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Drop-in Gaming LLC

WEST LINN · Gaming · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Drop-in Gaming LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.4M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 29%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Sep 19 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Drop-in Gaming LLC looks under-valued 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 gaming 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 0.27× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Gaming companies in 2022–2024 (23 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Drop-in Gaming LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
6.0 yr record
Peak capital year was 2022 with $1.3M across 2 filings.
Market position
ahead of 72% of Gaming peers
Capital scale is ahead of 72% of Gaming peers; modeled value is above 48% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2022: $1.3M across 2 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $875K on 2022-09-16.
  • Filing rows sum to $3.0M, while canonical raised total is $2.4M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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 Gaming

Drop-in Gaming LLC is one of 344 Gaming companies tracked from WEST LINN. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 72% 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.

gaming

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2018
Year incorporated
2023-09-19
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2020-07-01 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $14M (est)Pre-Seed2020Pre-Seed · 2021-01-29 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)Pre-Seed2021Pre-Seed · 2021-07-26 Raised $470K (real) Modeled valuation $7.6M (est)Pre-Seed2021Pre-Seed · 2021-07-26 Raised $112K (real) Modeled valuation $1.8M (est)Pre-Seed2021Pre-Seed · 2022-09-16 Raised $400K (real) Modeled valuation $3.7M (est)Pre-Seed2022Pre-Seed · 2022-09-16 Raised $875K (real) Modeled valuation $8.1M (est)Pre-Seed2022Pre-Seed · 2023-09-19 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $569K (est)Pre-Seed2023+$500K+$470K+$112K+$400K+$875K+$100KCumulative $3.0M

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
Pre-Seed$500K · 2020
Pre-Seed extension$500K · 2021
Pre-Seed extension$470K · 2021
Pre-Seed extension$112K · 2021
Pre-Seed extension$400K · 2022
Pre-Seed extension$875K · 2022
Pre-Seed extension$100K · 2023

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$569K
Base estimate est.
$59K
Conservative case
$2.4M
Upside case
$556K
Modeled post-money

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

Pre-Seed · modeled $13.6M · 2020-07-012020Pre-Seed · modeled $10.3M · 2021-01-29Pre-Seed · modeled $7.6M · 2021-07-26Pre-Seed · modeled $1.8M · 2021-07-26Pre-Seed · modeled $3.7M · 2022-09-16Pre-Seed · modeled $8.1M · 2022-09-16Pre-Seed · modeled $569K · 2023-09-192023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
26%
Survival probability
11% low · 48% high
1.63×/yr
Annual markup
2.21×/yr upside case
2.8 yr
Elapsed time used
2.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
gaming
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
6 mo
Avg between rounds
$760K/yr
Capital velocity
6.0 yr
On record since
2020
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 344 companies in Gaming. 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) 0.9× of median
This company$2.4M
Sector median$2.7M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$100K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.0× of median
This company$569K
Sector median$22.8M

Raised more than 72% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 48% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #23 of 23.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Studio 21 Live Gaming, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $7.7M (est)Roxi Fantasy Gaming LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $381K · modeled $4.6M (est)One More Game LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $4.4M (est)Highpoint Games Holdings, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $450K · modeled $4.2M (est)Players' Lounge Holdings, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $750K · modeled $4.1M (est)Communion Games, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $700K · modeled $3.5M (est)Wolf Suit Games, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $3.1M (est)Deal Game Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $3.0M (est)Sandhills Gaming Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $2.8M (est)Gaingels nCore Games LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $212K · modeled $2.4M (est)Grin Gaming, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $658K · modeled $2.2M (est)Gaingels Playable Worlds LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $177K · modeled $2.1M (est)Drop-in Gaming LLC (this company) Raised $2.4M · modeled $569K (est)Drop-in Gaming LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Studio 21 Live Gaming, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$7.7M3.70×
Roxi Fantasy Gaming LLCPre-Seed$381K$4.6M2.22×
One More Game LLCPre-Seed$500K$4.4M2.13×
Highpoint Games Holdings, Inc.Pre-Seed$450K$4.2M2.02×
Players' Lounge Holdings, Inc.Pre-Seed$750K$4.1M1.98×
Communion Games, Inc.Pre-Seed$700K$3.5M1.68×
Wolf Suit Games, Inc.Pre-Seed$250K$3.1M1.47×
Deal Game Inc.Pre-Seed$250K$3.0M1.44×
Sandhills Gaming Corp.Pre-Seed$1.0M$2.8M1.32×
Gaingels nCore Games LLCPre-Seed$212K$2.4M1.15×
Grin Gaming, Inc.Pre-Seed$658K$2.2M1.07×
Gaingels Playable Worlds LLCPre-Seed$177K$2.1M1.00×
Drop-in Gaming LLC this companyPre-Seed$2.4M$569K0.27×
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.
Pre-Seed$500K2020-07-01$2.8M$13.6M90%
Pre-Seed$500K2021-01-29$2.8M$10.3M90%
Pre-Seed$470K2021-07-26$2.6M$7.6M90%
Pre-Seed$112K2021-07-26$622K$1.8M90%
Pre-Seed$400K2022-09-16$2.2M$3.7M90%
Pre-Seed$875K2022-09-16$4.9M$8.1M90%
Pre-Seed$100K2023-09-19$556K$569K90%
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. Pre-Seed$500K2020-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$500K2021-01-29
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$470K2021-07-26
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$112K2021-07-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$400K2022-09-16
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  6. Pre-Seed$875K2022-09-16
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  7. Pre-Seed$100K2023-09-19
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~6mo cadence
$100K
Modeled next size est.range $100K$160K
0.1×
Last step-up
$760K/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
Jacque Istok2021-01
Jason Atwood2020-07
Tanner Bogart2020-07
Tom War2021-01
Registry & provenance

Drop-in Gaming LLC 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
1817109
SEC CIK
2018
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Drop-in Gaming LLC raised?
Drop-in Gaming LLC has raised approximately $2.4M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Drop-in Gaming LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Drop-in Gaming LLC is approximately $569K (modeled range $59K–$2.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Drop-in Gaming LLC at?
Drop-in Gaming LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Sep 19.
What does Drop-in Gaming LLC do and where is it based?
Drop-in Gaming LLC operates in the Gaming sector, based in WEST LINN.
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