Companies · Telecommunications

Cyan Optics Inc

Petaluma · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Cyan Optics Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$151.3M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
5.0×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Dec 12 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cyan Optics 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 telecom 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 0.91× the median modeled value of Series C Telecommunications companies in 2013–2015 (8 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (91% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 11.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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 Telecommunications

Cyan Optics Inc is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from Petaluma. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% 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.

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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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeries A · 2009-06-08 Raised $8.8M (real) Modeled valuation $155M (est)$8.8M$155MSeries A2009Series B · 2009-12-18 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $423M (est)$22M$423MSeries B2009Series B · 2010-11-19 Raised $31M (real) Modeled valuation $587M (est)$31M$587MSeries B2010Series B · 2010-11-19 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $577M (est)$30M$577MSeries B2010Series B · 2011-12-09 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $192M (est)$10M$192MSeries B2011Series C · 2014-12-12 Raised $50M (real) Modeled valuation $993M (est)$50M$993MSeries C2014+$22M+$31M+$30M+$10M+$50MCumulative $151M

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 A$8.8M · 2009
Series B$22.0M · 2009
Series B extension$30.5M · 2010
Series B extension$30.0M · 2010
Series B extension$10.0M · 2011
Series C$50.0M · 2014

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 60%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$993.0M
Base estimate est.
$187.5M
Conservative case
$2.6B
Upside case
$333.3M
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 telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $154.8M · 2009-06-082009Series B · modeled $423.4M · 2009-12-18Series B · modeled $586.9M · 2010-11-19Series B · modeled $577.3M · 2010-11-19Series B · modeled $192.4M · 2011-12-09Series C · modeled $993.0M · 2014-12-122014
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
76%
Survival probability
56% low · 87% high
1.26×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
11.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$27.5M/yr
Capital velocity
17.1 yr
On record since
2009
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 38× above median
This company$151.3M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× above median
This company$50.0M
Sector median$48.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 35× above median
This company$993.0M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 93% 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 #6 of 8.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)GNET Escrow Corp. · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $2.0B (est)Lts Co-Invest Blocker Llc · Series C Raised $78.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Digity, LLC · Series C Raised $63.9M · modeled $1.3B (est)Mobile Iron, Inc. · Series C Raised $259.1M · modeled $1.2B (est)O3B NETWORKS Ltd · Series C Raised $204.6M · modeled $993.0M (est)Tower Cloud Inc · Series C Raised $262.1M · modeled $358.4M (est)Augme Technologies, Inc. · Series C Raised $72.2M · modeled $189.7M (est)Cyan Optics Inc (this company) Raised $151.3M · modeled $993.0M (est)Cyan Optics Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
GNET Escrow Corp.Series C$100.0M$2.0B1.82×
Lts Co-Invest Blocker LlcSeries C$78.0M$1.5B1.42×
Digity, LLCSeries C$63.9M$1.3B1.16×
Mobile Iron, Inc.Series C$259.1M$1.2B1.09×
O3B NETWORKS LtdSeries C$204.6M$993.0M0.91×
Cyan Optics Inc this companySeries C$151.3M$993.0M0.91×
Tower Cloud IncSeries C$262.1M$358.4M0.33×
Augme Technologies, Inc.Series C$72.2M$189.7M0.17×
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 A$8.8M2009-06-08$40.1M$154.8M90%
Series B$22.0M2009-12-18$122.2M$423.4M90%
Series B$30.5M2010-11-19$169.4M$586.9M90%
Series B$30.0M2010-11-19$166.7M$577.3M90%
Series B$10.0M2011-12-09$55.6M$192.4M90%
Series C$50.0M2014-12-12$333.3M$993.0M90%
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 A$8.8M2009-06-08
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series B$22.0M2009-12-18
    • Raised 6 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series B$30.5M2010-11-19
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  4. Series B$30.0M2010-11-19
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series B$10.0M2011-12-09
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  6. Series C$50.0M2014-12-12
    • Raised again after 36 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2016 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$150.0M
Modeled next size est.range $97.5M$240.0M
5.0×
Last step-up
$27.5M/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
Promod Haque12 other2009-06
James Hamilton7 other2014-12
Paul Ferris5 other2009-06
Jeffrey Ross4 other2014-12
Niel Ransom4 other2009-12
Stewart Gollmer4 other2009-12
Mark Floyd2 other2009-06
Kenneth M. Siegel1 other2014-12
Michael Boustridge1 other2014-12
Michael Hatfield1 other2009-06
Robert Switz1 other2010-11
Scott Pradels1 other2014-12
Eric Clelland2009-06
Frank Wiener2009-06
Neil Ransom2014-12
Norm Foust2009-06
Rick Johnston2009-06
Scott Bauer2010-11
Steve West2009-06
Tom Corker2010-11
Tom Scannell2010-11
Registry & provenance

Cyan Optics 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
1391636
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Cyan Optics Inc raised?
Cyan Optics Inc has raised approximately $151.3M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Cyan Optics Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Cyan Optics Inc is approximately $993.0M (modeled range $187.5M–$2.6B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Cyan Optics Inc at?
Cyan Optics Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Dec 12.
What does Cyan Optics Inc do and where is it based?
Cyan Optics Inc operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in Petaluma.
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