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Cei Engineering Associates, Inc.

BENTONVILLE · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.5M
Total raised · real
8
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 56%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jul 01 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cei Engineering Associates, 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 0.74× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Other companies in 2019–2021 (1372 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (74% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.0 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Other

Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from BENTONVILLE. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 45% 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
$5M–$25M
Issuer revenue
Rule 504
Reg D exemption
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$2.5M$5.0M$7.5M$10MPre-Seed · 2011-07-01 Raised $175K (real) Modeled valuation $4.0M (est)Pre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2012-07-01 Raised $172K (real) Modeled valuation $4.0M (est)Pre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2013-07-01 Raised $165K (real) Modeled valuation $3.8M (est)Pre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2014-07-01 Raised $217K (real) Modeled valuation $5.0M (est)Pre-Seed2014Pre-Seed · 2015-07-01 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)Pre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2016-07-01 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)Pre-Seed2016Pre-Seed · 2018-07-01 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)Pre-Seed2018Pre-Seed · 2019-07-01 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)Pre-Seed2019+$172K+$165K+$217K+$200K+$200K+$200K+$200KCumulative $1.5M

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$175K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$172K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$165K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$217K · 2014
Pre-Seed extension$200K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$200K · 2016
Pre-Seed extension$200K · 2018
Pre-Seed extension$200K · 2019

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.6M
Base estimate est.
$133K
Conservative case
$52.4M
Upside case
$1.1M
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $4.0M · 2011-07-012011Pre-Seed · modeled $4.0M · 2012-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $3.8M · 2013-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $5.0M · 2014-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2015-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2016-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2018-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2019-07-012019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
30%
Survival probability
12% low · 55% high
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
14 mo
Avg between rounds
$191K/yr
Capital velocity
15.0 yr
On record since
2011
First round
8
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) 0.7× of median
This company$1.5M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.6× of median
This company$200K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.3× of median
This company$4.6M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 45% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 24% 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 #866 of 1,372.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Valued, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)CiiTA, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Wnder, LTD · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Supernova Discotheque, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)TommyKnockers LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Irws Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Old Club · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Finalytix Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Varfaj Ventures LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Jones Beach Adventure Excursions LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Sun Beef, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Royalty Exchange Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.5M · modeled $4.6M (est)Cei Engineering Associates, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Valued, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
CiiTA, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Wnder, LTDPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Supernova Discotheque, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
TommyKnockers LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Irws LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Old ClubPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Finalytix Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Varfaj Ventures LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Jones Beach Adventure Excursions LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Sun Beef, LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Royalty Exchange Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.5M$4.6M0.74×
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$175K2011-07-01$972K$4.0M85%
Pre-Seed$172K2012-07-01$955K$4.0M85%
Pre-Seed$165K2013-07-01$917K$3.8M85%
Pre-Seed$217K2014-07-01$1.2M$5.0M85%
Pre-Seed$200K2015-07-01$1.1M$4.6M85%
Pre-Seed$200K2016-07-01$1.1M$4.6M90%
Pre-Seed$200K2018-07-01$1.1M$4.6M90%
Pre-Seed$200K2019-07-01$1.1M$4.6M90%
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$175K2011-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$172K2012-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Pre-Seed$165K2013-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Pre-Seed$217K2014-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  5. Pre-Seed$200K2015-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  6. Pre-Seed$200K2016-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  7. Pre-Seed$200K2018-07-01
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  8. Pre-Seed$200K2019-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~14mo cadence
$200K
Modeled next size est.range $200K$320K
1.0×
Last step-up
$191K/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
Richard H. Smith1 other2011-07
Andrew L. Diehl2019-07
Brent L. Massey2011-07
C. Michael Shupe2011-07
Dan I. Dykema2011-07
Dan Michael Dykema2016-07
Douglas L. Sperber2011-07
Ed L. Fryar2014-07
Erin Christopher Rushing2011-07
Jeffrey D. Geurian2011-07
Kimberly Michael Davis2012-07
Lee Ann Gray2016-07
M. Christopher Rogers2011-07
Nathan Michael Bachelor2015-07
Richard I. Daniel2011-07
Rick Ann Rogers2016-07
Rick Christopher Rogers2011-07
Rick E. Rogers2012-07
Sue E. Huffman2011-07
Registry & provenance

Cei Engineering Associates, 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
1045078
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. raised?
Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. has raised approximately $1.5M in disclosed capital across 8 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Cei Engineering Associates, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. is approximately $4.6M (modeled range $133K–$52.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. at?
Cei Engineering Associates, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jul 01.
What does Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. do and where is it based?
Cei Engineering Associates, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in BENTONVILLE.
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