Companies · Mobility / Logistics

Katerra Inc.

MENLO PARK · Mobility / Logistics · refined from filed group “Other · https://katerra-us.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Katerra Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.2B
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.8×
Latest step-up
Top 1%
Sector rank · raised
Growth/Late
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jan 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Katerra Inc. has raised $1.2B over 6 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 mobility 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 8.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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 Mobility / Logistics

Katerra Inc. is one of 431 Mobility / Logistics companies tracked from MENLO PARK. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 100% 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.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

American Katerra provides innovative steel fabrication products, such as Green Carbon Steel, using Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the US.

American Katerra provides innovative steel fabrication products, such as Green Carbon Steel, using Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the US. American Katerra is a steel fabrication provider employing advanced supply chain management (SCM) strategies based on the green steel strategies. We provide all our clients with next-generation fabrication processes through comprehensive supply chain management guided by Katerra Carbon Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) . Additionally, by adopting Building Information Modeling (BIM) , we implement strategic approaches to streamline and optimize the design, manufacturing, and logistics processes in steel fabrication and related industrial fields. Furthermore, through green steel fabrication, we contribute to carbon management by reducing carbon footprints (CFP) and promoting the selection of environmentally friendly materials. On June 16 and 17, 2026, the Energy Projects Conference and Expo (EPC 2026) brought that entire ecosystem under one roof at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, and American Katerra, the U.S. arm of Yamaguchi Heavy Industries Ltd., was there as part of... We understand that precise cost estimation is the backbo

mobility
Find American Katerra online

Trades publicly as American Katerra.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
27
Investors (latest)
2015
Year incorporated
2018-01-23
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$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B$20.0BPre-Seed · 2015-02-05 Raised $996K (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)Pre-Seed2015Series A · 2015-04-30 Raised $7.4M (real) Modeled valuation $101M (est)Series A2015Series C · 2016-01-26 Raised $76M (real) Modeled valuation $1.2B (est)Series C2016Series D+ · 2017-03-30 Raised $130M (real) Modeled valuation $2.0B (est)Series D+2017Series D+ · 2017-12-12 Raised $28M (real) Modeled valuation $432M (est)Series D+2017Growth/Late · 2018-01-23 Raised $999M (real) Modeled valuation $16.0B (est)Growth/Late2018Growth/Late · 2018-01-23 Raised $756M (real) Modeled valuation $12.1B (est)Growth/Late2018+$7.4M+$76M+$130M+$28M+$999M+$756MCumulative $2.0B

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$996K · 2015
Series A$7.4M · 2015no Seed on file
Series C$75.6M · 2016no Series B on file
Series D+$130.0M · 2017
Series D+ extension$27.8M · 2017
Growth/Late$998.9M · 2018
Growth/Late extension$756.0M · 2018

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Seed, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 71%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$16.0B
Base estimate est.
$7.0B
Conservative case
$28.8B
Upside case
$10.0B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Growth/Latea round over $400M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the mobility sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $20.7M · 2015-02-052015Series A · modeled $100.8M · 2015-04-30Series C · modeled $1.2B · 2016-01-26Series D+ · modeled $2.0B · 2017-03-30Series D+ · modeled $431.8M · 2017-12-12Growth/Late · modeled $16.0B · 2018-01-23Growth/Late · modeled $12.1B · 2018-01-232018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
10%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
81%
Survival probability
70% low · 87% high
1.12×/yr
Annual markup
1.22×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
mobility
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
6 mo
Avg between rounds
$418.4M/yr
Capital velocity
11.4 yr
On record since
2015
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 431 companies in Mobility / Logistics. 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) 310× above median
This company$1.2B
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Growth/Late rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.5× above median
This company$756.0M
Sector median$514.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 660× above median
This company$16.0B
Sector median$24.2M

Raised more than 100% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 100% 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.
Pre-Seed$996K2015-02-05$5.5M$20.7M85%
Series A$7.4M2015-04-30$33.6M$100.8M85%
Series C$75.6M2016-01-26$503.8M$1.2B85%
Series D+$130.0M2017-03-30$1.1B$2.0B90%
Series D+$27.8M2017-12-12$231.7M$431.8M90%
Growth/Late$998.9M2018-01-23$10.0B$16.0B90%
Growth/Late$756.0M2018-01-23$7.6B$12.1B90%
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$996K2015-02-05
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 50 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$7.4M2015-04-30
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  3. Series C$75.6M2016-01-26
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  4. Series D+$130.0M2017-03-30
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 33 investors on this round.
  5. Series D+$27.8M2017-12-12
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 30 investors on this round.
  6. Growth/Late$998.9M2018-01-23
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 35.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 56 investors on this round.
  7. Growth/Late$756.0M2018-01-23
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 27 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~6mo cadence
$756.0M
Modeled next size est.range $756.0M$1.2B
0.8×
Last step-up
$418.4M/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
Michael Marks19 other2018-01
Adam Fisher4 other2018-01
Jeff Housenbold4 other2018-01
Jim Davidson4 other2018-01
Neil Mehta4 other2018-01
FRITZ WOLFF2 other2018-01
Michael E. Marks2 other2015-02
Ben E. Janofsky2016-01
Brad E. Knight2016-01
Fritz E. Wolff2016-01
Jim E. Davidson2016-01
Joanne E. Solomon2017-12
Joanne Solomon2018-01
John E. Hui2017-12
John Hui2018-01
Mark E. Randall2016-01
Neil E. Mehta2017-03
Paal E. Kibsgaard2017-03
Paal Kibsgaard2018-01
Susan E. Kim2017-03
Registry & provenance

Katerra 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
1634563
SEC CIK
2015
Incorporated
Recent activityActive

Discovered from katerra-us — the partnerships, launches, hiring and press it publishes about itself. Evidence the company is alive and what it is doing now, not financial data.

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Frequently asked
How much funding has Katerra Inc. raised?
Katerra Inc. has raised approximately $1.2B in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Katerra Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Katerra Inc. is approximately $16.0B (modeled range $7.0B–$28.8B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Katerra Inc. at?
Katerra Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Growth/Late. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jan 23.
What does Katerra Inc. do and where is it based?
Katerra Inc. operates in the Mobility / Logistics sector, based in MENLO PARK. American Katerra provides innovative steel fabrication products, such as Green Carbon Steel, using Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the US.
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