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Encina Development Group, LLC

THE WOODLANDS · Business Services

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Encina Development Group, LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$7.5M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
1.7×
Latest step-up
Top 19%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Aug 28 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Encina Development Group, LLC 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 business services 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 0.78× the median modeled value of Series A Business Services companies in 2022–2024 (68 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (78% of peer median) for its niche.
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

Encina Development Group, 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
5.1 yr record
Peak capital year was 2023 with $4.7M across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 82% of Business Services peers
Capital scale is ahead of 82% of Business Services peers; modeled value is above 74% 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
Consistent
Canonical totals and visible filing detail are broadly aligned.
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 2023: $4.7M across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $4.7M on 2023-08-28.
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.
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 Business Services

Encina Development Group, LLC is one of 2438 Business Services companies tracked from THE WOODLANDS. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 82% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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
$0–$1M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2023-08-28
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 · 2021-05-17 Raised $2.8M (real) Modeled valuation $50M (est)$2.8M$50MSeed2021Series A · 2023-08-28 Raised $4.7M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)$4.7M$32MSeries A2023+$4.7MCumulative $7.5M

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 · 2021
Series A$4.7M · 2023

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
$32.3M
Base estimate est.
$6.5M
Conservative case
$84.8M
Upside case
$21.4M
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 business services sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $49.5M · 2021-05-172021Series A · modeled $32.3M · 2023-08-282023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
56%
Survival probability
31% low · 77% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.78×/yr upside case
2.8 yr
Elapsed time used
2.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
business services
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
27 mo
Avg between rounds
$3.3M/yr
Capital velocity
5.1 yr
On record since
2021
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2438 companies in Business Services. 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) 5.2× above median
This company$7.5M
Sector median$1.5M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.9× of median
This company$4.7M
Sector median$5.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.1× above median
This company$32.3M
Sector median$15.1M

Raised more than 82% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 74% 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 #45 of 68.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)GrayMeta, Inc. · Series A Raised $23.5M · modeled $135.8M (est)Klick Ventures Inc. · Series A Raised $13.6M · modeled $112.9M (est)Roo Veterinary, Inc. · Series A Raised $18.5M · modeled $109.1M (est)RK Logistics Holdings Inc. · Series A Raised $8.6M · modeled $97.3M (est)Semify Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $13.0M · modeled $89.9M (est)Anonym, Inc. · Series A Raised $7.2M · modeled $82.2M (est)YourGuru, Inc. · Series A Raised $11.7M · modeled $79.1M (est)Better Agency, Inc. · Series A Raised $9.1M · modeled $76.6M (est)PetroPeak Investments, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $72.1M (est)Moovila, Inc. · Series A Raised $7.3M · modeled $67.6M (est)Clearjet Inc. · Series A Raised $14.3M · modeled $65.8M (est)Philadelphia Urgent Care Management, Inc. · Series A Raised $28.6M · modeled $64.6M (est)Encina Development Group, LLC (this company) Raised $7.5M · modeled $32.3M (est)Encina Development Group, LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
GrayMeta, Inc.Series A$23.5M$135.8M3.30×
Klick Ventures Inc.Series A$13.6M$112.9M2.74×
Roo Veterinary, Inc.Series A$18.5M$109.1M2.65×
RK Logistics Holdings Inc.Series A$8.6M$97.3M2.36×
Semify Holdings, LLCSeries A$13.0M$89.9M2.18×
Anonym, Inc.Series A$7.2M$82.2M1.99×
YourGuru, Inc.Series A$11.7M$79.1M1.92×
Better Agency, Inc.Series A$9.1M$76.6M1.86×
PetroPeak Investments, LLCSeries A$15.0M$72.1M1.75×
Moovila, Inc.Series A$7.3M$67.6M1.64×
Clearjet Inc.Series A$14.3M$65.8M1.60×
Philadelphia Urgent Care Management, Inc.Series A$28.6M$64.6M1.57×
Encina Development Group, LLC this companySeries A$7.5M$32.3M0.78×
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$2.8M2021-05-17$14.1M$49.5M90%
Series A$4.7M2023-08-28$21.4M$32.3M90%
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$2.8M2021-05-17
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$4.7M2023-08-28
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~27mo cadence
$7.8M
Modeled next size est.range $5.1M$12.5M
1.7×
Last step-up
$3.3M/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
David A. Schwedel2 other2021-05
Carlos A. Cabrera1 other2021-05
Allison A. Lin2023-08
Elaine A. Wong2023-08
James A. Manley2023-08
Kustin A. Lee2023-08
Michael A. Tzougrakis2021-05
Sheida A. Sahandy2021-05
Wendy A. Ormond2021-05
Registry & provenance

Encina Development Group, 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
1864135
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Encina Development Group, LLC raised?
Encina Development Group, LLC has raised approximately $7.5M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Encina Development Group, LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Encina Development Group, LLC is approximately $32.3M (modeled range $6.5M–$84.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Encina Development Group, LLC at?
Encina Development Group, LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Aug 28.
What does Encina Development Group, LLC do and where is it based?
Encina Development Group, LLC operates in the Business Services sector, based in THE WOODLANDS.
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