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Double Helix Optics, Inc.

BOULDER · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Double Helix Optics, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.9M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 62%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Feb 23 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Double Helix Optics, 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 0.38× the median modeled value of Seed Other Technology companies in 2019–2021 (1049 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.3 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 Other Technology

Double Helix Optics, Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from BOULDER. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 39% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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
1
Investors (latest)
2018
Year incorporated
2021-02-23
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$13M$25M$38M$50MSeed · 2018-12-10 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $38M (est)$1.1M$38MSeed2018Seed · 2018-12-10 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $38M (est)$1.1M$38MSeed2018Seed · 2021-02-23 Raised $800K (real) Modeled valuation $20M (est)$800K$20MSeed2021Pre-Seed · 2021-02-23 Raised $800K (real) Modeled valuation $24M (est)$800K$24MPre-Seed2021+$1.1M+$800K+$800KCumulative $3.8M

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$1.1M · 2018
Seed extension$1.1M · 2018
Seed extension$800K · 2021
Bridge · Seed-stage$800K · 2021smaller follow-on

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$20.0M
Base estimate est.
$706K
Conservative case
$131.6M
Upside case
$4.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $37.9M · 2018-12-102018Seed · modeled $38.2M · 2018-12-10Seed · modeled $20.0M · 2021-02-23Pre-Seed · modeled $23.8M · 2021-02-232021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
39%
Survival probability
18% low · 61% high
1.61×/yr
Annual markup
2.11×/yr upside case
5.3 yr
Elapsed time used
5.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
9 mo
Avg between rounds
$871K/yr
Capital velocity
7.6 yr
On record since
2018
First round
4
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) 0.6× of median
This company$1.9M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.5× of median
This company$800K
Sector median$1.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.5× of median
This company$20.0M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 39% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 36% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (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 #929 of 1,049.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Altinity Inc. · Seed Raised $6.9M · modeled $136.3M (est)Platypus Institute Inc. · Seed Raised $6.5M · modeled $136.3M (est)Social Circle, LLC · Seed Raised $4.5M · modeled $136.3M (est)Pointivo, Inc. · Seed Raised $5.4M · modeled $136.3M (est)RealtimeX Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Scholastic Network Partners, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Thundra, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Sideqik, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)LevelOps Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Zebrium, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.3M · modeled $136.3M (est)Datawire, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Centercode, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.5M · modeled $136.3M (est)Double Helix Optics, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.9M · modeled $20.0M (est)Double Helix Optics, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Altinity Inc.Seed$6.9M$136.3M2.57×
Platypus Institute Inc.Seed$6.5M$136.3M2.57×
Social Circle, LLCSeed$4.5M$136.3M2.57×
Pointivo, Inc.Seed$5.4M$136.3M2.57×
RealtimeX Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Scholastic Network Partners, LLCSeed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Thundra, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Sideqik, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
LevelOps Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Zebrium, Inc.Seed$7.3M$136.3M2.57×
Datawire, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Centercode, Inc.Seed$7.5M$136.3M2.57×
Double Helix Optics, Inc. this companySeed$1.9M$20.0M0.38×
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$1.1M2018-12-10$5.6M$37.9M90%
Seed$1.1M2018-12-10$5.6M$38.2M90%
Seed$800K2021-02-23$4.0M$20.0M90%
Pre-Seed$800K2021-02-23$4.4M$23.8M90%
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$1.1M2018-12-10
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.1M2018-12-10
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$800K2021-02-23
    • Raised again after 26 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$800K2021-02-23
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~9mo cadence
$800K
Modeled next size est.range $800K$1.3M
1.0×
Last step-up
$871K/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
Leslie Kimerling2018-12
Rafael Piesten2018-12
Rafael Piestun2018-12
Registry & provenance

Double Helix 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
1762616
SEC CIK
2018
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Double Helix Optics, Inc. raised?
Double Helix Optics, Inc. has raised approximately $1.9M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Double Helix Optics, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Double Helix Optics, Inc. is approximately $20.0M (modeled range $706K–$131.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Double Helix Optics, Inc. at?
Double Helix Optics, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Feb 23.
What does Double Helix Optics, Inc. do and where is it based?
Double Helix Optics, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in BOULDER.
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