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CLI Studios, Inc.

Van Nuys · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on CLI Studios, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.7M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
10.6×
Latest step-up
Top 44%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jul 31 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

CLI Studios, 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 media 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 2.71× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Media & Content companies in 2019–2021 (89 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.9 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

CLI Studios, Inc. is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from Van Nuys. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 57% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
9
Investors (latest)
2014
Year incorporated
2019-07-31
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$50M$100M$150M$200MPre-Seed · 2017-05-05 Raised $858K (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)$858K$18MPre-Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2019-07-31 Raised $800K (real) Modeled valuation $17M (est)$800K$17MPre-Seed2019Series A · 2019-07-31 Raised $8.5M (real) Modeled valuation $115M (est)$8.5M$115MSeries A2019+$800K+$8.5MCumulative $10M

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$858K · 2017
Pre-Seed extension$800K · 2019
Series A$8.5M · 2019no Seed on file

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: 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
$16.6M
Base estimate est.
$480K
Conservative case
$188.7M
Upside case
$4.4M
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 scaled by the media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $17.8M · 2017-05-052017Pre-Seed · modeled $16.6M · 2019-07-31Series A · modeled $115.4M · 2019-07-312019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
27%
Survival probability
11% low · 50% high
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$741K/yr
Capital velocity
9.2 yr
On record since
2017
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) 0.7× of median
This company$1.7M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 24× above median
This company$8.5M
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.0× of median
This company$16.6M
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 57% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 61% 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 #7 of 89.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Night Dive Studios, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)Upriver Studios LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)Light Media Holdings, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $19.6M (est)Orc Film, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $19.3M (est)Spotlight Media Labs Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $817K · modeled $17.0M (est)Ripple Music, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $800K · modeled $16.6M (est)Native Media B.V. · Pre-Seed Raised $775K · modeled $16.1M (est)Players Media Group, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $725K · modeled $15.1M (est)Left Right Studios Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $830K · modeled $14.9M (est)Stick & Hack Media, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $635K · modeled $13.2M (est)Vype Media, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $625K · modeled $13.0M (est)CLI Studios, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.7M · modeled $16.6M (est)CLI Studios, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Night Dive Studios, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.39×
Upriver Studios LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.39×
Light Media Holdings, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$19.6M3.19×
Orc Film, LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$19.3M3.15×
Spotlight Media Labs IncPre-Seed$817K$17.0M2.77×
Ripple Music, Inc.Pre-Seed$800K$16.6M2.71×
CLI Studios, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.7M$16.6M2.71×
Native Media B.V.Pre-Seed$775K$16.1M2.63×
Players Media Group, Inc.Pre-Seed$725K$15.1M2.46×
Left Right Studios Inc.Pre-Seed$830K$14.9M2.42×
Stick & Hack Media, LLCPre-Seed$635K$13.2M2.15×
Vype Media, LLCPre-Seed$625K$13.0M2.12×
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$858K2017-05-05$4.8M$17.8M90%
Pre-Seed$800K2019-07-31$4.4M$16.6M90%
Series A$8.5M2019-07-31$38.5M$115.4M90%
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$858K2017-05-05
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 12 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$800K2019-07-31
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$8.5M2019-07-31
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 10.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 9 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$25.4M
Modeled next size est.range $16.5M$40.7M
10.6×
Last step-up
$741K/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
Julia Stiglitz1 other2019-07
Jon Arpino2017-05
Justin Rucker2017-05
Registry & provenance

CLI Studios, 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
1706943
SEC CIK
2014
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has CLI Studios, Inc. raised?
CLI Studios, Inc. has raised approximately $1.7M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is CLI Studios, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for CLI Studios, Inc. is approximately $16.6M (modeled range $480K–$188.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is CLI Studios, Inc. at?
CLI Studios, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jul 31.
What does CLI Studios, Inc. do and where is it based?
CLI Studios, Inc. operates in the Media & Content sector, based in Van Nuys.
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