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Brainyak, Inc.

Denver · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Brainyak, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$23.9M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 14%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed May 25 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Brainyak, 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 0.11× the median modeled value of Series A Other companies in 2022–2024 (1135 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 4.1 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

Brainyak, Inc. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from Denver. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 87% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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
11
Investors (latest)
2022-05-25
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeed · 2010-06-10 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)Seed2010Seed · 2011-09-02 Raised $725K (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)Seed2011Series A · 2012-11-02 Raised $4.7M (real) Modeled valuation $72M (est)Series A2012Series A · 2013-12-16 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $38M (est)Series A2013Series A · 2015-10-16 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $182M (est)Series A2015Series A · 2020-01-31 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $23M (est)Series A2020Series A · 2022-05-25 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $4.3M (est)Series A2022+$725K+$4.7M+$2.5M+$12M+$1.5M+$500KCumulative $24M

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
Seed$2.0M · 2010
Seed extension$725K · 2011
Series A$4.7M · 2012
Series A extension$2.5M · 2013
Series A extension$12.0M · 2015
Series A extension$1.5M · 2020
Series A extension$500K · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.3M
Base estimate est.
$682K
Conservative case
$15.0M
Upside case
$2.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $36.6M · 2010-06-102010Seed · modeled $13.5M · 2011-09-02Series A · modeled $71.7M · 2012-11-02Series A · modeled $37.8M · 2013-12-16Series A · modeled $181.6M · 2015-10-16Series A · modeled $22.7M · 2020-01-31Series A · modeled $4.3M · 2022-05-252022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
4.1 yr
Elapsed time used
4.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
24 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.0M/yr
Capital velocity
16.1 yr
On record since
2010
First round
7
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) 12× above median
This company$23.9M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$500K
Sector median$5.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$4.3M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 87% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 22% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #1085 of 1,135.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Ness Well, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.9M · modeled $142.4M (est)Quantori, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $138.5M (est)Applause Network TV, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $135.0M (est)Qquv Investments 5, Llc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $135.0M (est)Trustworthy Co · Series A Raised $15.5M · modeled $134.2M (est)DigniFi Holding, Inc. · Series A Raised $24.3M · modeled $133.9M (est)Proventures Capital, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $132.9M (est)Zenledger, Inc. · Series A Raised $21.6M · modeled $132.0M (est)Gridwise, Inc. · Series A Raised $20.4M · modeled $131.7M (est)Aztec Broadway Ltd Liability Co · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $127.6M (est)KABR Jamaica SPE LLC · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $126.8M (est)Harmony Musical LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $126.2M (est)Brainyak, Inc. (this company) Raised $23.9M · modeled $4.3M (est)Brainyak, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Ness Well, Inc.Series A$14.9M$142.4M3.67×
Quantori, Inc.Series A$15.0M$138.5M3.57×
Applause Network TV, Inc.Series A$15.0M$135.0M3.48×
Qquv Investments 5, LlcSeries A$15.0M$135.0M3.48×
Trustworthy CoSeries A$15.5M$134.2M3.46×
DigniFi Holding, Inc.Series A$24.3M$133.9M3.45×
Proventures Capital, Inc.Series A$14.7M$132.9M3.42×
Zenledger, Inc.Series A$21.6M$132.0M3.40×
Gridwise, Inc.Series A$20.4M$131.7M3.39×
Aztec Broadway Ltd Liability CoSeries A$14.0M$127.6M3.29×
KABR Jamaica SPE LLCSeries A$14.7M$126.8M3.26×
Harmony Musical LLCSeries A$15.0M$126.2M3.25×
Brainyak, Inc. this companySeries A$23.9M$4.3M0.11×
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.
Seed$2.0M2010-06-10$9.8M$36.6M85%
Seed$725K2011-09-02$3.6M$13.5M85%
Series A$4.7M2012-11-02$21.5M$71.7M85%
Series A$2.5M2013-12-16$11.4M$37.8M85%
Series A$12.0M2015-10-16$54.5M$181.6M85%
Series A$1.5M2020-01-31$6.8M$22.7M90%
Series A$500K2022-05-25$2.3M$4.3M90%
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. Seed$2.0M2010-06-10
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 12 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$725K2011-09-02
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$4.7M2012-11-02
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 12 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$2.5M2013-12-16
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 2 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$12.0M2015-10-16
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$1.5M2020-01-31
    • Raised again after 52 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 13 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$500K2022-05-25
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 11 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~24mo cadence
$500K
Modeled next size est.range $500K$800K
0.3×
Last step-up
$2.0M/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
Jeffrey Hinck9 other2015-10
David Toth4 other2011-09
George Mulhern4 other2011-09
Robert P. Rinek4 other2022-05
Hull McKinnon3 other2020-01
Martin Payne2 other2013-12
Jeffrey P. Hinck1 other2022-05
Joe Zell1 other2013-12
Matt Warta1 other2010-06
Carl Rossow2011-09
Chuck P. Cullen2022-05
Dave M. Sibley2022-05
Ken Giffin2011-09
Michael Gear2015-10
Phil Reed2013-12
Reed Phil2012-11
Robert M. Wengel2022-05
Robert Rinek2020-01
Robert Wengel2020-01
Registry & provenance

Brainyak, 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
1494561
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Brainyak, Inc. raised?
Brainyak, Inc. has raised approximately $23.9M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Brainyak, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Brainyak, Inc. is approximately $4.3M (modeled range $682K–$15.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Brainyak, Inc. at?
Brainyak, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed May 25.
What does Brainyak, Inc. do and where is it based?
Brainyak, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in Denver.
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