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Imperial Metals Corp

VANCOUVER · Mining & Resources · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Imperial Metals Corp — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$141.9M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
3.1×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Dec 30 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Imperial Metals Corp has raised $142M over 4 rounds; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the extractive sector profile.

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

Dormant
  • Last raise 9.5 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Mining & Resources

Imperial Metals Corp is one of 701 Mining & Resources companies tracked from VANCOUVER. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% 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)
2016-12-30
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$1.0BSeries D+ · 2014-09-03 Raised $115M (real) Modeled valuation $573M (est)$115M$573MSeries D+2014Series D+ · 2015-08-11 Raised $1.9M (real) Modeled valuation $9.5M (est)$1.9M$9.5MSeries D+2015Series D+ · 2015-08-24 Raised $6.1M (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)$6.1M$31MSeries D+2015Series D+ · 2016-12-30 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $94M (est)$19M$94MSeries D+2016+$1.9M+$6.1M+$19MCumulative $142M

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
Series D+$115.0M · 2014
Series D+ extension$1.9M · 2015
Series D+ extension$6.1M · 2015
Series D+ extension$18.8M · 2016

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 17%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$93.9M
Base estimate est.
$101.4M
Conservative case
$205.6M
Upside case
$156.9M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the extractive sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series D+ · modeled $573.2M · 2014-09-032014Series D+ · modeled $9.5M · 2015-08-11Series D+ · modeled $30.6M · 2015-08-24Series D+ · modeled $93.9M · 2016-12-302016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
81%
Survival probability
65% low · 89% high
0.95×/yr
Annual markup
1.07×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
extractive
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
9 mo
Avg between rounds
$61.0M/yr
Capital velocity
11.8 yr
On record since
2014
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 701 companies in Mining & Resources. 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) 62× above median
This company$141.9M
Sector median$2.3M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$18.8M
Sector median$113.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 37× above median
This company$93.9M
Sector median$2.5M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 96% of peers (estimate).

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.
Series D+$115.0M2014-09-03$958.3M$573.2M85%
Series D+$1.9M2015-08-11$15.8M$9.5M85%
Series D+$6.1M2015-08-24$51.1M$30.6M85%
Series D+$18.8M2016-12-30$156.9M$93.9M90%
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. Series D+$115.0M2014-09-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series D+.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  2. Series D+$1.9M2015-08-11
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 60.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Series D+$6.1M2015-08-24
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Series D+$18.8M2016-12-30
    • Raised again after 16 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~9mo cadence
$56.5M
Modeled next size est.range $36.7M$90.4M
3.1×
Last step-up
$61.0M/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
Don Parsons6 other2015-08
Steve Robertson2 other2015-08
Larry Moeller1 other2015-08
Laurie Pare1 other2015-08
Pierre Lebel1 other2015-08
Sophie Hsia1 other2015-08
Andre Deepwell2014-09
Brian Kynoch2015-08
C.D. Anglin2016-12
C.D. (Lyn) Anglin2015-08
Don Frazer Parsons2014-09
Edward Frazer Yurkowski2014-09
Ed Yurkowski2015-08
Gordon Alan Keevil2014-09
Gordon Keevil2015-08
James Brian Kynoch2014-09
Kelly Findlay2014-09
Larry Brian Moeller2014-09
Laurie Brian Pare2014-09
Pierre Brian Lebel2014-09
Saurabh Handa2016-12
Stephen Frazer Robertson2014-09
Ted Muraro2015-08
Ted Murraro2016-12
Registry & provenance

Imperial Metals Corp 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
1228274
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Imperial Metals Corp raised?
Imperial Metals Corp has raised approximately $141.9M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Imperial Metals Corp's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Imperial Metals Corp is approximately $93.9M (modeled range $101.4M–$205.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Imperial Metals Corp at?
Imperial Metals Corp's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Dec 30.
What does Imperial Metals Corp do and where is it based?
Imperial Metals Corp operates in the Mining & Resources sector, based in VANCOUVER.
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