Companies · Food & Beverage

Cafe Agave, Inc.

LA JOLLA · Food & Beverage · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Cafe Agave, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.2M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 33%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Nov 20 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cafe Agave, 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 0.10× the median modeled value of Seed Food & Beverage companies in 2019–2021 (43 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $0–$1M revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 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 Food & Beverage

Cafe Agave, Inc. is one of 567 Food & Beverage companies tracked from LA JOLLA. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 68% 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
$0–$1M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(c)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2017
Year incorporated
2019-11-20
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$13M$25M$38M$50MSeed · 2017-12-07 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $20M (est)$1.1M$20MSeed2017Seed · 2017-12-07 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $46M (est)$2.5M$46MSeed2017Seed · 2019-11-20 Raised $138K (real) Modeled valuation $2.6M (est)$138K$2.6MSeed2019+$2.5M+$138KCumulative $3.7M

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$1.1M · 2017
Seed extension$2.5M · 2017
Seed extension$138K · 2019

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: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.6M
Base estimate est.
$124K
Conservative case
$20.1M
Upside case
$688K
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $20.4M · 2017-12-072017Seed · modeled $46.5M · 2017-12-07Seed · modeled $2.6M · 2019-11-202019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
40%
Survival probability
18% low · 62% high
1.45×/yr
Annual markup
1.90×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
12 mo
Avg between rounds
$634K/yr
Capital velocity
8.6 yr
On record since
2017
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 567 companies in Food & Beverage. 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) 1.0× above median
This company$1.2M
Sector median$1.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$138K
Sector median$1.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$2.6M
Sector median$10.6M

Raised more than 68% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 45% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Seed) 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 #43 of 43.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Social Beverage Company, Llc · Seed Raised $7.9M · modeled $74.4M (est)Koinz · Seed Raised $4.8M · modeled $69.0M (est)Barrell Craft Spirits, LLC · Seed Raised $5.0M · modeled $61.4M (est)Haven's Kitchen, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $59.2M (est)Simple Skiff Beverages, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $51.7M (est)XED Beverage Company, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.6M · modeled $51.3M (est)Weed Cellars, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.6M · modeled $48.4M (est)Narragansett Brewing Co · Seed Raised $4.3M · modeled $45.3M (est)Shaka Beverages LLC · Seed Raised $7.4M · modeled $44.9M (est)Broken Shed Distilleries, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $41.8M (est)Summit Spirits & Wine, INC · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $39.3M (est)Affinity Beverages LLC · Seed Raised $7.1M · modeled $37.2M (est)Cafe Agave, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.2M · modeled $2.6M (est)Cafe Agave, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Social Beverage Company, LlcSeed$7.9M$74.4M2.94×
KoinzSeed$4.8M$69.0M2.73×
Barrell Craft Spirits, LLCSeed$5.0M$61.4M2.43×
Haven's Kitchen, Inc.Seed$4.0M$59.2M2.34×
Simple Skiff Beverages, Inc.Seed$3.8M$51.7M2.04×
XED Beverage Company, Inc.Seed$4.6M$51.3M2.03×
Weed Cellars, Inc.Seed$2.6M$48.4M1.91×
Narragansett Brewing CoSeed$4.3M$45.3M1.79×
Shaka Beverages LLCSeed$7.4M$44.9M1.77×
Broken Shed Distilleries, Inc.Seed$3.6M$41.8M1.65×
Summit Spirits & Wine, INCSeed$3.3M$39.3M1.55×
Affinity Beverages LLCSeed$7.1M$37.2M1.47×
Cafe Agave, Inc. this companySeed$1.2M$2.6M0.10×
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$1.1M2017-12-07$5.5M$20.4M90%
Seed$2.5M2017-12-07$12.5M$46.5M90%
Seed$138K2019-11-20$688K$2.6M90%
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$1.1M2017-12-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$2.5M2017-12-07
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$138K2019-11-20
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 18.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~12mo cadence
$138K
Modeled next size est.range $138K$220K
0.1×
Last step-up
$634K/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
Mark Scialdone3 other2017-12
Registry & provenance

Cafe Agave, 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
1725155
SEC CIK
2017
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Cafe Agave, Inc. raised?
Cafe Agave, Inc. has raised approximately $1.2M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Cafe Agave, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Cafe Agave, Inc. is approximately $2.6M (modeled range $124K–$20.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Cafe Agave, Inc. at?
Cafe Agave, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Nov 20.
What does Cafe Agave, Inc. do and where is it based?
Cafe Agave, Inc. operates in the Food & Beverage sector, based in LA JOLLA.
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