Companies · AI / ML

Faire Inc.Winter 2017Active

AUSTIN · CA, USA · AI / ML · refined from filed group “Other Technology · founded 2016 · https://www.faire.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Faire Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$575K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 32%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Feb 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Faire Inc. looks over-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 ai/ml sector profile.

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

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.23× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed AI / ML companies in 2016–2018 (20 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in AI / ML

Faire Inc. is one of 2067 AI / ML companies tracked from AUSTIN, CA, USA, on record since 2016. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 69% 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.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

The global online platform empowering independent retail.

Faire is an innovative online marketplace that uses machine learning to match local retailers with the brands and products that uniquely fit their stores. We are using the power of technology to connect brands and independent retailers from all over the world, building a thriving community of hundreds of thousands of retailers, which has resulted in over 7 million new connections to date. Faire was founded on the belief that the future of retail is local. Our mission is to empower brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities. Our data-driven approach unburdens retailers from decades-old obstacles by helping find the right products for their shop. Plus, our straight-forward financial terms level the playing field by eliminating inventory risk and providing access to capital—key offerings previously only available to big box chains. For brands, our platform provides powerful sales, marketing, and analytics tools that simplify their business and allow them to focus on what they love: making great products.

MarketplaceRetailai/mlecommerce/retail
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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
5
Investors (latest)
2017
Year incorporated
2018-02-23
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$50MPre-Seed · 2018-02-23 Raised $575K (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)$575K$32MPre-Seed2018

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$575K · 2018

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$31.7M
Base estimate est.
$376K
Conservative case
$359.8M
Upside case
$3.2M
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 ai/ml sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
29%
Survival probability
12% low · 54% high
1.80×/yr
Annual markup
2.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
ai/ml
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
8.4 yr
On record since
2018
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2067 companies in AI / ML. 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) 0.1× of median
This company$575K
Sector median$4.7M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.6× above median
This company$575K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.1× above median
This company$31.7M
Sector median$27.9M

Raised more than 69% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 82% 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 #5 of 20.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Downstream.ai, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $920K · modeled $50.8M (est)Magic AI Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $674K · modeled $37.2M (est)Animated Intelligence, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $615K · modeled $33.9M (est)Aerobotics · Pre-Seed Raised $600K · modeled $33.1M (est)SAM AI, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $506K · modeled $27.9M (est)Lore LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $381K · modeled $21.0M (est)Mercantile AI Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $301K · modeled $16.6M (est)Kenzai Intelligent Systems Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $300K · modeled $16.6M (est)Glia Intelligence Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $266K · modeled $14.7M (est)G360 Intelligence, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $13.8M (est)XLabs AI LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $13.8M (est)Faire Inc. (this company) Raised $575K · modeled $31.7M (est)Faire Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Downstream.ai, Inc.Pre-Seed$920K$50.8M3.57×
Magic AI CorpPre-Seed$674K$37.2M2.61×
Animated Intelligence, Inc.Pre-Seed$615K$33.9M2.38×
AeroboticsPre-Seed$600K$33.1M2.33×
Faire Inc. this companyPre-Seed$575K$31.7M2.23×
SAM AI, Inc.Pre-Seed$506K$27.9M1.96×
Lore LLCPre-Seed$381K$21.0M1.48×
Mercantile AI CorpPre-Seed$301K$16.6M1.17×
Kenzai Intelligent Systems Inc.Pre-Seed$300K$16.6M1.16×
Glia Intelligence Inc.Pre-Seed$266K$14.7M1.03×
G360 Intelligence, Inc.Pre-Seed$250K$13.8M0.97×
XLabs AI LLCPre-Seed$250K$13.8M0.97×
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$575K2018-02-23$3.2M$31.7M90%
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$575K2018-02-23
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 5 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$920K
Modeled next size est.range $598K$1.5M
Last step-up
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
Sydney Sherman2018-02
Terrell Sherman2018-02
Registry & provenance

Faire 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
1744222
SEC CIK
2017
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Faire Inc. raised?
Faire Inc. has raised approximately $575K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Faire Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Faire Inc. is approximately $31.7M (modeled range $376K–$359.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Faire Inc. at?
Faire Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Feb 23.
What does Faire Inc. do and where is it based?
Faire Inc. operates in the AI / ML sector, based in AUSTIN, CA, USA. The global online platform empowering independent retail.
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