Companies · Telecommunications

Federated Wireless, Inc.

Arlington · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Federated Wireless, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$93.3M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
1.2×
Latest step-up
Top 9%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Sep 03 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Federated Wireless, 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 telecom 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 2.19× the median modeled value of Series C Telecommunications companies in 2019–2021 (7 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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.

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Where it sits in Telecommunications

Federated Wireless, Inc. is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from Arlington. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 92% of sector peers), and among the largest 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
5
Investors (latest)
2019-09-03
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries C · 2017-09-13 Raised $42M (real) Modeled valuation $834M (est)$42M$834MSeries C2017Series C · 2019-09-03 Raised $51M (real) Modeled valuation $1.0B (est)$51M$1.0BSeries C2019+$51MCumulative $93M

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
Series C$42.0M · 2017
Series C extension$51.3M · 2019

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 20%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.0B
Base estimate est.
$192.4M
Conservative case
$2.7B
Upside case
$341.9M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series C · modeled $834.1M · 2017-09-132017Series C · modeled $1.0B · 2019-09-032019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
76%
Survival probability
56% low · 87% high
1.26×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
24 mo
Avg between rounds
$47.3M/yr
Capital velocity
8.8 yr
On record since
2017
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 24× above median
This company$93.3M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.1× above median
This company$51.3M
Sector median$48.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 36× above median
This company$1.0B
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 92% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 94% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #2 of 7.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Tingo, Inc. · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Affirmed Networks, Inc. · Series C Raised $100.8M · modeled $755.0M (est)SmartSky Investco, LLC · Series C Raised $68.3M · modeled $464.8M (est)UMBRA Technologies (US) Inc. · Series C Raised $70.0M · modeled $397.1M (est)Airspan Networks Inc · Series C Raised $299.8M · modeled $147.6M (est)Altiostar Networks, Inc. · Series C Raised $330.2M · modeled $79.4M (est)Federated Wireless, Inc. (this company) Raised $93.3M · modeled $1.0B (est)Federated Wireless, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Tingo, Inc.Series C$100.0M$1.5B3.22×
Federated Wireless, Inc. this companySeries C$93.3M$1.0B2.19×
Affirmed Networks, Inc.Series C$100.8M$755.0M1.62×
SmartSky Investco, LLCSeries C$68.3M$464.8M1.00×
UMBRA Technologies (US) Inc.Series C$70.0M$397.1M0.85×
Airspan Networks IncSeries C$299.8M$147.6M0.32×
Altiostar Networks, Inc.Series C$330.2M$79.4M0.17×
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.
Series C$42.0M2017-09-13$280.0M$834.1M90%
Series C$51.3M2019-09-03$341.9M$1.0B90%
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. Series C$42.0M2017-09-13
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series C.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  2. Series C$51.3M2019-09-03
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~24mo cadence
$62.6M
Modeled next size est.range $51.3M$100.2M
1.2×
Last step-up
$47.3M/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
Michael Turner8 other2019-09
Nelson Chan6 other2019-09
Jill Smith3 other2019-09
Joseph Pignato3 other2019-09
Iyad Tarazi2 other2019-09
Nelson D. Chan1 other2017-09
Craig C. Cowden2017-09
Craig Cowden2019-09
Dan C. Rabinovitsj2017-09
Iyad C. Tarazi2017-09
Jill D. Smith2017-09
John Rasweiler2019-09
Joseph D. Pignato2017-09
Matt Sysak2019-09
Michael D. Turner2017-09
Ross D. Vincenti2017-09
Sarosh Vesuna2019-09
Steven C. Marshall2017-09
Tim McDonald2019-09
Registry & provenance

Federated Wireless, 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
1739723
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Federated Wireless, Inc. raised?
Federated Wireless, Inc. has raised approximately $93.3M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Federated Wireless, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Federated Wireless, Inc. is approximately $1.0B (modeled range $192.4M–$2.7B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Federated Wireless, Inc. at?
Federated Wireless, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Sep 03.
What does Federated Wireless, Inc. do and where is it based?
Federated Wireless, Inc. operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in Arlington.
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