Companies · Telecommunications

Defense Mobile Corp

WESTPORT · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Defense Mobile Corp — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$23.0M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.5×
Latest step-up
Top 21%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Jul 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Defense Mobile Corp 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 telecom 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 0.65× the median modeled value of Series A Telecommunications companies in 2013–2015 (41 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 11.0 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

Defense Mobile Corp is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from WESTPORT. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 80% 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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeries A · 2013-10-18 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $175M (est)$10M$175MSeries A2013Series A · 2014-12-04 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $88M (est)$5.0M$88MSeries A2014Series A · 2015-07-09 Raised $3.4M (real) Modeled valuation $60M (est)$3.4M$60MSeries A2015Series A · 2015-07-09 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $53M (est)$3.0M$53MSeries A2015Series A · 2015-07-09 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $28M (est)$1.6M$28MSeries A2015+$5.0M+$3.4M+$3.0M+$1.6MCumulative $23M

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$10.0M · 2013
Series A extension$5.0M · 2014
Series A extension$3.4M · 2015
Series A extension$3.0M · 2015
Series A extension$1.6M · 2015

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: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$60.3M
Base estimate est.
$4.6M
Conservative case
$327.9M
Upside case
$15.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $175.3M · 2013-10-182013Series A · modeled $87.6M · 2014-12-04Series A · modeled $60.3M · 2015-07-09Series A · modeled $52.6M · 2015-07-09Series A · modeled $27.6M · 2015-07-092015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
53%
Survival probability
29% low · 73% high
1.39×/yr
Annual markup
1.75×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
11.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
5 mo
Avg between rounds
$13.4M/yr
Capital velocity
12.7 yr
On record since
2013
First round
5
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) 5.8× above median
This company$23.0M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$1.6M
Sector median$5.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.1× above median
This company$60.3M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 80% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 63% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #32 of 41.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Texas Energy Network, LLC · Series A Raised $23.2M · modeled $262.9M (est)Novatel Wireless Inc · Series A Raised $14.4M · modeled $252.6M (est)USConnect Holdings, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $245.4M (est)Insite Wireless Group, LLC · Series A Raised $24.5M · modeled $209.5M (est)Fiberzone Networks Inc · Series A Raised $31.4M · modeled $200.6M (est)Northeast Wireless Networks, LLC · Series A Raised $26.0M · modeled $192.7M (est)Signal Point Holdings Corp. · Series A Raised $29.4M · modeled $187.6M (est)Cypress Cellular, L.P. · Series A Raised $10.5M · modeled $184.5M (est)Polaris Wireless Inc · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $175.3M (est)Commzoom Communications, Llc · Series A Raised $11.3M · modeled $147.2M (est)Appia Inc. · Series A Raised $53.5M · modeled $140.2M (est)Hotel Internet Services, LLC · Series A Raised $7.5M · modeled $131.5M (est)Defense Mobile Corp (this company) Raised $23.0M · modeled $60.3M (est)Defense Mobile Corp
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Texas Energy Network, LLCSeries A$23.2M$262.9M2.85×
Novatel Wireless IncSeries A$14.4M$252.6M2.74×
USConnect Holdings, Inc.Series A$14.0M$245.4M2.66×
Insite Wireless Group, LLCSeries A$24.5M$209.5M2.27×
Fiberzone Networks IncSeries A$31.4M$200.6M2.17×
Northeast Wireless Networks, LLCSeries A$26.0M$192.7M2.09×
Signal Point Holdings Corp.Series A$29.4M$187.6M2.03×
Cypress Cellular, L.P.Series A$10.5M$184.5M2.00×
Polaris Wireless IncSeries A$10.0M$175.3M1.90×
Commzoom Communications, LlcSeries A$11.3M$147.2M1.59×
Appia Inc.Series A$53.5M$140.2M1.52×
Hotel Internet Services, LLCSeries A$7.5M$131.5M1.42×
Defense Mobile Corp this companySeries A$23.0M$60.3M0.65×
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$10.0M2013-10-18$45.5M$175.3M90%
Series A$5.0M2014-12-04$22.7M$87.6M90%
Series A$3.4M2015-07-09$15.6M$60.3M90%
Series A$3.0M2015-07-09$13.6M$52.6M90%
Series A$1.6M2015-07-09$7.2M$27.6M90%
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 A$10.0M2013-10-18
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$5.0M2014-12-04
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Series A$3.4M2015-07-09
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series A$3.0M2015-07-09
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series A$1.6M2015-07-09
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2015 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~5mo cadence
$1.6M
Modeled next size est.range $1.6M$2.5M
0.5×
Last step-up
$13.4M/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
Charles R. Lax1 other2014-12
Andrew K. Reilly2013-10
Anthony V. Montoya2015-07
Brendan T. Reilly2013-10
FREDERICK R. WARREN2014-12
PETER R. LURIE2014-12
Peter R. Pace2015-07
Ray K. Bartoszek2015-07
RAY R. BARTOSZEK2014-12
Registry & provenance

Defense Mobile Corp 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
1587942
SEC CIK
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Genesis Networks IncTelecommunicationsSeries A$22.2M$35.1Msame sector · same stage
Airwalk Communications IncTelecommunicationsSeries A$22.0M$52.6Msame sector · same stage
KeyOn Communications Holdings Inc.TelecommunicationsSeries A$20.4M$45.6Msame sector · same stage
Orbsat CorpTelecommunicationsSeries A$26.0M$42.1Msame sector · same stage
Airband Communications Holdings IncTelecommunicationsSeries A$20.0M$27.7Msame sector · same stage
Blinq Networks, Inc.TelecommunicationsSeries A$27.2M$47.7Msame sector · same stage
Sidus Space Inc.TelecommunicationsSeries A$19.4M$56.9Msame sector · same stage
Ondas Networks Inc.TelecommunicationsSeries A$27.9M$23.7Msame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has Defense Mobile Corp raised?
Defense Mobile Corp has raised approximately $23.0M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Defense Mobile Corp's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Defense Mobile Corp is approximately $60.3M (modeled range $4.6M–$327.9M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Defense Mobile Corp at?
Defense Mobile Corp's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Jul 09.
What does Defense Mobile Corp do and where is it based?
Defense Mobile Corp operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in WESTPORT.
Explore related

See where Defense Mobile Corp sits in the wider market — its sector, location and stage cohorts, each with their own leaderboards and capital-flow timelines.

Is this your company?

If you work at Defense Mobile Corp, claim this profile or suggest a correction. We aggregate from public filings, so help us keep your description, website and links accurate.

Is this your company? Update your profile or add contact details — and choose exactly who can reach you. Reviewed before anything is published.