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Hodo Inc

OAKLAND · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Hodo Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.1M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 51%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Jun 03 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Hodo Inc looks over-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 manufacturing sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.45× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Manufacturing companies in 2010–2012 (240 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 16.1 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

Hodo Inc is one of 3256 Manufacturing companies tracked from OAKLAND. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 50% 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
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2009-11-30 Raised $228K (real) Modeled valuation $3.5M (est)$228K$3.5MPre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2010-06-03 Raised $775K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)$775K$12MPre-Seed2010Pre-Seed · 2010-06-03 Raised $755K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)$755K$12MPre-Seed2010Pre-Seed · 2010-06-03 Raised $305K (real) Modeled valuation $4.7M (est)$305K$4.7MPre-Seed2010+$775K+$755K+$305KCumulative $2.1M

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$228K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$775K · 2010
Pre-Seed extension$755K · 2010
Pre-Seed extension$305K · 2010

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$11.8M
Base estimate est.
$527K
Conservative case
$134.1M
Upside case
$4.3M
Modeled post-money

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

Pre-Seed · modeled $3.5M · 2009-11-302009Pre-Seed · modeled $11.8M · 2010-06-03Pre-Seed · modeled $11.5M · 2010-06-03Pre-Seed · modeled $4.7M · 2010-06-032010
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
31%
Survival probability
12% low · 56% high
1.44×/yr
Annual markup
1.95×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
16.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
2 mo
Avg between rounds
$4.1M/yr
Capital velocity
16.6 yr
On record since
2009
First round
4
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) 1.0× above median
This company$2.1M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.9× of median
This company$305K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.0× of median
This company$11.8M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 50% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 50% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #29 of 240.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)SylvanSport, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Beltway Brewing Company, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)J.W.D. Machine, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)American Nano Silicon Technologies, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Boboli International, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Skyrocket Toys LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Dynamic Turbine Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Ansam Metals Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Polymer Instrumentation & Consulting Services, Ltd. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Sajar Plastics, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Green Folks & MacLeod, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)EarthClean Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $1.8M · modeled $15.2M (est)Hodo Inc (this company) Raised $2.1M · modeled $11.8M (est)Hodo Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
SylvanSport, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Beltway Brewing Company, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
J.W.D. Machine, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
American Nano Silicon Technologies, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Boboli International, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Skyrocket Toys LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Dynamic Turbine LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Ansam Metals CorpPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Polymer Instrumentation & Consulting Services, Ltd.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Sajar Plastics, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
Green Folks & MacLeod, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.16×
EarthClean CorpPre-Seed$1.8M$15.2M3.15×
Hodo Inc this companyPre-Seed$2.1M$11.8M2.45×
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.
Pre-Seed$228K2009-11-30$1.3M$3.5M90%
Pre-Seed$775K2010-06-03$4.3M$11.8M90%
Pre-Seed$755K2010-06-03$4.2M$11.5M90%
Pre-Seed$305K2010-06-03$1.7M$4.7M90%
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$228K2009-11-30
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$775K2010-06-03
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Pre-Seed$755K2010-06-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Pre-Seed$305K2010-06-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2010 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~2mo cadence
$305K
Modeled next size est.range $305K$489K
0.4×
Last step-up
$4.1M/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
John Scharffenberger1 other2010-06
JOHN NOTZ2010-06
John W Notz2009-11
John W Scharffenberger2009-11
MINH TSAI2010-06
Minh W Tsai2009-11
WILLIAM BRAMBLETT2010-06
Registry & provenance

Hodo 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
1452549
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Hodo Inc raised?
Hodo Inc has raised approximately $2.1M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Hodo Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Hodo Inc is approximately $11.8M (modeled range $527K–$134.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Hodo Inc at?
Hodo Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Jun 03.
What does Hodo Inc do and where is it based?
Hodo Inc operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in OAKLAND.
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