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Clear Energy Systems, Inc.

TEMPE · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Clear Energy Systems, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$7.7M
Total raised · real
13
Rounds
2.9×
Latest step-up
Top 26%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Sep 25 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Clear Energy Systems, 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 manufacturing 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 0.31× the median modeled value of Seed Manufacturing companies in 2013–2015 (130 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.8 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 Manufacturing

Clear Energy Systems, Inc. is one of 3257 Manufacturing companies tracked from TEMPE. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 75% 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
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 · 2009-04-14 Raised $298K (real) Modeled valuation $4.5M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2009-12-07 Raised $760K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2009-12-07 Raised $695K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2010-02-26 Raised $817K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)Pre-Seed2010Pre-Seed · 2010-04-15 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $1.5M (est)Pre-Seed2010Pre-Seed · 2010-11-15 Raised $400K (real) Modeled valuation $6.1M (est)Pre-Seed2010Pre-Seed · 2010-11-15 Raised $239K (real) Modeled valuation $3.6M (est)Pre-Seed2010Pre-Seed · 2011-12-02 Raised $221K (real) Modeled valuation $3.4M (est)Pre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2012-08-10 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $2.3M (est)Pre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2012-11-13 Raised $325K (real) Modeled valuation $5.0M (est)Pre-Seed2012Seed · 2012-12-14 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)Seed2012Seed · 2012-12-14 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)Seed2012Seed · 2013-07-30 Raised $185K (real) Modeled valuation $2.3M (est)Seed2013Seed · 2013-09-25 Raised $539K (real) Modeled valuation $6.6M (est)Seed2013Cumulative $11M

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$298K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$760K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$695K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$817K · 2010
Pre-Seed extension$100K · 2010
Pre-Seed extension$400K · 2010
Pre-Seed extension$239K · 2010
Pre-Seed extension$221K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$150K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$325K · 2012
Seed$3.0M · 2012
Seed extension$3.0M · 2012
Seed extension$185K · 2013
Seed extension$539K · 2013

