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Hook Security Inc.

GREENVILLE · Cybersecurity · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Hook Security Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$3.1M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
19.9×
Latest step-up
Top 54%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Mar 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Hook Security Inc. looks over-valued 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 cybersecurity 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 1.76× the median modeled value of Seed Cybersecurity companies in 2022–2024 (18 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.3 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.
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 Cybersecurity

Hook Security Inc. is one of 270 Cybersecurity companies tracked from GREENVILLE. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 47% 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
28
Investors (latest)
2019
Year incorporated
2023-03-22
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$13M$25M$38M$50MPre-Seed · 2019-09-18 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $7.2M (est)$150K$7.2MPre-Seed2019Seed · 2023-03-22 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $30M (est)$3.0M$30MSeed2023+$3.0MCumulative $3.1M

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$150K · 2019
Seed$3.0M · 2023

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$30.1M
Base estimate est.
$2.7M
Conservative case
$113.2M
Upside case
$14.9M
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 cybersecurity sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $7.2M · 2019-09-182019Seed · modeled $30.1M · 2023-03-222023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
40%
Survival probability
18% low · 62% high
1.64×/yr
Annual markup
2.15×/yr upside case
3.3 yr
Elapsed time used
3.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
cybersecurity
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
42 mo
Avg between rounds
$894K/yr
Capital velocity
6.8 yr
On record since
2019
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 270 companies in Cybersecurity. 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) 0.5× of median
This company$3.1M
Sector median$6.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.5× above median
This company$3.0M
Sector median$2.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.7× of median
This company$30.1M
Sector median$45.4M

Raised more than 47% 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 (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 #2 of 18.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)SecureThings U.S., Inc. · Seed Raised $2.5M · modeled $44.0M (est)Anchor Security, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.3M · modeled $28.2M (est)Cyber Sailors, LLC · Seed Raised $1.5M · modeled $26.2M (est)Xeol, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $22.8M (est)Secured Finance Foundation · Seed Raised $2.4M · modeled $19.5M (est)Cyber Security Assist, LLC · Seed Raised $1.7M · modeled $19.2M (est)Vesal Security, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.4M · modeled $18.5M (est)North Pole Security, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $17.8M (est)Dapple Security, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.3M · modeled $16.4M (est)World Infrastructure Network Security, Inc. · Seed Raised $1.8M · modeled $15.5M (est)Loom Security, Inc. · Seed Raised $1.8M · modeled $8.9M (est)Hook Security Inc. (this company) Raised $3.1M · modeled $30.1M (est)Hook Security Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
SecureThings U.S., Inc.Seed$2.5M$44.0M2.57×
Hook Security Inc. this companySeed$3.1M$30.1M1.76×
Anchor Security, Inc.Seed$2.3M$28.2M1.65×
Cyber Sailors, LLCSeed$1.5M$26.2M1.53×
Xeol, Inc.Seed$3.1M$22.8M1.33×
Secured Finance FoundationSeed$2.4M$19.5M1.14×
Cyber Security Assist, LLCSeed$1.7M$19.2M1.12×
Vesal Security, Inc.Seed$2.4M$18.5M1.08×
North Pole Security, Inc.Seed$4.0M$17.8M1.04×
Dapple Security, Inc.Seed$2.3M$16.4M0.96×
World Infrastructure Network Security, Inc.Seed$1.8M$15.5M0.91×
Loom Security, Inc.Seed$1.8M$8.9M0.52×
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$150K2019-09-18$833K$7.2M90%
Seed$3.0M2023-03-22$14.9M$30.1M90%
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$150K2019-09-18
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$3.0M2023-03-22
    • Raised again after 42 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 19.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 28 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~42mo cadence
$9.0M
Modeled next size est.range $5.8M$14.3M
19.9×
Last step-up
$894K/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
Andreas Calabrese3 other2023-03
Adam Anderson2 other2019-09
Todd Baylis2023-03
Wesley Barnett2023-03
Zachary Eikenberry2019-09
Registry & provenance

Hook Security 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
1790038
SEC CIK
2019
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Hook Security Inc. raised?
Hook Security Inc. has raised approximately $3.1M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Hook Security Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Hook Security Inc. is approximately $30.1M (modeled range $2.7M–$113.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Hook Security Inc. at?
Hook Security Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Mar 22.
What does Hook Security Inc. do and where is it based?
Hook Security Inc. operates in the Cybersecurity sector, based in GREENVILLE.
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