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Capella Photonics Inc

SAN JOSE · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Capella Photonics Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$41.9M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.8×
Latest step-up
Top 9%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Feb 06 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Capella Photonics 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 technology 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 0.16× the median modeled value of Series B Other Technology companies in 2016–2018 (314 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Technology

Capella Photonics Inc is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from SAN JOSE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 92% 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)
2018-02-06
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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeries A · 2008-10-10 Raised $7.3M (real) Modeled valuation $203M (est)Series A2008Series A · 2008-10-10 Raised $4.4M (real) Modeled valuation $122M (est)Series A2008Seed · 2009-05-01 Raised $2.4M (real) Modeled valuation $82M (est)Seed2009Series A · 2009-05-01 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $314M (est)Series A2009Series A · 2010-02-01 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $139M (est)Series A2010Series A · 2010-03-17 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $70M (est)Series A2010Seed · 2010-03-17 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $85M (est)Seed2010Series A · 2010-05-14 Raised $6.3M (real) Modeled valuation $176M (est)Series A2010Series A · 2010-09-14 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $343M (est)Series A2010Series B · 2010-09-14 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $658M (est)Series B2010Series B · 2011-05-12 Raised $4.0M (real) Modeled valuation $122M (est)Series B2011Series B · 2018-02-06 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $91M (est)Series B2018Cumulative $83M

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$7.3M · 2008
Series A extension$4.4M · 2008
Bridge · Series A-stage$2.4M · 2009smaller follow-on
Series A extension$11.3M · 2009
Series A extension$5.0M · 2010
Series A extension$2.5M · 2010
Bridge · Series A-stage$2.5M · 2010smaller follow-on
Series A extension$6.3M · 2010
Series A extension$12.3M · 2010
Series B$21.6M · 2010
Series B extension$4.0M · 2011
Series B extension$3.0M · 2018

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: 75%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$91.4M
Base estimate est.
$7.3M
Conservative case
$351.6M
Upside case
$16.7M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $202.8M · 2008-10-102008Series A · modeled $121.6M · 2008-10-10Seed · modeled $81.5M · 2009-05-01Series A · modeled $313.8M · 2009-05-01Series A · modeled $138.7M · 2010-02-01Series A · modeled $70.4M · 2010-03-17Seed · modeled $85.2M · 2010-03-17Series A · modeled $176.0M · 2010-05-14Series A · modeled $342.5M · 2010-09-14Series B · modeled $658.3M · 2010-09-14Series B · modeled $121.8M · 2011-05-12Series B · modeled $91.4M · 2018-02-062018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
67%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.72×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
10 mo
Avg between rounds
$4.5M/yr
Capital velocity
17.7 yr
On record since
2008
First round
12
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21302 companies in Other Technology. 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) 13× above median
This company$41.9M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$3.0M
Sector median$19.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.5× above median
This company$91.4M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 92% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 69% 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 #284 of 314.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Certified Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Universal Recognition Token, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Pymetrics, Inc. · Series B Raised $46.6M · modeled $1.2B (est)Anomali Inc · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Docutech Transfer, LLC · Series B Raised $39.9M · modeled $1.2B (est)Plaid Technologies, Inc. · Series B Raised $39.8M · modeled $1.2B (est)360fly, Inc. · Series B Raised $69.9M · modeled $1.2B (est)LogRhythm, Inc. · Series B Raised $111.3M · modeled $1.2B (est)Humu, Inc. · Series B Raised $49.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)GuiaBolso (Cayman), Ltd. · Series B Raised $58.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Spin Memory, Inc. · Series B Raised $38.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)Wavefront, Inc. · Series B Raised $37.6M · modeled $1.1B (est)Capella Photonics Inc (this company) Raised $41.9M · modeled $91.4M (est)Capella Photonics Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Certified Inc.Series B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Universal Recognition Token, Inc.Series B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Pymetrics, Inc.Series B$46.6M$1.2B2.07×
Anomali IncSeries B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Docutech Transfer, LLCSeries B$39.9M$1.2B2.07×
Plaid Technologies, Inc.Series B$39.8M$1.2B2.06×
360fly, Inc.Series B$69.9M$1.2B2.05×
LogRhythm, Inc.Series B$111.3M$1.2B2.05×
Humu, Inc.Series B$49.5M$1.2B2.02×
GuiaBolso (Cayman), Ltd.Series B$58.0M$1.2B2.01×
Spin Memory, Inc.Series B$38.5M$1.2B2.00×
Wavefront, Inc.Series B$37.6M$1.1B1.95×
Capella Photonics Inc this companySeries B$41.9M$91.4M0.16×
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$7.3M2008-10-10$33.2M$202.8M85%
Series A$4.4M2008-10-10$19.9M$121.6M85%
Seed$2.4M2009-05-01$12.0M$81.5M85%
Series A$11.3M2009-05-01$51.4M$313.8M85%
Series A$5.0M2010-02-01$22.7M$138.7M85%
Series A$2.5M2010-03-17$11.5M$70.4M85%
Seed$2.5M2010-03-17$12.5M$85.2M85%
Series A$6.3M2010-05-14$28.8M$176.0M85%
Series A$12.3M2010-09-14$56.1M$342.5M85%
Series B$21.6M2010-09-14$120.1M$658.3M85%
Series B$4.0M2011-05-12$22.2M$121.8M85%
Series B$3.0M2018-02-06$16.7M$91.4M90%
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$7.3M2008-10-10
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 13 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$4.4M2008-10-10
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Seed$2.4M2009-05-01
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 13 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$11.3M2009-05-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$5.0M2010-02-01
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 20 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$2.5M2010-03-17
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  7. Seed$2.5M2010-03-17
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 18 investors on this round.
  8. Series A$6.3M2010-05-14
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 21 investors on this round.
  9. Series A$12.3M2010-09-14
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 23 investors on this round.
  10. Series B$21.6M2010-09-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 25 investors on this round.
  11. Series B$4.0M2011-05-12
    • Came back fast: 8 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  12. Series B$3.0M2018-02-06
    • Raised again after 81 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~10mo cadence
$3.0M
Modeled next size est.range $3.0M$4.8M
0.8×
Last step-up
$4.5M/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
Michael Kim13 other2008-10
Donald A. Lucas9 other2008-10
Neal Hansch3 other2010-09
Steve Reale3 other2009-05
Conrad Burke2 other2008-10
Christopher B Lucas1 other2018-02
Bert J Zaccaria2018-02
Bert Zaccaria2008-10
Brendan J Cassin2018-02
Brendan Joseph Cassin2009-05
Bruce Joseph Gray2010-09
Byron Trop2010-05
Christopher Joseph Lucas2010-09
Christopher W. Sheeline2008-10
Don J Morissette2018-02
George Berberis2008-10
Jeff Joseph Karras2011-05
Larry Schwerin2008-10
Rafael Joseph Torres2009-05
Steve B Reale2018-02
Thomas Unterman2010-02
Registry & provenance

Capella Photonics 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
1231525
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Capella Photonics Inc raised?
Capella Photonics Inc has raised approximately $41.9M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Capella Photonics Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Capella Photonics Inc is approximately $91.4M (modeled range $7.3M–$351.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Capella Photonics Inc at?
Capella Photonics Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Feb 06.
What does Capella Photonics Inc do and where is it based?
Capella Photonics Inc operates in the Other Technology sector, based in SAN JOSE.
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