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Encored, Inc.

PALO ALTO · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Encored, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$16.8M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.7×
Latest step-up
Top 17%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Oct 05 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Encored, 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.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.79× the median modeled value of Series A Other companies in 2022–2024 (1135 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (79% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.7 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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

Encored, Inc. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from PALO ALTO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 84% 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
1
Investors (latest)
2022-10-05
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$25M$50M$75M$100MPre-Seed · 2013-04-16 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)$500K$12MPre-Seed2013Series A · 2014-10-16 Raised $6.3M (real) Modeled valuation $96M (est)$6.3M$96MSeries A2014Series A · 2017-07-25 Raised $6.0M (real) Modeled valuation $91M (est)$6.0M$91MSeries A2017Series A · 2022-10-05 Raised $4.0M (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)$4.0M$31MSeries A2022+$6.3M+$6.0M+$4.0MCumulative $17M

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 · 2013
Series A$6.3M · 2014no Seed on file
Series A extension$6.0M · 2017
Series A extension$4.0M · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: 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
$30.7M
Base estimate est.
$5.5M
Conservative case
$99.1M
Upside case
$18.2M
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $11.6M · 2013-04-162013Series A · modeled $96.0M · 2014-10-16Series A · modeled $90.8M · 2017-07-25Series A · modeled $30.7M · 2022-10-052022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
3.7 yr
Elapsed time used
3.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
38 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.8M/yr
Capital velocity
13.2 yr
On record since
2013
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 companies in Other. 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) 8.2× above median
This company$16.8M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$4.0M
Sector median$5.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.7× above median
This company$30.7M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 84% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 63% 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 #741 of 1,135.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Ness Well, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.9M · modeled $142.4M (est)Quantori, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $138.5M (est)Applause Network TV, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $135.0M (est)Qquv Investments 5, Llc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $135.0M (est)Trustworthy Co · Series A Raised $15.5M · modeled $134.2M (est)DigniFi Holding, Inc. · Series A Raised $24.3M · modeled $133.9M (est)Proventures Capital, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $132.9M (est)Zenledger, Inc. · Series A Raised $21.6M · modeled $132.0M (est)Gridwise, Inc. · Series A Raised $20.4M · modeled $131.7M (est)Aztec Broadway Ltd Liability Co · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $127.6M (est)KABR Jamaica SPE LLC · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $126.8M (est)Harmony Musical LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $126.2M (est)Encored, Inc. (this company) Raised $16.8M · modeled $30.7M (est)Encored, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Ness Well, Inc.Series A$14.9M$142.4M3.67×
Quantori, Inc.Series A$15.0M$138.5M3.57×
Applause Network TV, Inc.Series A$15.0M$135.0M3.48×
Qquv Investments 5, LlcSeries A$15.0M$135.0M3.48×
Trustworthy CoSeries A$15.5M$134.2M3.46×
DigniFi Holding, Inc.Series A$24.3M$133.9M3.45×
Proventures Capital, Inc.Series A$14.7M$132.9M3.42×
Zenledger, Inc.Series A$21.6M$132.0M3.40×
Gridwise, Inc.Series A$20.4M$131.7M3.39×
Aztec Broadway Ltd Liability CoSeries A$14.0M$127.6M3.29×
KABR Jamaica SPE LLCSeries A$14.7M$126.8M3.26×
Harmony Musical LLCSeries A$15.0M$126.2M3.25×
Encored, Inc. this companySeries A$16.8M$30.7M0.79×
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$500K2013-04-16$2.8M$11.6M85%
Series A$6.3M2014-10-16$28.8M$96.0M85%
Series A$6.0M2017-07-25$27.3M$90.8M90%
Series A$4.0M2022-10-05$18.2M$30.7M90%
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$500K2013-04-16
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Series A$6.3M2014-10-16
    • Raised again after 18 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 12.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 7 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$6.0M2017-07-25
    • Raised again after 33 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Series A$4.0M2022-10-05
    • Raised again after 62 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~38mo cadence
$4.0M
Modeled next size est.range $4.0M$6.4M
0.7×
Last step-up
$1.8M/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
BRETT CUMMINGS2 other2013-04
James Chang1 other2017-07
BONGWOONG BRIAN KOO2014-10
BONG WOONG KOO2013-04
Bonwoong (Brian) Koo2022-10
Bonwoong Koo2017-07
BRETT JOHN CUMMINGS2014-10
ILHAN BRIAN HAM2014-10
JASON BRIAN LEE2014-10
Jin Lee2022-10
Jongwoong Choe2017-07
JONG-WOONG CHOE2013-04
JONGWOONG JOHN CHOE2014-10
Jung Hee Song2017-07
Junghyun Cho2017-07
Registry & provenance

Encored, 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
1575482
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Encored, Inc. raised?
Encored, Inc. has raised approximately $16.8M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Encored, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Encored, Inc. is approximately $30.7M (modeled range $5.5M–$99.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Encored, Inc. at?
Encored, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Oct 05.
What does Encored, Inc. do and where is it based?
Encored, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in PALO ALTO.
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