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Kior Inc

PASADENA · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Kior Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$150.0M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 5%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Apr 16 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Kior Inc looks fair 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. Valuation uses the energy sector profile.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.76× the median modeled value of Series D+ Other Energy companies in 2010–2012 (8 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (76% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 16.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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.

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Where it sits in Other Energy

Kior Inc is one of 2048 Other Energy companies tracked from PASADENA. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 96% 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
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries D+ · 2010-04-16 Raised $110M (real) Modeled valuation $1.3B (est)$110M$1.3BSeries D+2010Series B · 2010-04-16 Raised $40M (real) Modeled valuation $464M (est)$40M$464MSeries B2010+$40MCumulative $150M

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+$110.0M · 2010
Bridge · Series D+-stage$40.0M · 2010smaller follow-on

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series C — 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
$1.3B
Base estimate est.
$592.2M
Conservative case
$2.9B
Upside case
$916.7M
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 energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series D+ · modeled $1.3B · 2010-04-162010Series B · modeled $464.1M · 2010-04-162010
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
81%
Survival probability
65% low · 89% high
1.10×/yr
Annual markup
1.24×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
16.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
16.2 yr
On record since
2010
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2048 companies in Other Energy. 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) 44× above median
This company$150.0M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$40.0M
Sector median$105.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 78× above median
This company$1.3B
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 96% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 98% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) 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 #6 of 8.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Vantage Energy II, LLC · Series D+ Raised $347.3M · modeled $3.5B (est)Inergy Midstream, L.P. · Series D+ Raised $225.0M · modeled $2.7B (est)California Ridge Wind Energy LLC · Series D+ Raised $174.1M · modeled $2.1B (est)Sunpower Corp · Series D+ Raised $165.0M · modeled $2.0B (est)Crosstex Energy Lp · Series D+ Raised $125.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Lp · Series D+ Raised $105.3M · modeled $1.3B (est)Stion Corp · Series D+ Raised $145.2M · modeled $301.3M (est)Kior Inc (this company) Raised $150.0M · modeled $1.3B (est)Kior Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Vantage Energy II, LLCSeries D+$347.3M$3.5B2.04×
Inergy Midstream, L.P.Series D+$225.0M$2.7B1.56×
California Ridge Wind Energy LLCSeries D+$174.1M$2.1B1.21×
Sunpower CorpSeries D+$165.0M$2.0B1.13×
Crosstex Energy LpSeries D+$125.0M$1.5B0.87×
Kior Inc this companySeries D+$150.0M$1.3B0.76×
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LpSeries D+$105.3M$1.3B0.73×
Stion CorpSeries D+$145.2M$301.3M0.17×
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+$110.0M2010-04-16$916.7M$1.3B90%
Series B$40.0M2010-04-16$222.2M$464.1M90%
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. Series D+$110.0M2010-04-16
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series D+.
  2. Series B$40.0M2010-04-16
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$40.0M
Modeled next size est.range $40.0M$64.0M
0.4×
Last step-up
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
Samir Kaul31 other2010-04
Fred Cannon2010-04
Paul O'Connor2010-04
Registry & provenance

Kior 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
1418862
SEC CIK
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

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Sunpower CorpOther EnergySeries D+$165.0M$2.0Bsame sector · same stage
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Green Plains Inc.Other EnergySeries D+$170.0M$1.1Bsame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has Kior Inc raised?
Kior Inc has raised approximately $150.0M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Kior Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Kior Inc is approximately $1.3B (modeled range $592.2M–$2.9B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Kior Inc at?
Kior Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Apr 16.
What does Kior Inc do and where is it based?
Kior Inc operates in the Other Energy sector, based in PASADENA.
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