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Chef Software Inc.

SEATTLE · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Chef Software Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$51.5M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
1.6×
Latest step-up
Top 8%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Nov 26 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Chef Software 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 1.68× the median modeled value of Series B Other Technology companies in 2013–2015 (321 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.6 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 Other Technology

Chef Software Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from SEATTLE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 93% 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.

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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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeries B · 2012-03-15 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $594M (est)$19M$594MSeries B2012Series B · 2013-11-26 Raised $32M (real) Modeled valuation $975M (est)$32M$975MSeries B2013+$32MCumulative $51M

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$19.5M · 2012
Series B extension$32.0M · 2013

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
$974.6M
Base estimate est.
$78.4M
Conservative case
$3.8B
Upside case
$177.8M
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 $593.9M · 2012-03-152012Series B · modeled $974.6M · 2013-11-262013
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
12.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
20 mo
Avg between rounds
$30.3M/yr
Capital velocity
14.3 yr
On record since
2012
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 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) 16× above median
This company$51.5M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.7× above median
This company$32.0M
Sector median$19.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 26× above median
This company$974.6M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 93% 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 #36 of 321.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)PlanSource Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Transphorm, Inc. · Series B Raised $246.8M · modeled $1.2B (est)Skyhigh Networks, Inc. · Series B Raised $46.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)Misfit Wearables Corp · Series B Raised $63.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Veracode Inc · Series B Raised $95.1M · modeled $1.2B (est)Hired, Inc. · Series B Raised $57.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)Iqms · Series B Raised $74.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions, LLC · Series B Raised $56.1M · modeled $1.2B (est)Ruby Receptionists, Inc. · Series B Raised $38.8M · modeled $1.2B (est)Percolate Industries, Inc. · Series B Raised $72.6M · modeled $1.2B (est)Appian Corp · Series B Raised $37.5M · modeled $1.1B (est)Luxtera Inc · Series B Raised $91.8M · modeled $1.1B (est)Chef Software Inc. (this company) Raised $51.5M · modeled $974.6M (est)Chef Software Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
PlanSource Holdings, Inc.Series B$40.0M$1.2B2.11×
Transphorm, Inc.Series B$246.8M$1.2B2.11×
Skyhigh Networks, Inc.Series B$46.5M$1.2B2.11×
Misfit Wearables CorpSeries B$63.0M$1.2B2.11×
Veracode IncSeries B$95.1M$1.2B2.11×
Hired, Inc.Series B$57.5M$1.2B2.11×
IqmsSeries B$74.5M$1.2B2.08×
Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions, LLCSeries B$56.1M$1.2B2.04×
Ruby Receptionists, Inc.Series B$38.8M$1.2B2.04×
Percolate Industries, Inc.Series B$72.6M$1.2B2.01×
Appian CorpSeries B$37.5M$1.1B1.97×
Luxtera IncSeries B$91.8M$1.1B1.97×
Chef Software Inc. this companySeries B$51.5M$974.6M1.68×
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$19.5M2012-03-15$108.3M$593.9M90%
Series B$32.0M2013-11-26$177.8M$974.6M90%
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. Series B$19.5M2012-03-15
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series B$32.0M2013-11-26
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2015 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~20mo cadence
$52.5M
Modeled next size est.range $34.1M$84.0M
1.6×
Last step-up
$30.3M/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 CONNORS16 other2012-03
Neeraj Agrawal16 other2013-11
Rory O'Driscoll14 other2013-11
SUNIL DHALIWAL9 other2012-03
WILLIAM BRYANT3 other2012-03
CHRIS BROWN2 other2012-03
BARRY CRIST1 other2013-11
Curt Anderson1 other2013-11
ADAM JACOB2012-03
BARRY STEINGLASS2012-03
JENNIFER DUMAS2013-11
MITCHELL HILL2012-03
PAUL EDELHERTZ2013-11
TODD FEINROTH2012-03
Registry & provenance

Chef Software 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
1545207
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Chef Software Inc. raised?
Chef Software Inc. has raised approximately $51.5M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Chef Software Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Chef Software Inc. is approximately $974.6M (modeled range $78.4M–$3.8B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Chef Software Inc. at?
Chef Software Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Nov 26.
What does Chef Software Inc. do and where is it based?
Chef Software Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in SEATTLE.
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