Companies · Manufacturing

Curtis Mathes, Inc.

FRISCO · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Curtis Mathes, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.1M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
3.4×
Latest step-up
Top 51%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Oct 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Curtis Mathes, Inc. looks fair 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.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.70× the median modeled value of Seed Manufacturing companies in 2016–2018 (141 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (70% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.7 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

Curtis Mathes, Inc. is one of 3256 Manufacturing companies tracked from FRISCO. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 50% 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
10
Investors (latest)
2013
Year incorporated
2016-10-05
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2013-04-02 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $7.6M (est)$500K$7.6MPre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2013-10-04 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $3.1M (est)$200K$3.1MPre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2015-04-04 Raised $307K (real) Modeled valuation $4.7M (est)$307K$4.7MPre-Seed2015Seed · 2016-10-05 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$1.1M$13MSeed2016+$200K+$307K+$1.1MCumulative $2.1M

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$500K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$200K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$307K · 2015
Seed$1.1M · 2016

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$12.9M
Base estimate est.
$964K
Conservative case
$101.1M
Upside case
$5.3M
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 $7.6M · 2013-04-022013Pre-Seed · modeled $3.1M · 2013-10-04Pre-Seed · modeled $4.7M · 2015-04-04Seed · modeled $12.9M · 2016-10-052016
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
9.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
14 mo
Avg between rounds
$586K/yr
Capital velocity
13.2 yr
On record since
2013
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3256 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) 1.0× above median
This company$2.1M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$1.1M
Sector median$1.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.1× above median
This company$12.9M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 50% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 53% 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 #113 of 141.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)ButterCup Bioplastic · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)Edelta, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)Waterloo Sparkling Water Corp. · Seed Raised $7.2M · modeled $49.1M (est)ProSteel Investment Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)OHI Orthotics, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)Bouldin Corp · Seed Raised $7.9M · modeled $49.1M (est)Arsenal Ultimate Holdco, LLC · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $47.2M (est)Piadina Inc · Seed Raised $7.5M · modeled $45.5M (est)VitaHEAT Medical Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $5.5M · modeled $45.3M (est)Fischer Block, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $42.7M (est)Material Handling Holdings LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $42.3M (est)OMB Holdings LLC · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $40.5M (est)Curtis Mathes, Inc. (this company) Raised $2.1M · modeled $12.9M (est)Curtis Mathes, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
ButterCup BioplasticSeed$4.0M$49.1M2.67×
Edelta, Inc.Seed$4.0M$49.1M2.67×
Waterloo Sparkling Water Corp.Seed$7.2M$49.1M2.67×
ProSteel Investment Holdings, LLCSeed$4.0M$49.1M2.67×
OHI Orthotics, LLCSeed$4.0M$49.1M2.67×
Bouldin CorpSeed$7.9M$49.1M2.67×
Arsenal Ultimate Holdco, LLCSeed$3.9M$47.2M2.57×
Piadina IncSeed$7.5M$45.5M2.48×
VitaHEAT Medical Holdings, LLCSeed$5.5M$45.3M2.47×
Fischer Block, Inc.Seed$3.8M$42.7M2.32×
Material Handling Holdings LLCSeed$3.5M$42.3M2.31×
OMB Holdings LLCSeed$3.3M$40.5M2.21×
Curtis Mathes, Inc. this companySeed$2.1M$12.9M0.70×
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$500K2013-04-02$2.8M$7.6M85%
Pre-Seed$200K2013-10-04$1.1M$3.1M90%
Pre-Seed$307K2015-04-04$1.7M$4.7M90%
Seed$1.1M2016-10-05$5.3M$12.9M90%
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$500K2013-04-02
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$200K2013-10-04
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$307K2015-04-04
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  4. Seed$1.1M2016-10-05
    • Raised again after 18 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~14mo cadence
$3.1M
Modeled next size est.range $2.0M$5.0M
3.4×
Last step-up
$586K/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
Paul Williams17 other2013-04
Eric Hill3 other2013-04
Michael Chester1 other2013-04
Joseph Kupke2013-04
Registry & provenance

Curtis Mathes, 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
1592786
SEC CIK
2013
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Curtis Mathes, Inc. raised?
Curtis Mathes, Inc. has raised approximately $2.1M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Curtis Mathes, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Curtis Mathes, Inc. is approximately $12.9M (modeled range $964K–$101.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Curtis Mathes, Inc. at?
Curtis Mathes, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Oct 05.
What does Curtis Mathes, Inc. do and where is it based?
Curtis Mathes, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in FRISCO.
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