M2012-11-19$416.7M$862.9M90%
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. Series D+$110.8M2008-01-22
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series D+.
  2. Series D+$350.0M2010-04-26
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series D+$201.0M2011-12-01
    • Raised again after 19 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series D+$50.0M2012-11-19
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~19mo cadence
$50.0M
Modeled next size est.range $50.0M$80.0M
0.2×
Last step-up
$147.5M/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
Amir Elstein1 other2012-11
Alan Edward Salzman2008-01
Alan Elyahou Salzman2010-04
Aliza Elyahou Peleg2010-04
Aliza Peleg2008-01
Amir Elyahou Elstein2010-04
Andrey Elyahou Zarur2011-12
Andrey Zarar2012-11
Charles Gerald Thornton Stonehill2008-01
David Dennis Kennedy2008-01
Eran Sarig2012-11
Evan Thornley2012-11
Idan Elyahou Ofer2010-04
Idan Ofer2008-01
Jeremy Benjamin Gerald Asher2008-01
Kevin Adeson2012-11
Kevin Elyahou Adeson2010-04
Kevin Lapp Angelis2008-01
Shai Elyahou Agassi2008-01
Registry & provenance

Better Place 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
1426900
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Better Place Inc raised?
Better Place Inc has raised approximately $711.8M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Better Place Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Better Place Inc is approximately $862.9M (modeled range $283.3M–$1.9B). 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 Inc at?
Better Place Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Nov 19.
What does Better Place Inc do and where is it based?
Better Place Inc operates in the Other sector, based in PALO ALTO.
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