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COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC

Austin · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$193.0M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.9×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Mar 26 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk 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 0.50× the median modeled value of Series C Media & Content companies in 2022–2024 (9 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
15.4 yr record
Peak capital year was 2011 with $106.8M across 2 filings.
Market position
ahead of 99% of Media & Content peers
Capital scale is ahead of 99% of Media & Content peers; modeled value is above 95% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2011: $106.8M across 2 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $94.3M on 2011-02-22.
  • Filing rows sum to $205.5M, while canonical raised total is $193.0M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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

COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from Austin. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% 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.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2024-03-26
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries C · 2011-02-22 Raised $94M (real) Modeled valuation $1.5B (est)$94M$1.5BSeries C2011Series A · 2011-02-22 Raised $13M (real) Modeled valuation $170M (est)$13M$170MSeries A2011Series C · 2014-09-11 Raised $23M (real) Modeled valuation $348M (est)$23M$348MSeries C2014Series C · 2014-09-11 Raised $40M (real) Modeled valuation $617M (est)$40M$617MSeries C2014Series C · 2024-03-26 Raised $36M (real) Modeled valuation $266M (est)$36M$266MSeries C2024+$13M+$23M+$40M+$36MCumulative $205M

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 C$94.3M · 2011
Bridge · Series C-stage$12.5M · 2011smaller follow-on
Series C extension$22.6M · 2014
Series C extension$40.0M · 2014
Series C extension$36.2M · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 40%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$265.6M
Base estimate est.
$125.8M
Conservative case
$418.6M
Upside case
$241.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series C · modeled $1.5B · 2011-02-222011Series A · modeled $170.3M · 2011-02-22Series C · modeled $348.4M · 2014-09-11Series C · modeled $617.3M · 2014-09-11Series C · modeled $265.6M · 2024-03-262024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
70%
Survival probability
52% low · 81% high
1.22×/yr
Annual markup
1.40×/yr upside case
2.3 yr
Elapsed time used
2.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
39 mo
Avg between rounds
$14.7M/yr
Capital velocity
15.4 yr
On record since
2011
First round
5
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) 87× above median
This company$193.0M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$36.2M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 16× above median
This company$265.6M
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 95% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #8 of 9.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)WonderView Studios, LLC · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $983.4M (est)Conscious Content Media, Inc. · Series C Raised $145.9M · modeled $888.1M (est)Nettwerk Music Group Inc. · Series C Raised $80.1M · modeled $679.6M (est)Troika Media Group, Inc. · Series C Raised $53.0M · modeled $548.3M (est)Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc. · Series C Raised $60.9M · modeled $528.4M (est)Lancelot Entertainment Investment Co., LLC · Series C Raised $63.3M · modeled $432.2M (est)Believer Entertainment, Inc. · Series C Raised $44.5M · modeled $430.8M (est)Advent Entertainment, Llc · Series C Raised $65.0M · modeled $146.2M (est)COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC (this company) Raised $193.0M · modeled $265.6M (est)COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
WonderView Studios, LLCSeries C$100.0M$983.4M1.86×
Conscious Content Media, Inc.Series C$145.9M$888.1M1.68×
Nettwerk Music Group Inc.Series C$80.1M$679.6M1.29×
Troika Media Group, Inc.Series C$53.0M$548.3M1.04×
Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc.Series C$60.9M$528.4M1.00×
Lancelot Entertainment Investment Co., LLCSeries C$63.3M$432.2M0.82×
Believer Entertainment, Inc.Series C$44.5M$430.8M0.82×
COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC this companySeries C$193.0M$265.6M0.50×
Advent Entertainment, LlcSeries C$65.0M$146.2M0.28×
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 C$94.3M2011-02-22$628.3M$1.5B85%
Series A$12.5M2011-02-22$56.8M$170.3M85%
Series C$22.6M2014-09-11$150.5M$348.4M85%
Series C$40.0M2014-09-11$266.7M$617.3M85%
Series C$36.2M2024-03-26$241.0M$265.6M90%
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 C$94.3M2011-02-22
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series C.
    • 24 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$12.5M2011-02-22
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 7.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  3. Series C$22.6M2014-09-11
    • Raised again after 43 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 4 investors on this round.
  4. Series C$40.0M2014-09-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 18 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$36.2M2024-03-26
    • Raised again after 114 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2027 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~39mo cadence
$36.2M
Modeled next size est.range $36.2M$57.8M
0.9×
Last step-up
$14.7M/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
Robert Epstein7 other2011-02
Rad Weaver3 other2011-02
Dan Allen2 other2011-02
Harry Zimmerman2 other2024-03
Kurt Rechner2 other2011-02
Alyssa Epstein1 other2024-03
Duncan Dayton1 other2024-03
Jason Dial1 other2014-09
Richard McComb1 other2014-09
Steve Sexton1 other2011-02
Bruce Knox2011-02
David A. Ferdman2014-09
David Ferdman2024-03
Duncan A. Dayton2014-09
Irv A. Kessler2014-09
Irv Kessler2011-02
Marsha Shields2024-03
Rad A. Weaver2014-09
Robert A. Epstein2014-09
Tamer A. Amr2014-09
Tamer Amr2024-03
Tammir Amr2011-02
Registry & provenance

COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC 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
1514553
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC raised?
COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC has raised approximately $193.0M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC is approximately $265.6M (modeled range $125.8M–$418.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC at?
COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Mar 26.
What does COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC do and where is it based?
COTA Racing & Entertainment LLC operates in the Media & Content sector, based in Austin.
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