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Black Unicorn Factory

LOS ANGELES · Manufacturing / Industrial · refined from filed group “Other Technology · https://blackunicornfactory.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Black Unicorn Factory — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$646.0M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.0×
Latest step-up
Top 1%
Sector rank · raised
Growth/Late
Latest stage · inferred · Wed May 15 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Black Unicorn Factory has raised $646M over 3 rounds; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the manufacturing sector profile.

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

Quiet
  • Last raise 2.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector 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 Manufacturing / Industrial

Black Unicorn Factory is one of 629 Manufacturing / Industrial companies tracked from LOS ANGELES. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 100% 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.

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

Black Unicorn Factory

Coming Soon “THE Venture Capital Debit Card” A new American startup, the Black Unicorn Factory is an African American startup that is about to take the US by storm with its game-changing strategy for small businesses. This enterprising new development program, now commonly referred to as an ‘accelerator’ is set build Unicorns at a record pace. Currently, there are over 500 Unicorns in the world but not one is owned by an African American. Industry: 54161 – Management Consulting Services 5777 West Century blvd suite 1110-106 Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Copyright © 2026 Black Unicorn Factory California | All Rights Reserved

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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2020
Year incorporated
2024-05-15
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$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeries D+ · 2020-09-15 Raised $225M (real) Modeled valuation $2.5B (est)$225M$2.5BSeries D+2020Growth/Late · 2021-05-20 Raised $420M (real) Modeled valuation $4.7B (est)$420M$4.7BGrowth/Late2021Growth/Late · 2024-05-15 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)$1.0M$10MGrowth/Late2024+$420M+$1.0MCumulative $646M

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+$225.0M · 2020
Growth/Late$420.0M · 2021
Growth/Late extension$1.0M · 2024

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: 29%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$10.0M
Base estimate est.
$8.0M
Conservative case
$12.8M
Upside case
$10.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Growth/Latea round over $400M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series D+ · modeled $2.5B · 2020-09-152020Growth/Late · modeled $4.7B · 2021-05-20Growth/Late · modeled $10.0M · 2024-05-152024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
10%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
92%
Survival probability
80% low · 98% high
1.04×/yr
Annual markup
1.14×/yr upside case
2.1 yr
Elapsed time used
2.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
22 mo
Avg between rounds
$176.3M/yr
Capital velocity
5.8 yr
On record since
2020
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 629 companies in Manufacturing / Industrial. 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) 162× above median
This company$646.0M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Growth/Late rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$1.0M
Sector median$210.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.7× of median
This company$10.0M
Sector median$14.1M

Raised more than 100% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 86% of peers (estimate).

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+$225.0M2020-09-15$1.9B$2.5B90%
Growth/Late$420.0M2021-05-20$4.2B$4.7B90%
Growth/Late$1.0M2024-05-15$10.0M$10.0M90%
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+$225.0M2020-09-15
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series D+.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  2. Growth/Late$420.0M2021-05-20
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 56 investors on this round.
  3. Growth/Late$1.0M2024-05-15
    • Raised again after 36 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 420.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~22mo cadence
$1.0M
Modeled next size est.range $1.0M$1.6M
0.0×
Last step-up
$176.3M/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
John Stewart8 other2021-05
JOHNNY LEE STEWART2024-05
Johnny L Stewart2020-09
Registry & provenance

Black Unicorn Factory 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
1822415
SEC CIK
2020
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Black Unicorn Factory raised?
Black Unicorn Factory has raised approximately $646.0M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Black Unicorn Factory's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Black Unicorn Factory is approximately $10.0M (modeled range $8.0M–$12.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Black Unicorn Factory at?
Black Unicorn Factory's latest modeled financing stage is Growth/Late. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed May 15.
What does Black Unicorn Factory do and where is it based?
Black Unicorn Factory operates in the Manufacturing / Industrial sector, based in LOS ANGELES. Black Unicorn Factory
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