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California Ethanol & Power, LLC

BRAWLEY · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on California Ethanol & Power, LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$16.7M
Total raised · real
22
Rounds
6.0×
Latest step-up
Top 23%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Nov 18 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

California Ethanol & Power, LLC looks under-valued against its niche peers and is quiet on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the energy 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 0.08× the median modeled value of Series A Other Energy companies in 2022–2024 (105 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Quiet
  • Last raise 19 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector cadence.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

California Ethanol & Power, LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
19.1 yr record
Peak capital year was 2007 with $5.6M across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 78% of Other Energy peers
Capital scale is ahead of 78% of Other Energy peers; modeled value is above 14% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2007: $5.6M across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $5.6M on 2007-06-01.
  • Filing rows sum to $19.0M, while canonical raised total is $16.7M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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 Energy

California Ethanol & Power, LLC is one of 2049 Other Energy companies tracked from BRAWLEY. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 78% 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
1
Investors (latest)
2024-11-18
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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeries A · 2007-06-01 Raised $5.6M (real) Modeled valuation $59M (est)Series A2007Series A · 2010-11-15 Raised $4.0M (real) Modeled valuation $43M (est)Series A · 2013-08-21 Raised $613K (real) Modeled valuation $6.5M (est)Series A2013Pre-Seed · 2013-09-24 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)Seed · 2013-09-24 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)Seed2013Series A · 2013-09-24 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)Series A · 2017-07-24 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $1.1M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2017-08-10 Raised $365K (real) Modeled valuation $3.9M (est)Series A · 2017-12-20 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $5.3M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2017-12-29 Raised $320K (real) Modeled valuation $3.4M (est)Series A · 2018-04-18 Raised $125K (real) Modeled valuation $1.3M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2019-07-16 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)Series A · 2019-07-26 Raised $750K (real) Modeled valuation $7.9M (est)Series A2019Series A · 2019-08-07 Raised $450K (real) Modeled valuation $4.8M (est)Series A · 2019-09-03 Raised $248K (real) Modeled valuation $2.6M (est)Series A2019Series A · 2020-01-29 Raised $300K (real) Modeled valuation $3.2M (est)Series A · 2020-02-14 Raised $155K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)Series A2020Series A · 2020-04-08 Raised $180K (real) Modeled valuation $1.9M (est)Series A · 2020-07-08 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)Series A2020Series A · 2020-09-09 Raised $516K (real) Modeled valuation $5.2M (est)Pre-Seed · 2020-09-09 Raised $400K (real) Modeled valuation $6.0M (est)Pre-Seed2020Series A · 2020-10-13 Raised $375K (real) Modeled valuation $3.7M (est)Series A · 2020-10-22 Raised $113K (real) Modeled valuation $1.1M (est)Series A2020Series A · 2021-04-16 Raised $180K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)Series A · 2023-01-10 Raised $125K (real) Modeled valuation $705K (est)Series A2023Series A · 2024-11-18 Raised $750K (real) Modeled valuation $2.7M (est)Cumulative $19M

