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Glowforge Inc.

SEATTLE · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Glowforge Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$38.1M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
1.3×
Latest step-up
Top 10%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jul 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Glowforge 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 technology 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 1.45× the median modeled value of Series B Other Technology companies in 2016–2018 (314 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (145% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Other Technology

Glowforge Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from SEATTLE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 91% 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
3
Investors (latest)
2014
Year incorporated
2016-07-27
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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeed · 2014-11-03 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $43M (est)$1.3M$43MSeed2014Pre-Seed · 2014-11-03 Raised $420K (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)$420K$18MPre-Seed2014Series A · 2015-05-08 Raised $8.9M (real) Modeled valuation $248M (est)$8.9M$248MSeries A2015Series B · 2016-07-27 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $670M (est)$22M$670MSeries B2016Series B · 2016-07-27 Raised $28M (real) Modeled valuation $850M (est)$28M$850MSeries B2016+$420K+$8.9M+$22M+$28MCumulative $61M

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
Seed$1.3M · 2014
Bridge · Seed-stage$420K · 2014smaller follow-on
Series A$8.9M · 2015
Series B$22.0M · 2016
Series B extension$27.9M · 2016

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$849.7M
Base estimate est.
$68.4M
Conservative case
$3.3B
Upside case
$155.0M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $43.1M · 2014-11-032014Pre-Seed · modeled $17.8M · 2014-11-03Series A · modeled $247.7M · 2015-05-08Series B · modeled $670.0M · 2016-07-27Series B · modeled $849.7M · 2016-07-272016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
67%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.72×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
5 mo
Avg between rounds
$22.0M/yr
Capital velocity
11.7 yr
On record since
2014
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 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) 12× above median
This company$38.1M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.5× above median
This company$27.9M
Sector median$19.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 23× above median
This company$849.7M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 91% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 95% 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 #57 of 314.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Pymetrics, Inc. · Series B Raised $46.6M · modeled $1.2B (est)Universal Recognition Token, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Certified Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Anomali Inc · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Docutech Transfer, LLC · Series B Raised $39.9M · modeled $1.2B (est)Plaid Technologies, Inc. · Series B Raised $39.8M · modeled $1.2B (est)360fly, Inc. · Series B Raised $69.9M · modeled $1.2B (est)LogRhythm, Inc. · Series B Raised $111.3M · modeled $1.2B (est)Humu, Inc. · Series B Raised $49.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)GuiaBolso (Cayman), Ltd. · Series B Raised $58.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Spin Memory, Inc. · Series B Raised $38.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)Wavefront, Inc. · Series B Raised $37.6M · modeled $1.1B (est)Glowforge Inc. (this company) Raised $38.1M · modeled $849.7M (est)Glowforge Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Pymetrics, Inc.Series B$46.6M$1.2B2.07×
Universal Recognition Token, Inc.Series B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Certified Inc.Series B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Anomali IncSeries B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Docutech Transfer, LLCSeries B$39.9M$1.2B2.07×
Plaid Technologies, Inc.Series B$39.8M$1.2B2.06×
360fly, Inc.Series B$69.9M$1.2B2.05×
LogRhythm, Inc.Series B$111.3M$1.2B2.05×
Humu, Inc.Series B$49.5M$1.2B2.02×
GuiaBolso (Cayman), Ltd.Series B$58.0M$1.2B2.01×
Spin Memory, Inc.Series B$38.5M$1.2B2.00×
Wavefront, Inc.Series B$37.6M$1.1B1.95×
Glowforge Inc. this companySeries B$38.1M$849.7M1.45×
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.
Seed$1.3M2014-11-03$6.3M$43.1M85%
Pre-Seed$420K2014-11-03$2.3M$17.8M85%
Series A$8.9M2015-05-08$40.6M$247.7M85%
Series B$22.0M2016-07-27$122.2M$670.0M85%
Series B$27.9M2016-07-27$155.0M$849.7M90%
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. Seed$1.3M2014-11-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 31 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$420K2014-11-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 12 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$8.9M2015-05-08
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 21.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 39 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$22.0M2016-07-27
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$27.9M2016-07-27
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~5mo cadence
$35.4M
Modeled next size est.range $27.9M$56.6M
1.3×
Last step-up
$22.0M/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
Bradley Feld2 other2016-07
Tom Munro2 other2016-07
DAN SHAPIRO1 other2014-11
ANTHONY DAMON WRIGHT2015-05
BRADLEY DAMON FELD2015-05
MARK GOSSELIN2014-11
TOM DAMON MUNRO2016-07
TONY WRIGHT2014-11
Registry & provenance

Glowforge 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
1625619
SEC CIK
2014
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Glowforge Inc. raised?
Glowforge Inc. has raised approximately $38.1M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Glowforge Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Glowforge Inc. is approximately $849.7M (modeled range $68.4M–$3.3B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Glowforge Inc. at?
Glowforge Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jul 27.
What does Glowforge Inc. do and where is it based?
Glowforge Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in SEATTLE.
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