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Carbon Design Systems Inc

ACTON · Computers

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Carbon Design Systems Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$22.1M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.8×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Dec 11 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Carbon Design Systems Inc looks fair 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 software/compute sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.31× the median modeled value of Series A Computers companies in 2007–2009 (32 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (131% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 18.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Computers

Carbon Design Systems Inc is one of 1371 Computers companies tracked from ACTON. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 89% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2007-12-11 Raised $8.5M (real) Modeled valuation $283M (est)$8.5M$283MSeries A2007Series A · 2007-12-11 Raised $7.5M (real) Modeled valuation $250M (est)$7.5M$250MSeries A2007Series A · 2007-12-11 Raised $6.0M (real) Modeled valuation $200M (est)$6.0M$200MSeries A2007+$7.5M+$6.0MCumulative $22M

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$8.5M · 2007
Series A extension$7.5M · 2007
Series A extension$6.0M · 2007

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$283.1M
Base estimate est.
$11.6M
Conservative case
$1.5B
Upside case
$38.7M
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 software/compute sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $283.1M · 2007-12-112007Series A · modeled $249.8M · 2007-12-11Series A · modeled $200.0M · 2007-12-112007
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.54×/yr
Annual markup
1.94×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
18.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
software/compute
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
18.6 yr
On record since
2007
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1371 companies in Computers. 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$22.1M
Sector median$1.9M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.1× above median
This company$6.0M
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 8.6× above median
This company$283.1M
Sector median$33.0M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 89% 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 #5 of 32.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Scalent Systems, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $398.3M (est)Alphion Corp · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $332.2M (est)Blade Network Technologies Inc · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $332.2M (est)Evernote Corp · Series A Raised $8.7M · modeled $288.4M (est)Powered, Inc. · Series A Raised $18.3M · modeled $269.9M (est)CloudSwitch, Inc. · Series A Raised $8.0M · modeled $265.7M (est)Riot Games, Inc. · Series A Raised $8.0M · modeled $265.7M (est)Bakbone Software Inc · Series A Raised $7.8M · modeled $259.5M (est)StrongMail Systems Inc · Series A Raised $9.6M · modeled $252.5M (est)Fanfare Group, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.1M · modeled $235.4M (est)Virsto Software Corp · Series A Raised $14.1M · modeled $235.0M (est)Carbon Design Systems Inc (this company) Raised $22.1M · modeled $283.1M (est)Carbon Design Systems Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Scalent Systems, Inc.Series A$12.0M$398.3M1.85×
Alphion CorpSeries A$10.0M$332.2M1.54×
Blade Network Technologies IncSeries A$10.0M$332.2M1.54×
Evernote CorpSeries A$8.7M$288.4M1.34×
Carbon Design Systems Inc this companySeries A$22.1M$283.1M1.31×
Powered, Inc.Series A$18.3M$269.9M1.25×
CloudSwitch, Inc.Series A$8.0M$265.7M1.23×
Riot Games, Inc.Series A$8.0M$265.7M1.23×
Bakbone Software IncSeries A$7.8M$259.5M1.21×
StrongMail Systems IncSeries A$9.6M$252.5M1.17×
Fanfare Group, Inc.Series A$14.1M$235.4M1.09×
Virsto Software CorpSeries A$14.1M$235.0M1.09×
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$8.5M2007-12-11$38.7M$283.1M90%
Series A$7.5M2007-12-11$34.2M$249.8M90%
Series A$6.0M2007-12-11$27.4M$200.0M90%
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$8.5M2007-12-11
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$7.5M2007-12-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Series A$6.0M2007-12-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$6.0M
Modeled next size est.range $6.0M$9.6M
0.8×
Last step-up
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
Stan Reiss4 other2007-12
Stephen McCormack3 other2007-12
Stephen Ricci3 other2007-12
Richard Lucier1 other2007-12
Peter Dumas2007-12
WILLIAM HERMAN2007-12
Registry & provenance

Carbon Design Systems 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
1177696
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Carbon Design Systems Inc raised?
Carbon Design Systems Inc has raised approximately $22.1M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Carbon Design Systems Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Carbon Design Systems Inc is approximately $283.1M (modeled range $11.6M–$1.5B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Carbon Design Systems Inc at?
Carbon Design Systems Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Dec 11.
What does Carbon Design Systems Inc do and where is it based?
Carbon Design Systems Inc operates in the Computers sector, based in ACTON.
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