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Brainly, Inc.

New York · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Brainly, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$143.1M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
2.7×
Latest step-up
Top 4%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Dec 15 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Brainly, Inc. looks over-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.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.55× the median modeled value of Series C Other companies in 2019–2021 (190 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.5 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

Brainly, Inc. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from New York. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 97% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
6
Investors (latest)
2020-12-15
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries B · 2016-05-10 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $301M (est)$18M$301MSeries B2016Series B · 2017-10-10 Raised $14M (real) Modeled valuation $233M (est)$14M$233MSeries B2017Series B · 2019-07-02 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $498M (est)$30M$498MSeries B2019Series C · 2020-12-15 Raised $81M (real) Modeled valuation $1.3B (est)$81M$1.3BSeries C2020+$14M+$30M+$81MCumulative $143M

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 B$18.1M · 2016
Series B extension$14.0M · 2017
Series B extension$30.0M · 2019
Series C$81.0M · 2020

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 40%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.3B
Base estimate est.
$313.2M
Conservative case
$3.1B
Upside case
$540.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $301.3M · 2016-05-102016Series B · modeled $232.6M · 2017-10-10Series B · modeled $498.4M · 2019-07-02Series C · modeled $1.3B · 2020-12-152020
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
78%
Survival probability
58% low · 90% high
1.22×/yr
Annual markup
1.40×/yr upside case
5.5 yr
Elapsed time used
5.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
18 mo
Avg between rounds
$31.1M/yr
Capital velocity
10.1 yr
On record since
2016
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 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) 70× above median
This company$143.1M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.6× above median
This company$81.0M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 72× above median
This company$1.3B
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 97% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 97% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #24 of 190.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Lonnie Ray Williams Jr Trust · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Ault Life Sciences, Inc. · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Watchtower Topco, LLC · Series C Raised $99.7M · modeled $1.7B (est)Watchtower Management Holdco, LLC · Series C Raised $99.2M · modeled $1.7B (est)Alphaeon 1 LLC · Series C Raised $96.8M · modeled $1.7B (est)Jushi Acquisition Corp. · Series C Raised $92.3M · modeled $1.6B (est)Celebrands, LLC · Series C Raised $89.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Dashlane, Inc. · Series C Raised $129.2M · modeled $1.5B (est)HES Facilities Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $84.3M · modeled $1.4B (est)Surterra Holdings, Inc. · Series C Raised $98.0M · modeled $1.4B (est)Carmax Inc · Series C Raised $98.2M · modeled $1.4B (est)PEX Management Aggregator, LLC · Series C Raised $87.8M · modeled $1.4B (est)Brainly, Inc. (this company) Raised $143.1M · modeled $1.3B (est)Brainly, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Lonnie Ray Williams Jr TrustSeries C$100.0M$1.7B2.10×
Ault Life Sciences, Inc.Series C$100.0M$1.7B2.10×
Watchtower Topco, LLCSeries C$99.7M$1.7B2.09×
Watchtower Management Holdco, LLCSeries C$99.2M$1.7B2.08×
Alphaeon 1 LLCSeries C$96.8M$1.7B2.03×
Jushi Acquisition Corp.Series C$92.3M$1.6B1.94×
Celebrands, LLCSeries C$89.0M$1.5B1.81×
Dashlane, Inc.Series C$129.2M$1.5B1.78×
HES Facilities Holdings, LLCSeries C$84.3M$1.4B1.77×
Surterra Holdings, Inc.Series C$98.0M$1.4B1.74×
Carmax IncSeries C$98.2M$1.4B1.72×
PEX Management Aggregator, LLCSeries C$87.8M$1.4B1.69×
Brainly, Inc. this companySeries C$143.1M$1.3B1.55×
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 B$18.1M2016-05-10$100.8M$301.3M85%
Series B$14.0M2017-10-10$77.8M$232.6M90%
Series B$30.0M2019-07-02$166.7M$498.4M90%
Series C$81.0M2020-12-15$540.0M$1.3B90%
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 B$18.1M2016-05-10
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$14.0M2017-10-10
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$30.0M2019-07-02
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  4. Series C$81.0M2020-12-15
    • Raised again after 17 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~18mo cadence
$218.7M
Modeled next size est.range $142.2M$349.9M
2.7×
Last step-up
$31.1M/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 Valkin6 other2016-05
Robert Hutter6 other2020-12
Larry Illg1 other2017-10
Arden Schneider2020-12
Michael Borkowski2017-10
Michal Borkowski2016-05
Registry & provenance

Brainly, 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
1675516
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Brainly, Inc. raised?
Brainly, Inc. has raised approximately $143.1M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Brainly, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Brainly, Inc. is approximately $1.3B (modeled range $313.2M–$3.1B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Brainly, Inc. at?
Brainly, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Dec 15.
What does Brainly, Inc. do and where is it based?
Brainly, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in New York.
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