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Kettle & Fire Inc.

AUSTIN · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Kettle & Fire Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$18.3M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 17%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed May 08 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Kettle & Fire 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.

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 0.44× the median modeled value of Series A Other companies in 2019–2021 (858 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.1 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 Other

Kettle & Fire Inc. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from AUSTIN. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 84% 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
12
Investors (latest)
2014
Year incorporated
2019-05-08
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeries A · 2018-08-09 Raised $8.0M (real) Modeled valuation $121M (est)$8.0M$121MSeries A2018Series A · 2018-10-01 Raised $8.0M (real) Modeled valuation $121M (est)$8.0M$121MSeries A2018Series A · 2019-05-08 Raised $2.3M (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$2.3M$35MSeries A2019+$8.0M+$2.3MCumulative $18M

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 A$8.0M · 2018
Series A extension$8.0M · 2018
Series A extension$2.3M · 2019

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$35.3M
Base estimate est.
$3.2M
Conservative case
$192.1M
Upside case
$10.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $121.1M · 2018-08-092018Series A · modeled $121.1M · 2018-10-01Series A · modeled $35.3M · 2019-05-082019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
4 mo
Avg between rounds
$24.6M/yr
Capital velocity
7.9 yr
On record since
2018
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 companies in Other. 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) 9.0× above median
This company$18.3M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$2.3M
Sector median$5.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.0× above median
This company$35.3M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 84% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 65% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #756 of 858.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)3901 Campbellton Rd., LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)No More Landfills Investment Group, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)medpai group · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)WestCap Bolt, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)HBC Management Class B L.P. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $226.3M (est)Globus Maritime Ltd · Series A Raised $27.4M · modeled $223.2M (est)Redwood Holding Group, LLC · Series A Raised $21.1M · modeled $222.5M (est)Sol de Janeiro Holdings, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.6M · modeled $220.6M (est)Patrick Partners LLC · Series A Raised $14.5M · modeled $219.4M (est)Concord Resources Holdings Ltd · Series A Raised $14.4M · modeled $218.2M (est)Bigstream Solutions, Inc. · Series A Raised $19.8M · modeled $216.3M (est)Engageli, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.5M · modeled $215.7M (est)Kettle & Fire Inc. (this company) Raised $18.3M · modeled $35.3M (est)Kettle & Fire Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
3901 Campbellton Rd., LLCSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.81×
No More Landfills Investment Group, LLCSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.81×
medpai groupSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.81×
WestCap Bolt, LLCSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.81×
HBC Management Class B L.P.Series A$15.0M$226.3M2.80×
Globus Maritime LtdSeries A$27.4M$223.2M2.76×
Redwood Holding Group, LLCSeries A$21.1M$222.5M2.75×
Sol de Janeiro Holdings, Inc.Series A$14.6M$220.6M2.73×
Patrick Partners LLCSeries A$14.5M$219.4M2.71×
Concord Resources Holdings LtdSeries A$14.4M$218.2M2.70×
Bigstream Solutions, Inc.Series A$19.8M$216.3M2.67×
Engageli, Inc.Series A$14.5M$215.7M2.67×
Kettle & Fire Inc. this companySeries A$18.3M$35.3M0.44×
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 A$8.0M2018-08-09$36.4M$121.1M90%
Series A$8.0M2018-10-01$36.4M$121.1M90%
Series A$2.3M2019-05-08$10.6M$35.3M90%
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 A$8.0M2018-08-09
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$8.0M2018-10-01
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$2.3M2019-05-08
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 12 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~4mo cadence
$2.3M
Modeled next size est.range $2.3M$3.7M
0.3×
Last step-up
$24.6M/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
Justin Mares2 other2018-08
Nick Mares1 other2018-08
Registry & provenance

Kettle & Fire 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
1750531
SEC CIK
2014
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Kettle & Fire Inc. raised?
Kettle & Fire Inc. has raised approximately $18.3M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Kettle & Fire Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Kettle & Fire Inc. is approximately $35.3M (modeled range $3.2M–$192.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Kettle & Fire Inc. at?
Kettle & Fire Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed May 08.
What does Kettle & Fire Inc. do and where is it based?
Kettle & Fire Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in AUSTIN.
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