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Castle Information Systems, Inc.

RALEIGH · Software / Tech · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Castle Information Systems, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.0M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
1.1×
Latest step-up
Top 67%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Aug 29 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Castle Information 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 technology 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 1.29× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Software / Tech companies in 2016–2018 (233 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (129% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.8 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 Software / Tech

Castle Information Systems, Inc. is one of 3920 Software / Tech companies tracked from RALEIGH. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 34% 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
4
Investors (latest)
2018-08-29
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 · 2011-07-01 Raised $125K (real) Modeled valuation $5.3M (est)$125K$5.3MPre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2016-08-10 Raised $875K (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)$875K$37MPre-Seed2016Pre-Seed · 2017-06-22 Raised $529K (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)$529K$22MPre-Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2017-12-20 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $4.2M (est)$100K$4.2MPre-Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2018-08-29 Raised $355K (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)$355K$15MPre-Seed2018Pre-Seed · 2018-08-29 Raised $405K (real) Modeled valuation $17M (est)$405K$17MPre-Seed2018+$875K+$529K+$100K+$355K+$405KCumulative $2.4M

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$125K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$875K · 2016
Pre-Seed extension$529K · 2017
Pre-Seed extension$100K · 2017
Pre-Seed extension$355K · 2018
Pre-Seed extension$405K · 2018

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$17.2M
Base estimate est.
$265K
Conservative case
$194.5M
Upside case
$2.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $5.3M · 2011-07-012011Pre-Seed · modeled $37.1M · 2016-08-10Pre-Seed · modeled $22.4M · 2017-06-22Pre-Seed · modeled $4.2M · 2017-12-20Pre-Seed · modeled $15.0M · 2018-08-29Pre-Seed · modeled $17.2M · 2018-08-292018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
29%
Survival probability
12% low · 54% high
1.72×/yr
Annual markup
2.33×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$284K/yr
Capital velocity
15.0 yr
On record since
2011
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3920 companies in Software / Tech. 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) 0.4× of median
This company$2.0M
Sector median$4.6M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.2× above median
This company$405K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.5× of median
This company$17.2M
Sector median$36.6M

Raised more than 34% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 36% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #92 of 233.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Maven Software Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Microsfere Technologies, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Parsec Cloud, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)VBit Technologies Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Javvy Technologies, Ltd. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Craniofacial Technologies Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Pet Data & Rescue, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $2.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)EDX Technologies Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)New Harbor Network Systems, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Raftup Technologies, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Sellr Technologies, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $998K · modeled $42.3M (est)Digital Divide Data Ventures LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $960K · modeled $40.7M (est)Castle Information Systems, Inc. (this company) Raised $2.0M · modeled $17.2M (est)Castle Information Systems, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Maven Software Corp.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
Microsfere Technologies, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
Parsec Cloud, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
VBit Technologies CorpPre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
Javvy Technologies, Ltd.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
Craniofacial Technologies Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
Pet Data & Rescue, Inc.Pre-Seed$2.0M$42.4M3.17×
EDX Technologies Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
New Harbor Network Systems, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
Raftup Technologies, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.17×
Sellr Technologies, Inc.Pre-Seed$998K$42.3M3.17×
Digital Divide Data Ventures LLCPre-Seed$960K$40.7M3.05×
Castle Information Systems, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$2.0M$17.2M1.29×
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$125K2011-07-01$694K$5.3M85%
Pre-Seed$875K2016-08-10$4.9M$37.1M85%
Pre-Seed$529K2017-06-22$2.9M$22.4M90%
Pre-Seed$100K2017-12-20$556K$4.2M90%
Pre-Seed$355K2018-08-29$2.0M$15.0M90%
Pre-Seed$405K2018-08-29$2.3M$17.2M90%
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$125K2011-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$875K2016-08-10
    • Raised again after 61 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$529K2017-06-22
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$100K2017-12-20
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$355K2018-08-29
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  6. Pre-Seed$405K2018-08-29
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$462K
Modeled next size est.range $405K$739K
1.1×
Last step-up
$284K/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
John A. Taylor1 other2018-08
William C. Cozart1 other2011-07
David L. Cozart2011-07
Willam C. Cozart2016-08
Registry & provenance

Castle Information 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
1525842
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Castle Information Systems, Inc. raised?
Castle Information Systems, Inc. has raised approximately $2.0M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Castle Information Systems, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Castle Information Systems, Inc. is approximately $17.2M (modeled range $265K–$194.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Castle Information Systems, Inc. at?
Castle Information Systems, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Aug 29.
What does Castle Information Systems, Inc. do and where is it based?
Castle Information Systems, Inc. operates in the Software / Tech sector, based in RALEIGH.
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