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DefenseStorm, Inc.

ALPHARETTA · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on DefenseStorm, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$48.7M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 8%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Apr 16 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

DefenseStorm, Inc. looks fair against its niche peers and is at-risk 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.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.67× the median modeled value of Series A Other Technology companies in 2022–2024 (1325 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (67% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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 Technology

DefenseStorm, Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from ALPHARETTA. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 93% 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
9
Investors (latest)
2024-04-16
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeed · 2014-12-01 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $56M (est)Seed2014Seed · 2014-12-01 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $56M (est)Seed2014Series A · 2016-06-01 Raised $5.9M (real) Modeled valuation $165M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2017-09-01 Raised $3.5M (real) Modeled valuation $97M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2020-08-13 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $316M (est)Series A2020Series A · 2021-11-05 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $80M (est)Series A2021Series A · 2022-05-27 Raised $15M (real) Modeled valuation $193M (est)Series A2022Series A · 2024-04-16 Raised $5.6M (real) Modeled valuation $34M (est)Series A2024+$1.6M+$5.9M+$3.5M+$12M+$5.0M+$15M+$5.6MCumulative $50M

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$1.6M · 2014
Seed extension$1.6M · 2014
Series A$5.9M · 2016
Series A extension$3.5M · 2017
Series A extension$11.9M · 2020
Series A extension$5.0M · 2021
Series A extension$15.0M · 2022
Series A extension$5.6M · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$33.8M
Base estimate est.
$7.6M
Conservative case
$76.6M
Upside case
$25.7M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $56.2M · 2014-12-012014Seed · modeled $56.2M · 2014-12-01Series A · modeled $164.6M · 2016-06-01Series A · modeled $97.1M · 2017-09-01Series A · modeled $315.9M · 2020-08-13Series A · modeled $80.4M · 2021-11-05Series A · modeled $192.6M · 2022-05-27Series A · modeled $33.8M · 2024-04-162024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
54%
Survival probability
29% low · 74% high
1.50×/yr
Annual markup
1.89×/yr upside case
2.2 yr
Elapsed time used
2.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$5.2M/yr
Capital velocity
11.6 yr
On record since
2014
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 companies in Other Technology. 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) 15× above median
This company$48.7M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× of median
This company$5.6M
Sector median$5.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.9× of median
This company$33.8M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 93% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 47% 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 #919 of 1,325.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Phylum, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $222.2M (est)Keon Foundation Ltd. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $211.9M (est)Remoteam Inc. · Series A Raised $14.3M · modeled $209.5M (est)MultiSafe, Inc. · Series A Raised $17.3M · modeled $208.6M (est)Careerian Inc. · Series A Raised $20.3M · modeled $203.8M (est)Continu Inc. · Series A Raised $13.5M · modeled $202.4M (est)Devron Corp · Series A Raised $16.8M · modeled $201.5M (est)RISC Zero, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.4M · modeled $199.5M (est)Pentagon Port LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $198.7M (est)Amnic Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $198.2M (est)Intensivate Inc · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $190.3M (est)Ws Holdco, Pbc · Series A Raised $14.8M · modeled $188.2M (est)DefenseStorm, Inc. (this company) Raised $48.7M · modeled $33.8M (est)DefenseStorm, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Phylum, Inc.Series A$15.0M$222.2M4.42×
Keon Foundation Ltd.Series A$15.0M$211.9M4.22×
Remoteam Inc.Series A$14.3M$209.5M4.17×
MultiSafe, Inc.Series A$17.3M$208.6M4.15×
Careerian Inc.Series A$20.3M$203.8M4.06×
Continu Inc.Series A$13.5M$202.4M4.03×
Devron CorpSeries A$16.8M$201.5M4.01×
RISC Zero, Inc.Series A$14.4M$199.5M3.97×
Pentagon Port LLCSeries A$15.0M$198.7M3.96×
Amnic Inc.Series A$14.0M$198.2M3.95×
Intensivate IncSeries A$14.7M$190.3M3.79×
Ws Holdco, PbcSeries A$14.8M$188.2M3.75×
DefenseStorm, Inc. this companySeries A$48.7M$33.8M0.67×
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$1.6M2014-12-01$8.3M$56.2M85%
Seed$1.6M2014-12-01$8.3M$56.2M85%
Series A$5.9M2016-06-01$27.0M$164.6M85%
Series A$3.5M2017-09-01$15.9M$97.1M90%
Series A$11.9M2020-08-13$54.3M$315.9M90%
Series A$5.0M2021-11-05$22.7M$80.4M90%
Series A$15.0M2022-05-27$68.2M$192.6M90%
Series A$5.6M2024-04-16$25.7M$33.8M90%
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$1.6M2014-12-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 25 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.6M2014-12-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Revenue band moved No revenue → $0–$1M.
    • 40 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$5.9M2016-06-01
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 26 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$3.5M2017-09-01
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$11.9M2020-08-13
    • Raised again after 35 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$5.0M2021-11-05
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  7. Series A$15.0M2022-05-27
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  8. Series A$5.6M2024-04-16
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 9 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$5.6M
Modeled next size est.range $5.6M$9.0M
0.4×
Last step-up
$5.2M/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
Mark Johnson21 other2017-09
Justin LaFayette5 other2024-04
Neil Underwood5 other2017-09
Jeffrey Lunsford2 other2014-12
Ken Williams2 other2017-09
Sean Feeney2 other2016-06
Douglas Lindroth1 other2016-06
Doug Lindroth1 other2024-04
Robert Grant Edwards1 other2020-08
Doug C. Lindroth2021-11
Doug Grant Lindroth2020-08
Edgardo C. Nazario2021-11
Edgardo Grant Nazario2020-08
Edgardo Nazario2016-06
Harold Brewer2016-06
Harold C. Brewer2020-08
Jeffrey C. Lunsford2021-11
Jeffrey Grant Lunsford2020-08
Jim Brockett2024-04
Jim C. Brockett2020-08
Justin C. LaFayette2021-11
Justin Grant LaFayette2020-08
Mark C. Johnson2021-11
Mark Grant Johnson2020-08
Registry & provenance

DefenseStorm, 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
1635191
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has DefenseStorm, Inc. raised?
DefenseStorm, Inc. has raised approximately $48.7M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is DefenseStorm, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for DefenseStorm, Inc. is approximately $33.8M (modeled range $7.6M–$76.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is DefenseStorm, Inc. at?
DefenseStorm, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Apr 16.
What does DefenseStorm, Inc. do and where is it based?
DefenseStorm, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in ALPHARETTA.
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