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$5.6M · 2007
Series A extension$4.0M · 2010
Series A extension$613K · 2013
Bridge · Series A-stage$100K · 2013smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series A-stage$1.2M · 2013smaller follow-on
Series A extension$1.2M · 2013
Series A extension$100K · 2017
Series A extension$365K · 2017
Series A extension$500K · 2017
Series A extension$320K · 2017
Series A extension$125K · 2018
Series A extension$150K · 2019
Series A extension$750K · 2019
Series A extension$450K · 2019
Series A extension$248K · 2019
Series A extension$300K · 2020
Series A extension$155K · 2020
Series A extension$180K · 2020
Series A extension$150K · 2020
Series A extension$516K · 2020
Bridge · Series A-stage$400K · 2020smaller follow-on
Series A extension$375K · 2020
Series A extension$113K · 2020
Series A extension$180K · 2021
Series A extension$125K · 2023
Series A extension$750K · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.7M
Base estimate est.
$972K
Conservative case
$5.3M
Upside case
$3.4M
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 scaled by the energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $59.2M · 2007-06-012007Series A · modeled $42.7M · 2010-11-15Series A · modeled $6.5M · 2013-08-21Pre-Seed · modeled $1.6M · 2013-09-24Seed · modeled $15.5M · 2013-09-24Series A · modeled $12.6M · 2013-09-24Series A · modeled $1.1M · 2017-07-24Series A · modeled $3.9M · 2017-08-10Series A · modeled $5.3M · 2017-12-20Series A · modeled $3.4M · 2017-12-29Series A · modeled $1.3M · 2018-04-18Series A · modeled $1.6M · 2019-07-16Series A · modeled $7.9M · 2019-07-26Series A · modeled $4.8M · 2019-08-07Series A · modeled $2.6M · 2019-09-03Series A · modeled $3.2M · 2020-01-29Series A · modeled $1.6M · 2020-02-14Series A · modeled $1.9M · 2020-04-08Series A · modeled $1.6M · 2020-07-08Series A · modeled $5.2M · 2020-09-09Pre-Seed · modeled $6.0M · 2020-09-09Series A · modeled $3.7M · 2020-10-13Series A · modeled $1.1M · 2020-10-22Series A · modeled $1.6M · 2021-04-16Series A · modeled $705K · 2023-01-10Series A · modeled $2.7M · 2024-11-182024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
52%
Survival probability
28% low · 71% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.61×/yr upside case
1.6 yr
Elapsed time used
1.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
8 mo
Avg between rounds
$955K/yr
Capital velocity
19.1 yr
On record since
2007
First round
26
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2049 companies in Other Energy. 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) 4.9× above median
This company$16.7M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$750K
Sector median$5.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$2.7M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 78% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 14% 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 #101 of 105.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Versogen, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.5M · modeled $98.9M (est)Juhl Clean Energy Assets, Inc. · Series A Raised $19.2M · modeled $76.3M (est)UtilityAPI, Inc. · Series A Raised $11.0M · modeled $73.5M (est)Premier Uranium, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $72.6M (est)Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings Inc. · Series A Raised $13.1M · modeled $71.4M (est)Panasol USA Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $13.2M · modeled $69.6M (est)Renewables Emerging Markets LLC · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $69.2M (est)Eden GeoPower, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.6M · modeled $67.6M (est)Sunrock Distributed Generation Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $66.6M (est)Li3 Group, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $65.6M (est)Tandem Pv, Inc. · Series A Raised $9.1M · modeled $65.1M (est)HelioCasa Corp · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $61.4M (est)California Ethanol & Power, LLC (this company) Raised $16.7M · modeled $2.7M (est)California Ethanol & Power, LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Versogen, Inc.Series A$14.5M$98.9M2.92×
Juhl Clean Energy Assets, Inc.Series A$19.2M$76.3M2.25×
UtilityAPI, Inc.Series A$11.0M$73.5M2.17×
Premier Uranium, Inc.Series A$10.0M$72.6M2.14×
Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings Inc.Series A$13.1M$71.4M2.11×
Panasol USA Holdings, LLCSeries A$13.2M$69.6M2.06×
Renewables Emerging Markets LLCSeries A$10.0M$69.2M2.04×
Eden GeoPower, Inc.Series A$12.6M$67.6M1.99×
Sunrock Distributed Generation Inc.Series A$10.0M$66.6M1.97×
Li3 Group, Inc.Series A$10.0M$65.6M1.94×
Tandem Pv, Inc.Series A$9.1M$65.1M1.92×
HelioCasa CorpSeries A$10.0M$61.4M1.81×
California Ethanol & Power, LLC this companySeries A$16.7M$2.7M0.08×
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$5.6M2007-06-01$25.5M$59.2M85%
Series A$4.0M2010-11-15$18.4M$42.7M85%
Series A$613K2013-08-21$2.8M$6.5M85%
Pre-Seed$100K2013-09-24$556K$1.6M85%
Seed$1.2M2013-09-24$6.0M$15.5M85%
Series A$1.2M2013-09-24$5.4M$12.6M85%
Series A$100K2017-07-24$455K$1.1M90%
Series A$365K2017-08-10$1.7M$3.9M90%
Series A$500K2017-12-20$2.3M$5.3M90%
Series A$320K2017-12-29$1.5M$3.4M90%
Series A$125K2018-04-18$568K$1.3M90%
Series A$150K2019-07-16$682K$1.6M90%
Series A$750K2019-07-26$3.4M$7.9M90%
Series A$450K2019-08-07$2.0M$4.8M90%
Series A$248K2019-09-03$1.1M$2.6M90%
Series A$300K2020-01-29$1.4M$3.2M90%
Series A$155K2020-02-14$705K$1.6M90%
Series A$180K2020-04-08$818K$1.9M90%
Series A$150K2020-07-08$682K$1.6M90%
Series A$516K2020-09-09$2.3M$5.2M90%
Pre-Seed$400K2020-09-09$2.2M$6.0M90%
Series A$375K2020-10-13$1.7M$3.7M90%
Series A$113K2020-10-22$511K$1.1M90%
Series A$180K2021-04-16$818K$1.6M90%
Series A$125K2023-01-10$568K$705K90%
Series A$750K2024-11-18$3.4M$2.7M90%
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$5.6M2007-06-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 33 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$4.0M2010-11-15
    • Raised again after 41 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 56 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$613K2013-08-21
    • Raised again after 33 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 2 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$100K2013-09-24
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$1.2M2013-09-24
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 11.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 31 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$1.2M2013-09-24
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 31 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$100K2017-07-24
    • Raised again after 46 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 11.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  8. Series A$365K2017-08-10
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  9. Series A$500K2017-12-20
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  10. Series A$320K2017-12-29
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  11. Series A$125K2018-04-18
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  12. Series A$150K2019-07-16
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  13. Series A$750K2019-07-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 5.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  14. Series A$450K2019-08-07
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  15. Series A$248K2019-09-03
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  16. Series A$300K2020-01-29
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  17. Series A$155K2020-02-14
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  18. Series A$180K2020-04-08
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  19. Series A$150K2020-07-08
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  20. Series A$516K2020-09-09
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  21. Pre-Seed$400K2020-09-09
    • 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.
  22. Series A$375K2020-10-13
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  23. Series A$113K2020-10-22
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  24. Series A$180K2021-04-16
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  25. Series A$125K2023-01-10
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  26. Series A$750K2024-11-18
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~8mo cadence
$2.3M
Modeled next size est.range $1.5M$3.6M
6.0×
Last step-up
$955K/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 Lee3 other2010-11
Alexander L. Capello2010-11
Camille E. Soriano2017-07
David R. Rubenstein2007-06
Howard R. Smith2007-06
Jeffrey F. Lee2007-06
Larry A. Gilbert2017-07
Ralph R. Dehrmann2017-07
Steven A. Passantino2017-07
Steven M. Passantino2010-11
Registry & provenance

California Ethanol & Power, LLC 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
1491441
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has California Ethanol & Power, LLC raised?
California Ethanol & Power, LLC has raised approximately $16.7M in disclosed capital across 22 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is California Ethanol & Power, LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for California Ethanol & Power, LLC is approximately $2.7M (modeled range $972K–$5.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is California Ethanol & Power, LLC at?
California Ethanol & Power, LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Nov 18.
What does California Ethanol & Power, LLC do and where is it based?
California Ethanol & Power, LLC operates in the Other Energy sector, based in BRAWLEY.
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