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Cars & Bids, Inc.

SAN DIEGO · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Cars & Bids, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.→
$55.5M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
—
Latest step-up
Top 7%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Nov 09 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cars & Bids, 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.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.11× the median modeled value of Series C Other companies in 2022–2024 (192 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (111% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 3.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Other

Cars & Bids, Inc. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from SAN DIEGO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 94% of sector peers), and among the largest 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
9
Investors (latest)
2022
Year incorporated
2022-11-09
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 C · 2022-11-09 Raised $56M (real) Modeled valuation $596M (est)$56M$596MSeries C2022

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 C$55.5M · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 20%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$595.9M
Base estimate est.
$214.7M
Conservative case
$1.1B
Upside case
$370.2M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series C — a $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
78%
Survival probability
58% low · 90% high
1.22×/yr
Annual markup
1.40×/yr upside case
3.6 yr
Elapsed time used
3.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
—
Avg between rounds
—
Capital velocity
3.9 yr
On record since
2022
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 companies in Other. 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)▲ 27× above median
This company$55.5M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage)▲ 1.1× above median
This company$55.5M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages)▲ 34× above median
This company$595.9M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 94% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 95% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #77 of 192.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Wild Type, Inc. · Series C Raised $115.6M · modeled $1.2B (est)Thingy Thing Inc. · Series C Raised $118.4M · modeled $1.2B (est)Intelycare, Inc. · Series C Raised $142.1M · modeled $1.2B (est)CertiK Global Ltd. · Series C Raised $233.4M · modeled $1.1B (est)Ivanhoe Electric Inc. · Series C Raised $157.6M · modeled $1.0B (est)Social Life Network, Inc. · Series C Raised $202.1M · modeled $1.0B (est)Ecoark Holdings, Inc. · Series C Raised $109.6M · modeled $1.0B (est)Marcella Golf Club LLC · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.0B (est)IAFD Holdings, LP · Series C Raised $88.4M · modeled $999.4M (est)CRB Topco LLC · Series C Raised $98.7M · modeled $995.9M (est)Alera Group Ultimate Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $993.4M (est)Redwire Corp · Series C Raised $80.8M · modeled $971.7M (est)Cars & Bids, Inc. (this company) Raised $55.5M · modeled $595.9M (est)Cars & Bids, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Wild Type, Inc.Series C$115.6M$1.2B2.33×
Thingy Thing Inc.Series C$118.4M$1.2B2.26×
Intelycare, Inc.Series C$142.1M$1.2B2.20×
CertiK Global Ltd.Series C$233.4M$1.1B2.00×
Ivanhoe Electric Inc.Series C$157.6M$1.0B1.95×
Social Life Network, Inc.Series C$202.1M$1.0B1.91×
Ecoark Holdings, Inc.Series C$109.6M$1.0B1.88×
Marcella Golf Club LLCSeries C$100.0M$1.0B1.88×
IAFD Holdings, LPSeries C$88.4M$999.4M1.87×
CRB Topco LLCSeries C$98.7M$995.9M1.86×
Alera Group Ultimate Holdings, LLCSeries C$100.0M$993.4M1.86×
Redwire CorpSeries C$80.8M$971.7M1.82×
Cars & Bids, Inc. this companySeries C$55.5M$595.9M1.11×
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 C$55.5M2022-11-09$370.2M$595.9M90%
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 C$55.5M2022-11-09
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series C.
    • 9 investors on this round.
Intelligence
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Modeled next raise
$88.8M
Modeled next size est.range $57.7M–$142.1M
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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
Rogelio Choy—2 other2022-11
WILLIAM PARKS—1 other2022-11
Doug DeMuro——2022-11
Stephen Cousineau——2022-11
Registry & provenance

Cars & Bids, 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
1967776
SEC CIK
2022
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Cars & Bids, Inc. raised?
Cars & Bids, Inc. has raised approximately $55.5M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Cars & Bids, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Cars & Bids, Inc. is approximately $595.9M (modeled range $214.7M–$1.1B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Cars & Bids, Inc. at?
Cars & Bids, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Nov 09.
What does Cars & Bids, Inc. do and where is it based?
Cars & Bids, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in SAN DIEGO.
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