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cwist, Inc.

ANNAPOLIS · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on cwist, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.3M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
3.2×
Latest step-up
Top 60%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Nov 30 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

cwist, 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.

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 2.73× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Other companies in 2013–2015 (1650 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Other

cwist, Inc. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from ANNAPOLIS. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 41% 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
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 · 2012-08-15 Raised $300K (real) Modeled valuation $6.9M (est)$300K$6.9MPre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2015-11-30 Raised $955K (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)$955K$22MPre-Seed2015+$955KCumulative $1.3M

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$300K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$955K · 2015

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$22.1M
Base estimate est.
$637K
Conservative case
$250.3M
Upside case
$5.3M
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $6.9M · 2012-08-152012Pre-Seed · modeled $22.1M · 2015-11-302015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
30%
Survival probability
12% low · 55% high
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
39 mo
Avg between rounds
$381K/yr
Capital velocity
13.9 yr
On record since
2012
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 companies in Other. 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) 0.6× of median
This company$1.3M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.7× above median
This company$955K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.2× above median
This company$22.1M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 41% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 55% 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 #100 of 1,650.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Produce P&A Fund, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Tempus Applied Solutions Holdings, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Music Labs, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)SAL Ethika Investments, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Vyance, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Mass Mail, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Security Products Solutions, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Hwz Management, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Taylor Group Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Phytopurh, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Toro Entertainment Group, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Academy Snowboard Co., Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)cwist, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.3M · modeled $22.1M (est)cwist, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Produce P&A Fund, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Tempus Applied Solutions Holdings, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Music Labs, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
SAL Ethika Investments, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Vyance, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Mass Mail, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Security Products Solutions, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Hwz Management, LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Taylor Group CorpPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Phytopurh, LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Toro Entertainment Group, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
Academy Snowboard Co., Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M2.86×
cwist, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.3M$22.1M2.73×
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$300K2012-08-15$1.7M$6.9M90%
Pre-Seed$955K2015-11-30$5.3M$22.1M90%
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$300K2012-08-15
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$955K2015-11-30
    • Raised again after 39 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~39mo cadence
$2.9M
Modeled next size est.range $1.9M$4.6M
3.2×
Last step-up
$381K/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
Chris Sleat1 other2015-11
PAUL SERINI1 other2015-11
BOB FRIEND2015-11
Laura Sleat2012-08
MICHAEL MULLIGAN2015-11
Registry & provenance

cwist, 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
1557050
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has cwist, Inc. raised?
cwist, Inc. has raised approximately $1.3M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is cwist, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for cwist, Inc. is approximately $22.1M (modeled range $637K–$250.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is cwist, Inc. at?
cwist, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Nov 30.
What does cwist, Inc. do and where is it based?
cwist, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in ANNAPOLIS.
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