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Hire An Esquire, Inc.

Philadelphia · Business Services

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Hire An Esquire, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$5.0M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 23%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Sep 01 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Hire An Esquire, Inc. looks under-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 business services 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 0.28× the median modeled value of Seed Business Services companies in 2019–2021 (71 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.8 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 Business Services

Hire An Esquire, Inc. is one of 2439 Business Services companies tracked from Philadelphia. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 78% 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
7
Investors (latest)
2020-09-01
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 · 2013-12-02 Raised $350K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)Pre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2015-03-11 Raised $988K (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)Pre-Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-17 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-17 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $45M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2017-05-24 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2017-05-24 Raised $304K (real) Modeled valuation $9.6M (est)Pre-Seed2017Seed · 2017-05-24 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)Seed2017Seed · 2020-09-01 Raised $453K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)Seed2020+$988K+$1.5M+$1.8M+$1.4M+$304K+$1.4M+$453KCumulative $8.2M

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$350K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$988K · 2015
Seed$1.5M · 2015
Seed extension$1.8M · 2015
Seed extension$1.4M · 2017
Bridge · Seed-stage$304K · 2017smaller follow-on
Seed extension$1.4M · 2017
Seed extension$453K · 2020

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$10.7M
Base estimate est.
$416K
Conservative case
$80.4M
Upside case
$2.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the business services sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $11.1M · 2013-12-022013Pre-Seed · modeled $31.2M · 2015-03-11Seed · modeled $37.5M · 2015-07-17Seed · modeled $45.2M · 2015-07-17Seed · modeled $36.5M · 2017-05-24Pre-Seed · modeled $9.6M · 2017-05-24Seed · modeled $36.5M · 2017-05-24Seed · modeled $10.7M · 2020-09-012020
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
41%
Survival probability
18% low · 63% high
1.52×/yr
Annual markup
2.00×/yr upside case
5.8 yr
Elapsed time used
5.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
business services
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
12 mo
Avg between rounds
$742K/yr
Capital velocity
12.6 yr
On record since
2013
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2439 companies in Business Services. 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) 3.4× above median
This company$5.0M
Sector median$1.5M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$453K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.7× of median
This company$10.7M
Sector median$15.0M

Raised more than 78% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 54% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Seed) 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 #69 of 71.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Zyrl Co. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $100.3M (est)Park Place Payments, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $87.8M (est)Zachary Piper, LLC · Seed Raised $6.3M · modeled $82.6M (est)Kaleidoscope Group PBC · Seed Raised $5.9M · modeled $76.2M (est)Kredifi, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $76.2M (est)FirmaTerra Investors, LLC · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $74.4M (est)Cloud Lets Go, Inc · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $72.8M (est)Southpaw Live, LLC · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $72.2M (est)Molecular Data Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $68.0M (est)MyDigitalOffice Holdings, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.5M · modeled $63.5M (est)LeverEdge Association · Seed Raised $2.4M · modeled $61.6M (est)Slingshot Technology, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.4M · modeled $61.0M (est)Hire An Esquire, Inc. (this company) Raised $5.0M · modeled $10.7M (est)Hire An Esquire, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Zyrl Co.Seed$4.0M$100.3M2.62×
Park Place Payments, Inc.Seed$3.5M$87.8M2.29×
Zachary Piper, LLCSeed$6.3M$82.6M2.16×
Kaleidoscope Group PBCSeed$5.9M$76.2M1.99×
Kredifi, Inc.Seed$3.0M$76.2M1.99×
FirmaTerra Investors, LLCSeed$3.7M$74.4M1.94×
Cloud Lets Go, IncSeed$3.0M$72.8M1.90×
Southpaw Live, LLCSeed$3.0M$72.2M1.88×
Molecular Data Inc.Seed$3.0M$68.0M1.77×
MyDigitalOffice Holdings, Inc.Seed$2.5M$63.5M1.66×
LeverEdge AssociationSeed$2.4M$61.6M1.61×
Slingshot Technology, Inc.Seed$2.4M$61.0M1.59×
Hire An Esquire, Inc. this companySeed$5.0M$10.7M0.28×
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$350K2013-12-02$1.9M$11.1M85%
Pre-Seed$988K2015-03-11$5.5M$31.2M90%
Seed$1.5M2015-07-17$7.4M$37.5M90%
Seed$1.8M2015-07-17$8.9M$45.2M90%
Seed$1.4M2017-05-24$7.2M$36.5M90%
Pre-Seed$304K2017-05-24$1.7M$9.6M90%
Seed$1.4M2017-05-24$7.2M$36.5M90%
Seed$453K2020-09-01$2.3M$10.7M90%
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. Pre-Seed$350K2013-12-02
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$988K2015-03-11
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 12 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$1.5M2015-07-17
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 39 investors on this round.
  4. Seed$1.8M2015-07-17
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 39 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$1.4M2017-05-24
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 44 investors on this round.
  6. Pre-Seed$304K2017-05-24
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  7. Seed$1.4M2017-05-24
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 44 investors on this round.
  8. Seed$453K2020-09-01
    • Raised again after 39 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 7 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~12mo cadence
$453K
Modeled next size est.range $453K$725K
0.3×
Last step-up
$742K/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
Catherine C. Enck2015-03
Dixon C. Doll2015-07
Elizabeth C. Fenton2015-03
Frank C. Byrne2015-03
Hitesh C. Leva2015-07
Julia C. Miller2013-12
Julia C. Shapiro2013-12
Ram C. Jambunathan2017-05
Ram C. Jamunathan2015-03
Shapiro C. Julia2015-03
Registry & provenance

Hire An Esquire, 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
1598213
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Hire An Esquire, Inc. raised?
Hire An Esquire, Inc. has raised approximately $5.0M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Hire An Esquire, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Hire An Esquire, Inc. is approximately $10.7M (modeled range $416K–$80.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Hire An Esquire, Inc. at?
Hire An Esquire, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Sep 01.
What does Hire An Esquire, Inc. do and where is it based?
Hire An Esquire, Inc. operates in the Business Services sector, based in Philadelphia.
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