Companies · Telecommunications

Blue Danube Systems, Inc.

Santa Clara · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Blue Danube Systems, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$25.9M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 20%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Dec 15 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Blue Danube Systems, 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 telecom 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 0.11× the median modeled value of Series B Telecommunications companies in 2016–2018 (18 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.5 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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 Telecommunications

Blue Danube Systems, Inc. is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from Santa Clara. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 81% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2016-12-15
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2013-06-27 Raised $7.7M (real) Modeled valuation $135M (est)$7.7M$135MSeries A2013Series A · 2013-06-27 Raised $7.7M (real) Modeled valuation $135M (est)$7.7M$135MSeries A2013Series B · 2014-12-19 Raised $16M (real) Modeled valuation $312M (est)$16M$312MSeries B2014Series B · 2014-12-19 Raised $16M (real) Modeled valuation $308M (est)$16M$308MSeries B2014Series A · 2014-12-19 Raised $10.0M (real) Modeled valuation $175M (est)$10.0M$175MSeries A2014Series B · 2016-12-15 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $38M (est)$2.0M$38MSeries B2016+$7.7M+$16M+$16M+$10.0M+$2.0MCumulative $60M

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 A$7.7M · 2013
Series A extension$7.7M · 2013
Series B$16.2M · 2014
Series B extension$16.0M · 2014
Bridge · Series B-stage$10.0M · 2014smaller follow-on
Series B extension$2.0M · 2016

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — 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
$38.5M
Base estimate est.
$4.8M
Conservative case
$148.1M
Upside case
$11.1M
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 scaled by the telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $134.8M · 2013-06-272013Series A · modeled $134.8M · 2013-06-27Series B · modeled $311.7M · 2014-12-19Series B · modeled $307.9M · 2014-12-19Series A · modeled $175.3M · 2014-12-19Series B · modeled $38.5M · 2016-12-152016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
66%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.32×/yr
Annual markup
1.60×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
8 mo
Avg between rounds
$7.5M/yr
Capital velocity
13.0 yr
On record since
2013
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 6.5× above median
This company$25.9M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$2.0M
Sector median$17.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.4× above median
This company$38.5M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 81% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 55% 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 #16 of 18.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Communications Tower Group LLC · Series B Raised $38.3M · modeled $737.0M (est)Omnispace Llc · Series B Raised $46.8M · modeled $577.3M (est)RightMesh GmbH · Series B Raised $30.0M · modeled $577.3M (est)Infrastructure Networks, Inc. · Series B Raised $50.4M · modeled $533.3M (est)elocal USA LLC · Series B Raised $25.0M · modeled $481.1M (est)Fusion Connect, Inc. · Series B Raised $105.3M · modeled $436.8M (est)Simplifi Wireless DAS Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $22.5M · modeled $433.0M (est)Gamemine LLC · Series B Raised $20.0M · modeled $384.9M (est)Fiber Platform, LLC · Series B Raised $18.5M · modeled $356.0M (est)Straight Path Communications Inc. · Series B Raised $17.5M · modeled $336.8M (est)Mobiquity Inc. · Series B Raised $47.9M · modeled $311.1M (est)Vidyo Inc · Series B Raised $136.4M · modeled $233.4M (est)Blue Danube Systems, Inc. (this company) Raised $25.9M · modeled $38.5M (est)Blue Danube Systems, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Communications Tower Group LLCSeries B$38.3M$737.0M2.13×
Omnispace LlcSeries B$46.8M$577.3M1.67×
RightMesh GmbHSeries B$30.0M$577.3M1.67×
Infrastructure Networks, Inc.Series B$50.4M$533.3M1.54×
elocal USA LLCSeries B$25.0M$481.1M1.39×
Fusion Connect, Inc.Series B$105.3M$436.8M1.26×
Simplifi Wireless DAS Holdings, LLCSeries B$22.5M$433.0M1.25×
Gamemine LLCSeries B$20.0M$384.9M1.11×
Fiber Platform, LLCSeries B$18.5M$356.0M1.03×
Straight Path Communications Inc.Series B$17.5M$336.8M0.97×
Mobiquity Inc.Series B$47.9M$311.1M0.90×
Vidyo IncSeries B$136.4M$233.4M0.67×
Blue Danube Systems, Inc. this companySeries B$25.9M$38.5M0.11×
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 A$7.7M2013-06-27$35.0M$134.8M85%
Series A$7.7M2013-06-27$35.0M$134.8M85%
Series B$16.2M2014-12-19$90.0M$311.7M85%
Series B$16.0M2014-12-19$88.9M$307.9M85%
Series A$10.0M2014-12-19$45.5M$175.3M85%
Series B$2.0M2016-12-15$11.1M$38.5M90%
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 A$7.7M2013-06-27
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$7.7M2013-06-27
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$16.2M2014-12-19
    • Raised again after 18 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 5 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$16.0M2014-12-19
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$10.0M2014-12-19
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$2.0M2016-12-15
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~8mo cadence
$2.0M
Modeled next size est.range $2.0M$3.2M
0.2×
Last step-up
$7.5M/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
Bill Coughran3 other2014-12
Mark Pinto1 other2013-06
Nick Adamo1 other2016-12
Mihai Banu2013-06
Registry & provenance

Blue Danube Systems, 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
1580782
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Blue Danube Systems, Inc. raised?
Blue Danube Systems, Inc. has raised approximately $25.9M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Blue Danube Systems, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Blue Danube Systems, Inc. is approximately $38.5M (modeled range $4.8M–$148.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Blue Danube Systems, Inc. at?
Blue Danube Systems, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Dec 15.
What does Blue Danube Systems, Inc. do and where is it based?
Blue Danube Systems, Inc. operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in Santa Clara.
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