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Dowley Security Systems, Inc.

HOUSTON · Cybersecurity · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Dowley Security Systems, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$18.3M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.7×
Latest step-up
Top 23%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jul 18 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Dowley Security 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 cybersecurity 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 0.37× the median modeled value of Series A Cybersecurity companies in 2016–2018 (14 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.0 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 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 Cybersecurity

Dowley Security Systems, Inc. is one of 270 Cybersecurity companies tracked from HOUSTON. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 78% 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
21
Investors (latest)
2018-07-18
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeed · 2010-01-04 Raised $2.8M (real) Modeled valuation $107M (est)$2.8M$107MSeed2010Series A · 2010-03-31 Raised $6.0M (real) Modeled valuation $188M (est)$6.0M$188MSeries A2010Series A · 2010-09-15 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $63M (est)$2.0M$63MSeries A2010Series A · 2012-03-09 Raised $4.4M (real) Modeled valuation $139M (est)$4.4M$139MSeries A2012Series A · 2016-01-27 Raised $3.6M (real) Modeled valuation $113M (est)$3.6M$113MSeries A2016Series A · 2018-07-18 Raised $2.4M (real) Modeled valuation $75M (est)$2.4M$75MSeries A2018+$6.0M+$2.0M+$4.4M+$3.6M+$2.4MCumulative $21M

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$2.8M · 2010
Series A$6.0M · 2010
Series A extension$2.0M · 2010
Series A extension$4.4M · 2012
Series A extension$3.6M · 2016
Series A extension$2.4M · 2018

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
$75.0M
Base estimate est.
$3.2M
Conservative case
$407.7M
Upside case
$10.8M
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 cybersecurity sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $106.8M · 2010-01-042010Series A · modeled $187.8M · 2010-03-31Series A · modeled $63.0M · 2010-09-15Series A · modeled $139.0M · 2012-03-09Series A · modeled $112.7M · 2016-01-27Series A · modeled $75.0M · 2018-07-182018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.52×/yr
Annual markup
1.92×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
cybersecurity
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
20 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.1M/yr
Capital velocity
16.5 yr
On record since
2010
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 270 companies in Cybersecurity. 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) 2.9× above median
This company$18.3M
Sector median$6.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$2.4M
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.7× above median
This company$75.0M
Sector median$45.4M

Raised more than 78% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 68% 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 #12 of 14.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)IntSights Cyber Intelligence Ltd. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $441.1M (est)Preempt Security, Inc. · Series A Raised $19.1M · modeled $362.3M (est)Vault Security Systems Corp · Series A Raised $9.0M · modeled $283.6M (est)CloudKnox Security Inc. · Series A Raised $8.7M · modeled $272.5M (est)Decentralized Securities Depository, LLC · Series A Raised $8.6M · modeled $271.0M (est)Rapid Focus Security, Inc. · Series A Raised $16.5M · modeled $252.0M (est)Boston Illiquid Securities Offering Network, Inc. · Series A Raised $7.6M · modeled $239.1M (est)Uplevel Security, Inc. · Series A Raised $5.3M · modeled $167.7M (est)Staked Securely, Inc. · Series A Raised $5.0M · modeled $157.5M (est)Virgil Security, Inc. · Series A Raised $4.9M · modeled $153.5M (est)Certified Security Solutions, Inc. · Series A Raised $7.1M · modeled $78.8M (est)Dowley Security Systems, Inc. (this company) Raised $18.3M · modeled $75.0M (est)Dowley Security Systems, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
IntSights Cyber Intelligence Ltd.Series A$14.0M$441.1M2.17×
Preempt Security, Inc.Series A$19.1M$362.3M1.78×
Vault Security Systems CorpSeries A$9.0M$283.6M1.39×
CloudKnox Security Inc.Series A$8.7M$272.5M1.34×
Decentralized Securities Depository, LLCSeries A$8.6M$271.0M1.33×
Rapid Focus Security, Inc.Series A$16.5M$252.0M1.24×
Boston Illiquid Securities Offering Network, Inc.Series A$7.6M$239.1M1.18×
Uplevel Security, Inc.Series A$5.3M$167.7M0.82×
Staked Securely, Inc.Series A$5.0M$157.5M0.77×
Virgil Security, Inc.Series A$4.9M$153.5M0.75×
Certified Security Solutions, Inc.Series A$7.1M$78.8M0.39×
Dowley Security Systems, Inc. this companySeries A$18.3M$75.0M0.37×
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$2.8M2010-01-04$13.8M$106.8M85%
Series A$6.0M2010-03-31$27.1M$187.8M85%
Series A$2.0M2010-09-15$9.1M$63.0M85%
Series A$4.4M2012-03-09$20.1M$139.0M85%
Series A$3.6M2016-01-27$16.3M$112.7M85%
Series A$2.4M2018-07-18$10.8M$75.0M90%
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$2.8M2010-01-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 20 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$6.0M2010-03-31
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 31 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$2.0M2010-09-15
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 18 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$4.4M2012-03-09
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 20 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$3.6M2016-01-27
    • Raised again after 47 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 22 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$2.4M2018-07-18
    • Raised again after 30 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 21 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~20mo cadence
$2.4M
Modeled next size est.range $2.4M$3.8M
0.7×
Last step-up
$2.1M/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 Davis10 other2016-01
James Brown9 other2010-09
J. David Brown3 other2010-01
Joseph F. Lovett3 other2010-01
Joseph Lovett3 other2016-01
Barrett Webster1 other2016-01
James F. Brown1 other2010-01
Michael M. Fields1 other2012-03
Barrett E. Webster2010-09
Barrett L. Webster2010-01
Bruce Cameron2016-01
Bruce M. Cameron, Jr.2010-03
Clark F. Gunderson2010-03
Clark Gunderson2016-01
Clark M. Gunderson2010-09
Dennis E. Murphree2010-01
Dennis Murphree2016-01
Don M. Dahlgren2010-09
Don W. Dahlgren2010-03
Joel Kennedy2016-01
Joe M. Lovett2010-09
Michael David Fields2010-01
Michael Fields2016-01
Mike M. Fields2010-09
Registry & provenance

Dowley Security 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
1370326
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Dowley Security Systems, Inc. raised?
Dowley Security Systems, Inc. has raised approximately $18.3M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Dowley Security Systems, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Dowley Security Systems, Inc. is approximately $75.0M (modeled range $3.2M–$407.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Dowley Security Systems, Inc. at?
Dowley Security Systems, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jul 18.
What does Dowley Security Systems, Inc. do and where is it based?
Dowley Security Systems, Inc. operates in the Cybersecurity sector, based in HOUSTON.
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