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Kids Book About, Inc.

Portland · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Kids Book About, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$8.4M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.0×
Latest step-up
Top 26%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Sep 09 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Kids Book About, Inc. looks under-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.

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 0.04× the median modeled value of Series A Other companies in 2022–2024 (1135 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Other

Kids Book About, Inc. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from Portland. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 75% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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)
2019
Year incorporated
2022-09-09
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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeed · 2020-11-05 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $20M (est)$1.3M$20MSeed2020Series A · 2021-04-12 Raised $7.0M (real) Modeled valuation $84M (est)$7.0M$84MSeries A2021Series A · 2022-09-09 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)$200K$1.6MSeries A2022+$7.0M+$200KCumulative $8.4M

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
Seed$1.3M · 2020
Series A$7.0M · 2021
Series A extension$200K · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.6M
Base estimate est.
$273K
Conservative case
$5.2M
Upside case
$909K
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.

Seed · modeled $20.4M · 2020-11-052020Series A · modeled $83.9M · 2021-04-12Series A · modeled $1.6M · 2022-09-092022
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
3.8 yr
Elapsed time used
3.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$4.6M/yr
Capital velocity
5.7 yr
On record since
2020
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 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) 4.1× above median
This company$8.4M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$200K
Sector median$5.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$1.6M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 75% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 9% 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 #1117 of 1,135.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Ness Well, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.9M · modeled $142.5M (est)Quantori, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $138.6M (est)Qquv Investments 5, Llc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $135.1M (est)Applause Network TV, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $135.1M (est)Trustworthy Co · Series A Raised $15.5M · modeled $134.4M (est)DigniFi Holding, Inc. · Series A Raised $24.3M · modeled $134.0M (est)Proventures Capital, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $133.0M (est)Zenledger, Inc. · Series A Raised $21.6M · modeled $132.1M (est)Gridwise, Inc. · Series A Raised $20.4M · modeled $131.8M (est)Aztec Broadway Ltd Liability Co · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $127.7M (est)KABR Jamaica SPE LLC · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $126.9M (est)Harmony Musical LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $126.3M (est)Kids Book About, Inc. (this company) Raised $8.4M · modeled $1.6M (est)Kids Book About, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Ness Well, Inc.Series A$14.9M$142.5M3.67×
Quantori, Inc.Series A$15.0M$138.6M3.57×
Qquv Investments 5, LlcSeries A$15.0M$135.1M3.48×
Applause Network TV, Inc.Series A$15.0M$135.1M3.48×
Trustworthy CoSeries A$15.5M$134.4M3.46×
DigniFi Holding, Inc.Series A$24.3M$134.0M3.45×
Proventures Capital, Inc.Series A$14.7M$133.0M3.42×
Zenledger, Inc.Series A$21.6M$132.1M3.40×
Gridwise, Inc.Series A$20.4M$131.8M3.39×
Aztec Broadway Ltd Liability CoSeries A$14.0M$127.7M3.29×
KABR Jamaica SPE LLCSeries A$14.7M$126.9M3.26×
Harmony Musical LLCSeries A$15.0M$126.3M3.25×
Kids Book About, Inc. this companySeries A$8.4M$1.6M0.04×
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.
Seed$1.3M2020-11-05$6.3M$20.4M90%
Series A$7.0M2021-04-12$31.8M$83.9M90%
Series A$200K2022-09-09$909K$1.6M90%
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. Seed$1.3M2020-11-05
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Series A$7.0M2021-04-12
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$200K2022-09-09
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 35.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2023 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$200K
Modeled next size est.range $200K$320K
0.0×
Last step-up
$4.6M/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
Kevin Carroll2 other2022-09
Stephen Green2 other2021-04
Ankoma Memory1 other2020-11
Emma McIlroy1 other2022-09
Elbert Robinson2022-09
Kosha Eisenberg2022-09
Registry & provenance

Kids Book About, 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
1785274
SEC CIK
2019
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Kids Book About, Inc. raised?
Kids Book About, Inc. has raised approximately $8.4M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Kids Book About, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Kids Book About, Inc. is approximately $1.6M (modeled range $273K–$5.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Kids Book About, Inc. at?
Kids Book About, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Sep 09.
What does Kids Book About, Inc. do and where is it based?
Kids Book About, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in Portland.
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