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Cavium Networks, Inc.

MOUNTAIN VIEW · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Cavium Networks, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$68.7M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Mar 04 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cavium Networks, Inc. looks over-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.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.84× the median modeled value of Series B Other Technology companies in 2010–2012 (174 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 15.3 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.

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Where it sits in Other Technology

Cavium Networks, Inc. is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from MOUNTAIN VIEW. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% 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
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries B · 2009-12-14 Raised $34M (real) Modeled valuation $1.0B (est)$34M$1.0BSeries B2009Series B · 2011-03-04 Raised $35M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)$35M$1.1BSeries B2011+$35MCumulative $69M

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 B$33.7M · 2009
Series B extension$35.0M · 2011

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 25%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.1B
Base estimate est.
$85.7M
Conservative case
$4.1B
Upside case
$194.4M
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 B · modeled $1.0B · 2009-12-142009Series B · modeled $1.1B · 2011-03-042011
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
15.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
15 mo
Avg between rounds
$56.4M/yr
Capital velocity
16.5 yr
On record since
2009
First round
2
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) 22× above median
This company$68.7M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.8× above median
This company$35.0M
Sector median$19.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 29× above median
This company$1.1B
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 96% 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 #13 of 174.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Petra Solar Inc · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Kinnser Software, Inc. · Series B Raised $39.9M · modeled $1.2B (est)NCP Holding Co · Series B Raised $38.3M · modeled $1.2B (est)Magic Lamp Corp. · Series B Raised $37.6M · modeled $1.1B (est)Vaddio Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $37.6M · modeled $1.1B (est)Kno, Inc. · Series B Raised $158.1M · modeled $1.1B (est)Solaicx · Series B Raised $36.9M · modeled $1.1B (est)Tora Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $36.4M · modeled $1.1B (est)BeachMint, Inc. · Series B Raised $111.4M · modeled $1.1B (est)Hubspot Inc · Series B Raised $80.2M · modeled $1.1B (est)Six Waves Inc. · Series B Raised $35.1M · modeled $1.1B (est)SuccessFactors, Inc. · Series B Raised $35.0M · modeled $1.1B (est)Cavium Networks, Inc. (this company) Raised $68.7M · modeled $1.1B (est)Cavium Networks, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Petra Solar IncSeries B$40.0M$1.2B2.10×
Kinnser Software, Inc.Series B$39.9M$1.2B2.10×
NCP Holding CoSeries B$38.3M$1.2B2.01×
Magic Lamp Corp.Series B$37.6M$1.1B1.97×
Vaddio Holdings, LLCSeries B$37.6M$1.1B1.97×
Kno, Inc.Series B$158.1M$1.1B1.96×
SolaicxSeries B$36.9M$1.1B1.91×
Tora Holdings, Inc.Series B$36.4M$1.1B1.91×
BeachMint, Inc.Series B$111.4M$1.1B1.90×
Hubspot IncSeries B$80.2M$1.1B1.85×
Six Waves Inc.Series B$35.1M$1.1B1.84×
SuccessFactors, Inc.Series B$35.0M$1.1B1.84×
Cavium Networks, Inc. this companySeries B$68.7M$1.1B1.84×
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 B$33.7M2009-12-14$187.4M$1.0B90%
Series B$35.0M2011-03-04$194.4M$1.1B90%
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 B$33.7M2009-12-14
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series B$35.0M2011-03-04
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
2012 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~15mo cadence
$36.3M
Modeled next size est.range $35.0M$58.1M
1.0×
Last step-up
$56.4M/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
Syed Ali3 other2009-12
Rajiv Khemani2 other2011-03
Anthony S. Thornley1 other2009-12
Anthony Thornley1 other2011-03
C.N Reddy1 other2011-03
Anil D. Jain2009-12
Anil Jain2011-03
Anthony D. Pantuso2009-12
Anthony Pantuso2011-03
Arthur Chadwick2011-03
Arthur D. Chadwick2009-12
C.N. D. Reddy2009-12
Kris Chellam2011-03
Kris D. Chellam2009-12
Manoj Gujral2011-03
Rajiv D. Khemani2009-12
Sanjay Mehrotra2011-03
Sanjay S. Mehrotra2009-12
Registry & provenance

Cavium Networks, 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
1175609
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Cavium Networks, Inc. raised?
Cavium Networks, Inc. has raised approximately $68.7M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Cavium Networks, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Cavium Networks, Inc. is approximately $1.1B (modeled range $85.7M–$4.1B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Cavium Networks, Inc. at?
Cavium Networks, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Mar 04.
What does Cavium Networks, Inc. do and where is it based?
Cavium Networks, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in MOUNTAIN VIEW.
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