Companies · Fintech

Careerist Inc.Summer 2021Active

MIAMI · CA, USA; Remote · Fintech · refined from filed group “Other · founded 2021 · http://careerist.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Careerist Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.4M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
8.4×
Latest step-up
Top 27%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri May 08 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Careerist 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 fintech 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 1.00× the median modeled value of Seed Fintech companies in 2019–2021 (34 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (100% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
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 Fintech

Careerist Inc. is one of 1063 Fintech companies tracked from MIAMI, CA, USA; Remote, on record since 2021. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 74% 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.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

Learning platform for job seekers with job applications automation

Careerist is an ed-fintech platform that trains job seekers for tech careers (in QA, Sales, Support & more), finances them and automates their job hunting. Our B2B2C platform aggregates job seekers, tutors and employers – streamlining training and placement. Techcrunch: "Edtech meets SaaS in Careerist’s job placement learning platform. The startup trains job seekers through live and self-paced training taught by third-party tutors. The adaptive learning software is meant to help candidates prep for tech interviews. Once a candidate is well equipped, Careerist uses automation to help them apply for jobs."

EducationFintechRecruitingedtechfintechsaas
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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
6
Investors (latest)
2020
Year incorporated
2020-05-08
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$50MPre-Seed · 2020-05-08 Raised $165K (real) Modeled valuation $7.2M (est)$165K$7.2MPre-Seed2020Seed · 2020-05-08 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $49M (est)$1.4M$49MSeed2020+$1.4MCumulative $1.6M

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
Pre-Seed$165K · 2020
Seed$1.4M · 2020

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$49.0M
Base estimate est.
$1.2M
Conservative case
$384.1M
Upside case
$7.0M
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 scaled by the fintech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $7.2M · 2020-05-082020Seed · modeled $49.0M · 2020-05-082020
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
38%
Survival probability
17% low · 60% high
1.62×/yr
Annual markup
2.13×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
fintech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
6.2 yr
On record since
2020
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1063 companies in Fintech. 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) 0.3× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$4.3M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$2.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.1× above median
This company$49.0M
Sector median$45.1M

Raised more than 74% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 84% 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 #17 of 34.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Paymob · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $116.8M (est)Alude Holdings Ltd. · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $110.8M (est)Stitch · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $102.7M (est)Chari · Seed Raised $5.0M · modeled $95.3M (est)Diool · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $89.8M (est)Planet42 · Seed Raised $2.4M · modeled $84.5M (est)Fan Payment Solutions LP · Seed Raised $2.1M · modeled $74.0M (est)Indicina, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.5M · modeled $73.7M (est)Kwara · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $70.1M (est)Workpay · Seed Raised $2.1M · modeled $69.9M (est)Allied Payment Network Inc. · Seed Raised $9.1M · modeled $66.0M (est)NowPay · Seed Raised $2.1M · modeled $64.6M (est)Careerist Inc. (this company) Raised $1.4M · modeled $49.0M (est)Careerist Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
PaymobSeed$3.5M$116.8M2.39×
Alude Holdings Ltd.Seed$3.3M$110.8M2.27×
StitchSeed$4.0M$102.7M2.10×
ChariSeed$5.0M$95.3M1.95×
DioolSeed$3.5M$89.8M1.84×
Planet42Seed$2.4M$84.5M1.73×
Fan Payment Solutions LPSeed$2.1M$74.0M1.52×
Indicina, Inc.Seed$4.5M$73.7M1.51×
KwaraSeed$4.0M$70.1M1.44×
WorkpaySeed$2.1M$69.9M1.43×
Allied Payment Network Inc.Seed$9.1M$66.0M1.35×
NowPaySeed$2.1M$64.6M1.32×
Careerist Inc. this companySeed$1.4M$49.0M1.00×
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.
Pre-Seed$165K2020-05-08$917K$7.2M90%
Seed$1.4M2020-05-08$7.0M$49.0M90%
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. Pre-Seed$165K2020-05-08
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.4M2020-05-08
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 8.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$4.2M
Modeled next size est.range $2.7M$6.7M
8.4×
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
Ivan Tsybaev1 other2020-05
Registry & provenance

Careerist 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
1814514
SEC CIK
2020
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Careerist Inc. raised?
Careerist Inc. has raised approximately $1.4M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Careerist Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Careerist Inc. is approximately $49.0M (modeled range $1.2M–$384.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Careerist Inc. at?
Careerist Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri May 08.
What does Careerist Inc. do and where is it based?
Careerist Inc. operates in the Fintech sector, based in MIAMI, CA, USA; Remote. Learning platform for job seekers with job applications automation
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