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Frenchfounders Inc.

NEW YORK · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Frenchfounders Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$5.8M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
3.6×
Latest step-up
Top 39%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Nov 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Frenchfounders Inc. 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 technology 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 0.62× the median modeled value of Series A Other Technology companies in 2022–2024 (1325 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Technology

Frenchfounders Inc. is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from NEW YORK. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 62% 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
3
Investors (latest)
2023-11-22
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 · 2014-11-24 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $6.4M (est)$150K$6.4MPre-Seed2014Seed · 2016-09-19 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $41M (est)$1.2M$41MSeed2016Series A · 2023-11-22 Raised $4.4M (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)$4.4M$31MSeries A2023+$1.2M+$4.4MCumulative $5.8M

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$150K · 2014
Seed$1.2M · 2016
Series A$4.4M · 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
$31.0M
Base estimate est.
$5.9M
Conservative case
$77.1M
Upside case
$20.0M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $6.4M · 2014-11-242014Seed · modeled $41.5M · 2016-09-19Series A · modeled $31.0M · 2023-11-222023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
54%
Survival probability
29% low · 74% high
1.50×/yr
Annual markup
1.89×/yr upside case
2.6 yr
Elapsed time used
2.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
54 mo
Avg between rounds
$641K/yr
Capital velocity
11.6 yr
On record since
2014
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21302 companies in Other Technology. 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) 1.8× above median
This company$5.8M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.8× of median
This company$4.4M
Sector median$5.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.8× of median
This company$31.0M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 62% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 46% 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 #957 of 1,325.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Phylum, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $222.5M (est)Keon Foundation Ltd. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $212.1M (est)Remoteam Inc. · Series A Raised $14.3M · modeled $209.7M (est)MultiSafe, Inc. · Series A Raised $17.3M · modeled $208.8M (est)Careerian Inc. · Series A Raised $20.3M · modeled $204.1M (est)Continu Inc. · Series A Raised $13.5M · modeled $202.7M (est)Devron Corp · Series A Raised $16.8M · modeled $201.7M (est)RISC Zero, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.4M · modeled $199.8M (est)Pentagon Port LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $198.9M (est)Amnic Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $198.4M (est)Intensivate Inc · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $190.5M (est)Ws Holdco, Pbc · Series A Raised $14.8M · modeled $188.4M (est)Frenchfounders Inc. (this company) Raised $5.8M · modeled $31.0M (est)Frenchfounders Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Phylum, Inc.Series A$15.0M$222.5M4.42×
Keon Foundation Ltd.Series A$15.0M$212.1M4.22×
Remoteam Inc.Series A$14.3M$209.7M4.17×
MultiSafe, Inc.Series A$17.3M$208.8M4.15×
Careerian Inc.Series A$20.3M$204.1M4.06×
Continu Inc.Series A$13.5M$202.7M4.03×
Devron CorpSeries A$16.8M$201.7M4.01×
RISC Zero, Inc.Series A$14.4M$199.8M3.97×
Pentagon Port LLCSeries A$15.0M$198.9M3.96×
Amnic Inc.Series A$14.0M$198.4M3.95×
Intensivate IncSeries A$14.7M$190.5M3.79×
Ws Holdco, PbcSeries A$14.8M$188.4M3.75×
Frenchfounders Inc. this companySeries A$5.8M$31.0M0.62×
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$150K2014-11-24$836K$6.4M85%
Seed$1.2M2016-09-19$6.1M$41.5M85%
Series A$4.4M2023-11-22$20.0M$31.0M90%
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$150K2014-11-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.2M2016-09-19
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 505).
    • 14 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$4.4M2023-11-22
    • Raised again after 86 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2028 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~54mo cadence
$13.2M
Modeled next size est.range $8.6M$21.1M
3.6×
Last step-up
$641K/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
Damien Bourel1 other2016-09
Eric Lepleux1 other2016-09
Benoit Buridant2014-11
Bruno De Pampelonne2023-11
Eric Draghi2014-11
Geraldine Le Meur2023-11
Philippe Finkelstein2014-11
Phillippe Finkelstein2016-09
Vincent Deruelle2014-11
Registry & provenance

Frenchfounders 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
1627030
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Frenchfounders Inc. raised?
Frenchfounders Inc. has raised approximately $5.8M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Frenchfounders Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Frenchfounders Inc. is approximately $31.0M (modeled range $5.9M–$77.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Frenchfounders Inc. at?
Frenchfounders Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Nov 22.
What does Frenchfounders Inc. do and where is it based?
Frenchfounders Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in NEW YORK.
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