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D-Wave Systems Inc.

BURNABY · Software / Tech · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on D-Wave Systems Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$90.4M
Total raised · real
9
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Nov 19 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

D-Wave Systems Inc. looks under-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 technology 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 0.44× the median modeled value of Series B Software / Tech companies in 2019–2021 (142 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Software / Tech

D-Wave Systems Inc. is one of 3920 Software / Tech companies tracked from BURNABY. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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
8
Investors (latest)
2019-11-19
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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeed · 2012-03-28 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $103M (est)Seed2012Series B · 2012-06-01 Raised $23M (real) Modeled valuation $694M (est)Series B2012Series B · 2012-09-26 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)Series B2012Series B · 2013-03-22 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2014-05-12 Raised $3.9M (real) Modeled valuation $117M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2014-06-27 Raised $28M (real) Modeled valuation $864M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2014-10-31 Raised $2.2M (real) Modeled valuation $67M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2019-02-12 Raised $20M (real) Modeled valuation $609M (est)Series B2019Series B · 2019-11-19 Raised $7.9M (real) Modeled valuation $242M (est)Series B2019+$23M+$1.2M+$1.0M+$3.9M+$28M+$2.2M+$20M+$7.9MCumulative $90M

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
Seed$3.0M · 2012
Series B$22.8M · 2012no Series A on file
Series B extension$1.2M · 2012
Series B extension$1.0M · 2013
Series B extension$3.9M · 2014
Series B extension$28.4M · 2014
Series B extension$2.2M · 2014
Series B extension$20.0M · 2019
Series B extension$7.9M · 2019

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$242.0M
Base estimate est.
$19.5M
Conservative case
$931.3M
Upside case
$44.1M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $102.8M · 2012-03-282012Series B · modeled $694.3M · 2012-06-01Series B · modeled $36.5M · 2012-09-26Series B · modeled $30.6M · 2013-03-22Series B · modeled $117.4M · 2014-05-12Series B · modeled $863.7M · 2014-06-27Series B · modeled $66.8M · 2014-10-31Series B · modeled $609.1M · 2019-02-12Series B · modeled $242.0M · 2019-11-192019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
67%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.72×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$11.8M/yr
Capital velocity
14.3 yr
On record since
2012
First round
9
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3920 companies in Software / Tech. 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) 20× above median
This company$90.4M
Sector median$4.6M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$7.9M
Sector median$19.9M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 6.6× above median
This company$242.0M
Sector median$36.6M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 84% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #128 of 142.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Trackonomy Systems, Inc. · Series B Raised $49.2M · modeled $1.2B (est)Tray.IO Inc. · Series B Raised $59.3M · modeled $1.1B (est)Unravel Data Systems, Inc. · Series B Raised $56.2M · modeled $1.1B (est)Salus Labs, Inc. · Series B Raised $35.0M · modeled $1.1B (est)Anchor Labs, Inc. · Series B Raised $33.7M · modeled $1.0B (est)Compound Labs, Inc. · Series B Raised $41.8M · modeled $1.0B (est)Mode Analytics, Inc. · Series B Raised $72.3M · modeled $995.9M (est)Cleo Labs, Inc · Series B Raised $84.7M · modeled $957.4M (est)Bevy Labs, Inc. · Series B Raised $55.0M · modeled $955.6M (est)Temperpack Technologies Inc. · Series B Raised $79.9M · modeled $939.5M (est)Hound Labs, Inc. · Series B Raised $49.2M · modeled $933.0M (est)Cloud Elements, Inc. · Series B Raised $60.2M · modeled $913.7M (est)D-Wave Systems Inc. (this company) Raised $90.4M · modeled $242.0M (est)D-Wave Systems Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Trackonomy Systems, Inc.Series B$49.2M$1.2B2.17×
Tray.IO Inc.Series B$59.3M$1.1B2.07×
Unravel Data Systems, Inc.Series B$56.2M$1.1B1.95×
Salus Labs, Inc.Series B$35.0M$1.1B1.95×
Anchor Labs, Inc.Series B$33.7M$1.0B1.88×
Compound Labs, Inc.Series B$41.8M$1.0B1.85×
Mode Analytics, Inc.Series B$72.3M$995.9M1.83×
Cleo Labs, IncSeries B$84.7M$957.4M1.76×
Bevy Labs, Inc.Series B$55.0M$955.6M1.75×
Temperpack Technologies Inc.Series B$79.9M$939.5M1.72×
Hound Labs, Inc.Series B$49.2M$933.0M1.71×
Cloud Elements, Inc.Series B$60.2M$913.7M1.68×
D-Wave Systems Inc. this companySeries B$90.4M$242.0M0.44×
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.
Seed$3.0M2012-03-28$15.1M$102.8M85%
Series B$22.8M2012-06-01$126.7M$694.3M85%
Series B$1.2M2012-09-26$6.7M$36.5M85%
Series B$1.0M2013-03-22$5.6M$30.6M85%
Series B$3.9M2014-05-12$21.4M$117.4M85%
Series B$28.4M2014-06-27$157.6M$863.7M85%
Series B$2.2M2014-10-31$12.2M$66.8M85%
Series B$20.0M2019-02-12$111.1M$609.1M90%
Series B$7.9M2019-11-19$44.1M$242.0M90%
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. Seed$3.0M2012-03-28
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$22.8M2012-06-01
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 28 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$1.2M2012-09-26
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 19.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Series B$1.0M2013-03-22
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$3.9M2014-05-12
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 8 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$28.4M2014-06-27
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 33 investors on this round.
  7. Series B$2.2M2014-10-31
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 12.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  8. Series B$20.0M2019-02-12
    • Raised again after 51 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 13 investors on this round.
  9. Series B$7.9M2019-11-19
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 8 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$7.9M
Modeled next size est.range $7.9M$12.7M
0.4×
Last step-up
$11.8M/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
Steven M. Cakebread3 other2014-05
Steve J Jurvetson2 other2019-02
ALEXEI A. ANDREEV1 other2012-03
Donald J. Listwin1 other2019-02
Robert H. Ewald1 other2014-05
Rolf J Dekleer1 other2012-03
STEVEN M. WEST1 other2012-03
V. PAUL LEE1 other2012-03
Alan M. Baratz2019-02
Alexandre J. Zagoski2019-02
Alexandre J. Zagoskin2019-11
Alexandre M. Zagoskin2014-05
Anik J. Lanthier2019-11
Colin J. Williams2019-02
Dan M. Cohrs2019-02
David M. Pires2013-03
DAVID P. PIRES2012-03
Don M. Listwin2014-05
ERIC M. LADIZINSKY2012-03
Francois Lachance2019-02
GEOFF J. CATHERWOOD2012-03
Geordie J. Rose2019-02
GEORDIE M. ROSE2012-06
George M. Rose2012-03
Registry & provenance

D-Wave Systems 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
1547061
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has D-Wave Systems Inc. raised?
D-Wave Systems Inc. has raised approximately $90.4M in disclosed capital across 9 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is D-Wave Systems Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for D-Wave Systems Inc. is approximately $242.0M (modeled range $19.5M–$931.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is D-Wave Systems Inc. at?
D-Wave Systems Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Nov 19.
What does D-Wave Systems Inc. do and where is it based?
D-Wave Systems Inc. operates in the Software / Tech sector, based in BURNABY.
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