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$6.6M
Base estimate est.
$494K
Conservative case
$51.8M
Upside case
$2.7M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $4.5M · 2009-04-142009Pre-Seed · modeled $11.6M · 2009-12-07Pre-Seed · modeled $10.6M · 2009-12-07Pre-Seed · modeled $12.5M · 2010-02-26Pre-Seed · modeled $1.5M · 2010-04-15Pre-Seed · modeled $6.1M · 2010-11-15Pre-Seed · modeled $3.6M · 2010-11-15Pre-Seed · modeled $3.4M · 2011-12-02Pre-Seed · modeled $2.3M · 2012-08-10Pre-Seed · modeled $5.0M · 2012-11-13Seed · modeled $36.8M · 2012-12-14Seed · modeled $36.8M · 2012-12-14Seed · modeled $2.3M · 2013-07-30Seed · modeled $6.6M · 2013-09-252013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
41%
Survival probability
18% low · 63% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.77×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
12.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
4 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.7M/yr
Capital velocity
17.2 yr
On record since
2009
First round
14
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3257 companies in Manufacturing. 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) 3.8× above median
This company$7.7M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$539K
Sector median$1.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.5× of median
This company$6.6M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 75% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 37% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (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 #116 of 130.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)ABI Group LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)Stable Imaging Solutions LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $48.9M (est)Genicon, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $47.3M (est)Sfi Hold-Co Llc · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $44.8M (est)Global Precision Products, LLC · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $43.7M (est)VIA Motors International, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.2M · modeled $42.9M (est)Niche Acquisition Co LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $42.9M (est)Design Specialties, Llc · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $42.7M (est)RuMe Inc. · Seed Raised $5.4M · modeled $41.7M (est)Interphase Corp · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $41.1M (est)Guerdon Enterprises Llc · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $40.9M (est)DuraMark Technologies Inc · Seed Raised $4.7M · modeled $39.9M (est)Clear Energy Systems, Inc. (this company) Raised $7.7M · modeled $6.6M (est)Clear Energy Systems, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
ABI Group LLCSeed$4.0M$49.1M2.31×
Stable Imaging Solutions LLCSeed$4.0M$48.9M2.31×
Genicon, Inc.Seed$3.9M$47.3M2.23×
Sfi Hold-Co LlcSeed$3.6M$44.8M2.11×
Global Precision Products, LLCSeed$3.6M$43.7M2.06×
VIA Motors International, Inc.Seed$7.2M$42.9M2.02×
Niche Acquisition Co LLCSeed$3.5M$42.9M2.02×
Design Specialties, LlcSeed$3.5M$42.7M2.01×
RuMe Inc.Seed$5.4M$41.7M1.97×
Interphase CorpSeed$3.3M$41.1M1.94×
Guerdon Enterprises LlcSeed$3.3M$40.9M1.93×
DuraMark Technologies IncSeed$4.7M$39.9M1.88×
Clear Energy Systems, Inc. this companySeed$7.7M$6.6M0.31×
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$298K2009-04-14$1.7M$4.5M90%
Pre-Seed$760K2009-12-07$4.2M$11.6M90%
Pre-Seed$695K2009-12-07$3.9M$10.6M90%
Pre-Seed$817K2010-02-26$4.5M$12.5M90%
Pre-Seed$100K2010-04-15$556K$1.5M90%
Pre-Seed$400K2010-11-15$2.2M$6.1M90%
Pre-Seed$239K2010-11-15$1.3M$3.6M90%
Pre-Seed$221K2011-12-02$1.2M$3.4M90%
Pre-Seed$150K2012-08-10$833K$2.3M90%
Pre-Seed$325K2012-11-13$1.8M$5.0M90%
Seed$3.0M2012-12-14$15.0M$36.8M90%
Seed$3.0M2012-12-14$15.0M$36.8M90%
Seed$185K2013-07-30$925K$2.3M90%
Seed$539K2013-09-25$2.7M$6.6M90%
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$298K2009-04-14
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$760K2009-12-07
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Pre-Seed$695K2009-12-07
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Pre-Seed$817K2010-02-26
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Pre-Seed$100K2010-04-15
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  6. Pre-Seed$400K2010-11-15
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  7. Pre-Seed$239K2010-11-15
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  8. Pre-Seed$221K2011-12-02
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  9. Pre-Seed$150K2012-08-10
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  10. Pre-Seed$325K2012-11-13
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  11. Seed$3.0M2012-12-14
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  12. Seed$3.0M2012-12-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  13. Seed$185K2013-07-30
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 16.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  14. Seed$539K2013-09-25
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~4mo cadence
$1.6M
Modeled next size est.range $1.0M$2.5M
2.9×
Last step-up
$1.7M/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
Donald Wright7 other2013-07
Donald A Wright3 other2012-08
Anthony J Carmen1 other2011-12
Tony Corey1 other2010-11
Anthony Carmen2009-04
Bernard I Robertson2011-12
Bernard Robertson2010-04
Daniel J. McCauley2013-09
Daniel J McCauley III2011-12
Daniel McCauley2009-04
David Cornwall2009-04
David E Cornwall2011-12
David M Cornwall2013-09
Joel Borovay2013-07
Joel M Borovay2013-09
John M Mohnach2012-11
John M Monach2011-12
John Mohnach2009-04
John Weiman2009-04
Richard Drake2009-12
RICHARD L. DRAKE2011-12
Ryan Kealy2009-04
Tony M Corey2013-09
Tony S Corey2011-12
Registry & provenance

Clear Energy 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
1480983
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Clear Energy Systems, Inc. raised?
Clear Energy Systems, Inc. has raised approximately $7.7M in disclosed capital across 13 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Clear Energy Systems, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Clear Energy Systems, Inc. is approximately $6.6M (modeled range $494K–$51.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Clear Energy Systems, Inc. at?
Clear Energy Systems, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Sep 25.
What does Clear Energy Systems, Inc. do and where is it based?
Clear Energy Systems, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in TEMPE.
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