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Knewton, Inc

NEW YORK · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Knewton, Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$134.9M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 4%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jul 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Knewton, 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 0.10× the median modeled value of Series C Other companies in 2016–2018 (135 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.9 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

Knewton, Inc is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from NEW YORK. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 97% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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
20
Investors (latest)
2018-07-23
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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeries A · 2009-03-31 Raised $6.0M (real) Modeled valuation $91M (est)Series A2009Series A · 2010-04-14 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $185M (est)Series A2010Series B · 2011-10-12 Raised $25M (real) Modeled valuation $415M (est)Series B2011Series B · 2013-12-16 Raised $34M (real) Modeled valuation $569M (est)Series B2013Series C · 2015-10-16 Raised $42M (real) Modeled valuation $724M (est)Series C2015Series C · 2015-10-16 Raised $52M (real) Modeled valuation $896M (est)Series C2015Series C · 2018-07-23 Raised $5.2M (real) Modeled valuation $89M (est)Series C2018+$12M+$25M+$34M+$42M+$52M+$5.2MCumulative $177M

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$6.0M · 2009
Series A extension$12.3M · 2010
Series B$25.0M · 2011
Series B extension$34.2M · 2013
Series C$42.3M · 2015
Series C extension$52.3M · 2015
Series C extension$5.2M · 2018

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: 60%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$88.9M
Base estimate est.
$20.0M
Conservative case
$234.2M
Upside case
$34.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $90.8M · 2009-03-312009Series A · modeled $185.4M · 2010-04-14Series B · modeled $415.4M · 2011-10-12Series B · modeled $569.1M · 2013-12-16Series C · modeled $724.4M · 2015-10-16Series C · modeled $895.9M · 2015-10-16Series C · modeled $88.9M · 2018-07-232018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
78%
Survival probability
58% low · 90% high
1.22×/yr
Annual markup
1.40×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
19 mo
Avg between rounds
$14.5M/yr
Capital velocity
17.3 yr
On record since
2009
First round
7
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) 66× above median
This company$134.9M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$5.2M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 5.0× above median
This company$88.9M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 97% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 81% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #123 of 135.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)C.K. Futures, Llc · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Corey Moffitt Trust · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Blockvest LLC · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Mel Investment Holdings, Llc · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Nash Holdings, Inc. (Robert Nash, President) · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Endries Holdings LLC · Series C Raised $99.5M · modeled $1.7B (est)West Star Aviation Holdings LLC · Series C Raised $99.3M · modeled $1.7B (est)DTI Management, LLC · Series C Raised $96.6M · modeled $1.7B (est)American Global Logistics Investment, LLC · Series C Raised $96.1M · modeled $1.6B (est)Zena Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $95.9M · modeled $1.6B (est)Antenna79, Inc. · Series C Raised $114.4M · modeled $1.6B (est)Bird Rides, Inc. · Series C Raised $94.7M · modeled $1.6B (est)Knewton, Inc (this company) Raised $134.9M · modeled $88.9M (est)Knewton, Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
C.K. Futures, LlcSeries C$100.0M$1.7B1.98×
Corey Moffitt TrustSeries C$100.0M$1.7B1.98×
Blockvest LLCSeries C$100.0M$1.7B1.98×
Mel Investment Holdings, LlcSeries C$100.0M$1.7B1.98×
Nash Holdings, Inc. (Robert Nash, President)Series C$100.0M$1.7B1.98×
Endries Holdings LLCSeries C$99.5M$1.7B1.97×
West Star Aviation Holdings LLCSeries C$99.3M$1.7B1.97×
DTI Management, LLCSeries C$96.6M$1.7B1.92×
American Global Logistics Investment, LLCSeries C$96.1M$1.6B1.91×
Zena Holdings, LLCSeries C$95.9M$1.6B1.90×
Antenna79, Inc.Series C$114.4M$1.6B1.88×
Bird Rides, Inc.Series C$94.7M$1.6B1.88×
Knewton, Inc this companySeries C$134.9M$88.9M0.10×
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$6.0M2009-03-31$27.3M$90.8M85%
Series A$12.3M2010-04-14$55.7M$185.4M85%
Series B$25.0M2011-10-12$138.9M$415.4M85%
Series B$34.2M2013-12-16$190.3M$569.1M85%
Series C$42.3M2015-10-16$281.7M$724.4M85%
Series C$52.3M2015-10-16$348.3M$895.9M85%
Series C$5.2M2018-07-23$34.6M$88.9M90%
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$6.0M2009-03-31
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$12.3M2010-04-14
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$25.0M2011-10-12
    • Raised again after 18 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$34.2M2013-12-16
    • Raised again after 26 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 13 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$42.3M2015-10-16
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 12 investors on this round.
  6. Series C$52.3M2015-10-16
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  7. Series C$5.2M2018-07-23
    • Raised again after 33 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 20 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~19mo cadence
$5.2M
Modeled next size est.range $5.2M$8.3M
0.1×
Last step-up
$14.5M/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
Amish Jani23 other2010-04
Josh Kopelman13 other2009-03
Rob Stavis10 other2013-12
Andrew Rosen7 other2018-07
David Liu7 other2011-10
Kevin Comolli7 other2010-04
Brian Kibby3 other2018-07
Robert Stavis3 other2010-04
Hiro Tamura2 other2015-10
Simon Levene2 other2009-03
Jose Ferreira1 other2009-03
Michael Chapin1 other2018-07
Doug Hughes2018-07
Jennifer Grunebaum2018-07
Registry & provenance

Knewton, 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
1435090
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Knewton, Inc raised?
Knewton, Inc has raised approximately $134.9M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Knewton, Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Knewton, Inc is approximately $88.9M (modeled range $20.0M–$234.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Knewton, Inc at?
Knewton, Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jul 23.
What does Knewton, Inc do and where is it based?
Knewton, Inc operates in the Other sector, based in NEW YORK.
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