Companies · Media & Content

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.

COS COB · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.0M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 23%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jan 09 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. looks under-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 media sector profile.

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

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.11× the median modeled value of Series A Media & Content companies in 2016–2018 (32 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $1M–$5M revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.5 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Media & Content

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from COS COB. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 78% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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
$1M–$5M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
9
Investors (latest)
2016
Year incorporated
2017-01-09
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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeed · 2016-06-10 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)$1.1M$18MSeed2016Series A · 2016-07-07 Raised $4.1M (real) Modeled valuation $56M (est)$4.1M$56MSeries A2016Series A · 2017-01-09 Raised $851K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)$851K$12MSeries A2017+$4.1M+$851KCumulative $6.0M

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
Seed$1.1M · 2016
Series A$4.1M · 2016
Series A extension$851K · 2017

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$11.6M
Base estimate est.
$1.0M
Conservative case
$63.0M
Upside case
$3.9M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $18.0M · 2016-06-102016Series A · modeled $55.5M · 2016-07-07Series A · modeled $11.6M · 2017-01-092017
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
50%
Survival probability
27% low · 68% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
3 mo
Avg between rounds
$10.3M/yr
Capital velocity
10.1 yr
On record since
2016
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1052 companies in Media & Content. 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) 2.7× above median
This company$6.0M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$851K
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.7× of median
This company$11.6M
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 78% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 56% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #31 of 32.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Vertigo Media, Inc. · Series A Raised $32.4M · modeled $190.6M (est)Theory Entertainment LLC · Series A Raised $28.8M · modeled $187.8M (est)Magna Entertainment Partners, L.P. · Series A Raised $13.7M · modeled $186.5M (est)Korea Content Platform, LLC · Series A Raised $12.6M · modeled $171.6M (est)EX Studios, LLC · Series A Raised $12.5M · modeled $170.3M (est)Vault Media Group, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.8M · modeled $147.0M (est)AIM Media Midwest, LLC · Series A Raised $10.2M · modeled $138.2M (est)ViaTouch Media, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $136.2M (est)Smoke E.Z. Productions Llc · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $136.2M (est)Luxury Trine Digital Media Group Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $136.2M (est)Kew Media Group Inc. · Series A Raised $12.9M · modeled $128.0M (est)High Alpha Studio II, LLC · Series A Raised $9.2M · modeled $125.8M (est)Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (this company) Raised $6.0M · modeled $11.6M (est)Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Vertigo Media, Inc.Series A$32.4M$190.6M1.84×
Theory Entertainment LLCSeries A$28.8M$187.8M1.82×
Magna Entertainment Partners, L.P.Series A$13.7M$186.5M1.80×
Korea Content Platform, LLCSeries A$12.6M$171.6M1.66×
EX Studios, LLCSeries A$12.5M$170.3M1.65×
Vault Media Group, Inc.Series A$10.8M$147.0M1.42×
AIM Media Midwest, LLCSeries A$10.2M$138.2M1.34×
ViaTouch Media, Inc.Series A$10.0M$136.2M1.32×
Smoke E.Z. Productions LlcSeries A$10.0M$136.2M1.32×
Luxury Trine Digital Media Group Inc.Series A$10.0M$136.2M1.32×
Kew Media Group Inc.Series A$12.9M$128.0M1.24×
High Alpha Studio II, LLCSeries A$9.2M$125.8M1.22×
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. this companySeries A$6.0M$11.6M0.11×
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.
Seed$1.1M2016-06-10$5.4M$18.0M90%
Series A$4.1M2016-07-07$18.5M$55.5M90%
Series A$851K2017-01-09$3.9M$11.6M90%
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. Seed$1.1M2016-06-10
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 18 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$4.1M2016-07-07
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 20 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$851K2017-01-09
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 9 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~3mo cadence
$851K
Modeled next size est.range $851K$1.4M
0.2×
Last step-up
$10.3M/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
William J. Rouhana, Jr.1 other2016-06
Amy W. Newmark2016-06
Christina W. Weiss Lurie2016-06
Daniel W. Pess2016-06
Diana W. Wilkin2016-06
Elana W. Sofko2016-06
Fred W. Cohen2016-06
Michael W. Winter2016-06
Peter W. Dekom2016-06
Scott W. Seaton2016-06
Registry & provenance

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, 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
1679063
SEC CIK
2016
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. raised?
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. has raised approximately $6.0M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. is approximately $11.6M (modeled range $1.0M–$63.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. at?
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jan 09.
What does Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. do and where is it based?
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. operates in the Media & Content sector, based in COS COB.
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