Companies · Retailing

Knack Inc.

BARRINGTON · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Knack Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.5M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 53%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Mar 12 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Knack 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 retail 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 0.75× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Retailing companies in 2019–2021 (211 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (75% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Retailing

Knack Inc. is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from BARRINGTON. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 48% 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
13
Investors (latest)
2018
Year incorporated
2021-03-12
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$2.5M$5.0M$7.5M$10MPre-Seed · 2018-09-17 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $2.0M (est)$250K$2.0MPre-Seed2018Pre-Seed · 2018-09-18 Raised $300K (real) Modeled valuation $2.4M (est)$300K$2.4MPre-Seed2018Pre-Seed · 2019-08-21 Raised $653K (real) Modeled valuation $5.1M (est)$653K$5.1MPre-Seed2019Pre-Seed · 2021-03-12 Raised $258K (real) Modeled valuation $1.7M (est)$258K$1.7MPre-Seed2021+$300K+$653K+$258KCumulative $1.5M

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$250K · 2018
Pre-Seed extension$300K · 2018
Pre-Seed extension$653K · 2019
Pre-Seed extension$258K · 2021

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.7M
Base estimate est.
$155K
Conservative case
$15.4M
Upside case
$1.4M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $2.0M · 2018-09-172018Pre-Seed · modeled $2.4M · 2018-09-18Pre-Seed · modeled $5.1M · 2019-08-21Pre-Seed · modeled $1.7M · 2021-03-122021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
27%
Survival probability
11% low · 50% high
1.32×/yr
Annual markup
1.78×/yr upside case
5.3 yr
Elapsed time used
5.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
10 mo
Avg between rounds
$589K/yr
Capital velocity
7.8 yr
On record since
2018
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. 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) 0.9× of median
This company$1.5M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.8× of median
This company$258K
Sector median$323K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.3× of median
This company$1.7M
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 48% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 23% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) 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 #135 of 211.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Liberated Specialty Foods, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.5M · modeled $7.8M (est)American Flower, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $7.8M (est)Raybae Holdings, Llc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $7.8M (est)1620 Workwear, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.5M · modeled $7.2M (est)Haute Hijab, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $989K · modeled $7.2M (est)Launch Cart, Inc, · Pre-Seed Raised $1.1M · modeled $7.0M (est)Bookshop, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $875K · modeled $6.9M (est)Team Connection, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $850K · modeled $6.7M (est)Sitka Salmon LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $943K · modeled $6.6M (est)Spirit Tree Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $800K · modeled $6.3M (est)Conscious Step, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $800K · modeled $6.3M (est)Ticket Alternative, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $776K · modeled $6.1M (est)Knack Inc. (this company) Raised $1.5M · modeled $1.7M (est)Knack Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Liberated Specialty Foods, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.5M$7.8M3.54×
American Flower, LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$7.8M3.54×
Raybae Holdings, Llc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$7.8M3.54×
1620 Workwear, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.5M$7.2M3.27×
Haute Hijab, Inc.Pre-Seed$989K$7.2M3.23×
Launch Cart, Inc,Pre-Seed$1.1M$7.0M3.15×
Bookshop, Inc.Pre-Seed$875K$6.9M3.10×
Team Connection, Inc.Pre-Seed$850K$6.7M3.01×
Sitka Salmon LLCPre-Seed$943K$6.6M2.98×
Spirit Tree Inc.Pre-Seed$800K$6.3M2.83×
Conscious Step, Inc.Pre-Seed$800K$6.3M2.83×
Ticket Alternative, LLCPre-Seed$776K$6.1M2.75×
Knack Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.5M$1.7M0.75×
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$250K2018-09-17$1.4M$2.0M90%
Pre-Seed$300K2018-09-18$1.7M$2.4M90%
Pre-Seed$653K2019-08-21$3.6M$5.1M90%
Pre-Seed$258K2021-03-12$1.4M$1.7M90%
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$250K2018-09-17
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$300K2018-09-18
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$653K2019-08-21
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$258K2021-03-12
    • Raised 19 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 13 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~10mo cadence
$258K
Modeled next size est.range $258K$413K
0.4×
Last step-up
$589K/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
William S Daugherty6 other2019-08
Charles Mellen2021-03
Charles Sanger Mellen2018-09
Charles S. Mellen2019-08
Frank William Daugherty2021-03
Keith S. Bristol2019-08
Keith William Bristol2021-03
Lawrence Lein2021-03
Lawrence Sanger Lein2018-09
Lawrence S. Lein2019-08
Mark S. Abrahm2019-08
Mark William Abrahm2021-03
William Sanger Daugherty2018-09
Registry & provenance

Knack 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
1753286
SEC CIK
2018
Incorporated
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.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Trunk Club IncRetailingPre-Seed$1.4M$1.4Msame sector · same stage
Snowe, Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$1.5M$2.2Msame sector · same stage
Ultra International, Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$1.6M$1.5Msame sector · same stage
Good Eat'n, Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$1.3M$2.2Msame sector · same stage
Royal Warrants Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$1.3M$1.2Msame sector · same stage
Puffworks, Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$1.7M$1.7Msame sector · same stage
100 Percent All Natural, Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$1.3M$2.0Msame sector · same stage
Black Point Seafood, LLCRetailingPre-Seed$1.2M$1.8Msame sector · same stage
Semantically similar

Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
Knackshops, Inc.RetailingSeed$16.4M96%
Kure Corp.RetailingSeries A$25.7M83%
Skrubby Hub LLCRetailingSeed$13.7M82%
Gunway, Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$3.9M81%
Kadenwood, Inc.RetailingSeed$8.3M81%
DYB & KYP, Inc.RetailingSeed$7.1M81%
McLab, Inc.RetailingPre-Seed$1.6M80%
KRD Growers, LLCRetailingSeed$19.1M80%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Knack Inc. raised?
Knack Inc. has raised approximately $1.5M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Knack Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Knack Inc. is approximately $1.7M (modeled range $155K–$15.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Knack Inc. at?
Knack Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Mar 12.
What does Knack Inc. do and where is it based?
Knack Inc. operates in the Retailing sector, based in BARRINGTON.
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