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Future Proof Brands LLC

AUSTIN · Consumer / Retail · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Future Proof Brands LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$25.7M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
9.2×
Latest step-up
Top 4%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Sep 22 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Future Proof Brands LLC 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. Valuation uses the retail 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 1.27× the median modeled value of Series B Consumer / Retail companies in 2022–2024 (9 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (127% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Future Proof Brands LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
11.8 yr record
Peak capital year was 2022 with $15.9M across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 97% of Consumer / Retail peers
Capital scale is ahead of 97% of Consumer / Retail peers; modeled value is above 98% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2022: $15.9M across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $15.9M on 2022-09-22.
  • Filing rows sum to $28.4M, while canonical raised total is $25.7M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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 Consumer / Retail

Future Proof Brands LLC is one of 1161 Consumer / Retail companies tracked from AUSTIN. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 97% 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
23
Investors (latest)
2022-09-22
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$25M$50M$75M$100MPre-Seed · 2014-09-25 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $2.0M (est)Pre-Seed2014Seed · 2017-04-03 Raised $2.7M (real) Modeled valuation $17M (est)Seed2017Series A · 2017-04-03 Raised $4.4M (real) Modeled valuation $23M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2018-10-02 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2021-01-25 Raised $815K (real) Modeled valuation $3.9M (est)Series A2021Series A · 2021-12-09 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $7.2M (est)Series A2021Series B · 2022-09-22 Raised $16M (real) Modeled valuation $74M (est)Series B2022+$2.7M+$4.4M+$2.6M+$815K+$1.7M+$16MCumulative $28M

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$250K · 2014
Seed$2.7M · 2017
Series A$4.4M · 2017
Series A extension$2.6M · 2018
Series A extension$815K · 2021
Series A extension$1.7M · 2021
Series B$15.9M · 2022

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$74.1M
Base estimate est.
$35.7M
Conservative case
$186.3M
Upside case
$88.1M
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 retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $2.0M · 2014-09-252014Seed · modeled $17.3M · 2017-04-03Series A · modeled $22.6M · 2017-04-03Series A · modeled $13.4M · 2018-10-02Series A · modeled $3.9M · 2021-01-25Series A · modeled $7.2M · 2021-12-09Series B · modeled $74.1M · 2022-09-222022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
61%
Survival probability
41% low · 75% high
1.09×/yr
Annual markup
1.32×/yr upside case
3.8 yr
Elapsed time used
3.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$3.2M/yr
Capital velocity
11.8 yr
On record since
2014
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1161 companies in Consumer / Retail. 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) 7.8× above median
This company$25.7M
Sector median$3.3M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.9× of median
This company$15.9M
Sector median$17.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 9.4× above median
This company$74.1M
Sector median$7.9M

Raised more than 97% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 98% 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 #4 of 9.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Utz Brands, Inc. · Series B Raised $43.2M · modeled $135.4M (est)Innovation Brands Corp. · Series B Raised $26.0M · modeled $107.3M (est)Ljulja Beauty Inc. · Series B Raised $23.0M · modeled $104.6M (est)Kosas Cosmetics, LLC · Series B Raised $36.0M · modeled $58.2M (est)Scent Beauty, Inc. · Series B Raised $31.5M · modeled $34.3M (est)BERA Brand Management, Inc. · Series B Raised $23.9M · modeled $28.9M (est)Milestone Brands, Llc · Series B Raised $58.5M · modeled $24.7M (est)Assembly Brands, Inc. · Series B Raised $17.1M · modeled $9.4M (est)Future Proof Brands LLC (this company) Raised $25.7M · modeled $74.1M (est)Future Proof Brands LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Utz Brands, Inc.Series B$43.2M$135.4M2.33×
Innovation Brands Corp.Series B$26.0M$107.3M1.84×
Ljulja Beauty Inc.Series B$23.0M$104.6M1.80×
Future Proof Brands LLC this companySeries B$25.7M$74.1M1.27×
Kosas Cosmetics, LLCSeries B$36.0M$58.2M1.00×
Scent Beauty, Inc.Series B$31.5M$34.3M0.59×
BERA Brand Management, Inc.Series B$23.9M$28.9M0.50×
Milestone Brands, LlcSeries B$58.5M$24.7M0.42×
Assembly Brands, Inc.Series B$17.1M$9.4M0.16×
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$250K2014-09-25$1.4M$2.0M85%
Seed$2.7M2017-04-03$13.7M$17.3M90%
Series A$4.4M2017-04-03$20.0M$22.6M90%
Series A$2.6M2018-10-02$11.9M$13.4M90%
Series A$815K2021-01-25$3.7M$3.9M90%
Series A$1.7M2021-12-09$7.8M$7.2M90%
Series B$15.9M2022-09-22$88.1M$74.1M90%
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$250K2014-09-25
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Seed$2.7M2017-04-03
    • Raised again after 30 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 11.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$4.4M2017-04-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$2.6M2018-10-02
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series A$815K2021-01-25
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(c) (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 132 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$1.7M2021-12-09
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 506(c)).
    • 17 investors on this round.
  7. Series B$15.9M2022-09-22
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 23 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$47.6M
Modeled next size est.range $30.9M$76.1M
9.2×
Last step-up
$3.2M/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
Josh Verne3 other2018-10
Matthew Meehan1 other2017-04
Aimy Steadman2014-09
Brad Schultz2022-09
Jeff Cuban2021-12
Jeffrey Cuban2021-01
Justin Fenchel2014-09
Todd P. Paul2022-09
Registry & provenance

Future Proof Brands LLC 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
1621653
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Future Proof Brands LLC raised?
Future Proof Brands LLC has raised approximately $25.7M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Future Proof Brands LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Future Proof Brands LLC is approximately $74.1M (modeled range $35.7M–$186.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Future Proof Brands LLC at?
Future Proof Brands LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Sep 22.
What does Future Proof Brands LLC do and where is it based?
Future Proof Brands LLC operates in the Consumer / Retail sector, based in AUSTIN.
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