Companies · Manufacturing

FRX Polymers, Inc.

CHELMSFORD · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on FRX Polymers, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$55.2M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
1.9×
Latest step-up
Top 7%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Aug 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

FRX Polymers, Inc. looks fair 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 manufacturing 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 1.34× the median modeled value of Series B Manufacturing companies in 2016–2018 (37 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (134% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Manufacturing

FRX Polymers, Inc. is one of 3256 Manufacturing companies tracked from CHELMSFORD. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 94% 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.

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Jurisdiction
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2009-07-27 Raised $6.7M (real) Modeled valuation $67M (est)$6.7M$67MSeries A2009Series A · 2009-07-27 Raised $5.7M (real) Modeled valuation $57M (est)$5.7M$57MSeries A2009Series A · 2011-03-22 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $17M (est)$1.7M$17MSeries A2011Series A · 2011-06-06 Raised $6.4M (real) Modeled valuation $64M (est)$6.4M$64MSeries A2011Series A · 2013-12-24 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $120M (est)$12M$120MSeries A2013Series B · 2016-08-22 Raised $23M (real) Modeled valuation $248M (est)$23M$248MSeries B2016+$5.7M+$1.7M+$6.4M+$12M+$23MCumulative $55M

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 A$6.7M · 2009
Series A extension$5.7M · 2009
Series A extension$1.7M · 2011
Series A extension$6.4M · 2011
Series A extension$12.0M · 2013
Series B$22.6M · 2016

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$248.3M
Base estimate est.
$57.8M
Conservative case
$955.7M
Upside case
$125.8M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $66.7M · 2009-07-272009Series A · modeled $56.7M · 2009-07-27Series A · modeled $16.8M · 2011-03-22Series A · modeled $64.4M · 2011-06-06Series A · modeled $120.2M · 2013-12-24Series B · modeled $248.3M · 2016-08-222016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
69%
Survival probability
46% low · 85% high
1.19×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$7.8M/yr
Capital velocity
16.9 yr
On record since
2009
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3256 companies in Manufacturing. 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) 27× above median
This company$55.2M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.2× above median
This company$22.6M
Sector median$18.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 21× above median
This company$248.3M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 94% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 93% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #8 of 37.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)CannaCraft, Inc. · Series B Raised $34.7M · modeled $381.0M (est)Manitex International, Inc. · Series B Raised $35.7M · modeled $358.1M (est)Specialty Liquid Transportation Corp. · Series B Raised $29.0M · modeled $318.1M (est)Amplify Snack Brands, INC · Series B Raised $28.7M · modeled $314.6M (est)Simms Fishing Products LLC · Series B Raised $28.0M · modeled $307.1M (est)Bamboo Ecologic, Corp. · Series B Raised $25.3M · modeled $274.1M (est)Atomic Container Homes, Inc. · Series B Raised $25.0M · modeled $274.1M (est)Badger Sportswear Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $20.7M · modeled $227.1M (est)AIP-CAS Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $20.2M · modeled $221.9M (est)WYO TECH Investment Group, LLC · Series B Raised $26.5M · modeled $219.3M (est)PA Cannabis Group, LLC · Series B Raised $20.0M · modeled $219.3M (est)FRX Polymers, Inc. (this company) Raised $55.2M · modeled $248.3M (est)FRX Polymers, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
CannaCraft, Inc.Series B$34.7M$381.0M2.06×
Manitex International, Inc.Series B$35.7M$358.1M1.93×
Specialty Liquid Transportation Corp.Series B$29.0M$318.1M1.72×
Amplify Snack Brands, INCSeries B$28.7M$314.6M1.70×
Simms Fishing Products LLCSeries B$28.0M$307.1M1.66×
Bamboo Ecologic, Corp.Series B$25.3M$274.1M1.48×
Atomic Container Homes, Inc.Series B$25.0M$274.1M1.48×
FRX Polymers, Inc. this companySeries B$55.2M$248.3M1.34×
Badger Sportswear Holdings, Inc.Series B$20.7M$227.1M1.23×
AIP-CAS Holdings, LLCSeries B$20.2M$221.9M1.20×
WYO TECH Investment Group, LLCSeries B$26.5M$219.3M1.18×
PA Cannabis Group, LLCSeries B$20.0M$219.3M1.18×
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 A$6.7M2009-07-27$30.3M$66.7M90%
Series A$5.7M2009-07-27$25.8M$56.7M90%
Series A$1.7M2011-03-22$7.6M$16.8M90%
Series A$6.4M2011-06-06$29.3M$64.4M90%
Series A$12.0M2013-12-24$54.7M$120.2M90%
Series B$22.6M2016-08-22$125.8M$248.3M90%
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. Series A$6.7M2009-07-27
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$5.7M2009-07-27
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Series A$1.7M2011-03-22
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series A$6.4M2011-06-06
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  5. Series A$12.0M2013-12-24
    • Raised again after 31 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  6. Series B$22.6M2016-08-22
    • Raised again after 32 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$42.6M
Modeled next size est.range $27.7M$68.2M
1.9×
Last step-up
$7.8M/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
Ross Haghighat3 other2009-07
Bernhard Mohr2 other2013-12
Chris Joyce1 other2013-12
JACK LEVY1 other2013-12
Marc Lebel1 other2013-12
Pierre Lebel1 other2009-07
Amir A. Ohad2009-07
Amir Ohad2009-07
Chris A. Blubaugh2009-07
Claude A. Stoufs2011-03
Claude Stoufs2013-12
Claus Hackmann2013-12
Dieter Freitag2009-07
Erik Martel2013-12
Fanglu Wang2016-08
Jack A. Levy2011-03
Jan Pleun Lens2011-06
Johan Keppens2016-08
Marc A. Lebel2009-07
Pierre A. Lebel2009-07
Robert A. De Visser2009-07
Robert De Visser2009-07
Ross A. Haghighat2009-07
Registry & provenance

FRX Polymers, 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
1469890
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has FRX Polymers, Inc. raised?
FRX Polymers, Inc. has raised approximately $55.2M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is FRX Polymers, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for FRX Polymers, Inc. is approximately $248.3M (modeled range $57.8M–$955.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is FRX Polymers, Inc. at?
FRX Polymers, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Aug 22.
What does FRX Polymers, Inc. do and where is it based?
FRX Polymers, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in CHELMSFORD.
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