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Knowledge Holdings Inc

TORRANCE · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Knowledge Holdings Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$65.1M
Total raised · real
9
Rounds
2.5×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Oct 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Knowledge Holdings 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 B Other companies in 2013–2015 (273 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.7 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Knowledge Holdings Inc behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
17.2 yr record
Peak capital year was 2012 with $49.6M across 2 filings.
Market position
ahead of 95% of Other peers
Capital scale is ahead of 95% of Other peers; modeled value is above 65% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Lower applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Consistent
Canonical totals and visible filing detail are broadly aligned.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • Sector is still broad/Other, so operating comparables are weak.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2012: $49.6M across 2 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $26.8M on 2012-07-10.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
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

Knowledge Holdings Inc is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from TORRANCE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% 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
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeed · 2009-04-20 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $56M (est)Seed2009Series A · 2010-03-31 Raised $4.3M (real) Modeled valuation $65M (est)Series A2010Series B · 2012-07-10 Raised $23M (real) Modeled valuation $379M (est)Series B2012Series B · 2012-07-10 Raised $27M (real) Modeled valuation $445M (est)Series B2012Series B · 2013-12-26 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $50M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2014-03-14 Raised $585K (real) Modeled valuation $9.7M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2014-11-12 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $28M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2015-03-03 Raised $824K (real) Modeled valuation $14M (est)Series B2015Series B · 2015-10-14 Raised $2.1M (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)Series B2015+$4.3M+$23M+$27M+$3.0M+$585K+$1.7M+$824K+$2.1MCumulative $65M

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$3.0M · 2009
Series A$4.3M · 2010
Series B$22.8M · 2012
Series B extension$26.8M · 2012
Series B extension$3.0M · 2013
Series B extension$585K · 2014
Series B extension$1.7M · 2014
Series B extension$824K · 2015
Series B extension$2.1M · 2015

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: 75%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$34.9M
Base estimate est.
$5.3M
Conservative case
$134.3M
Upside case
$11.7M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $55.8M · 2009-04-202009Series A · modeled $65.1M · 2010-03-31Series B · modeled $378.8M · 2012-07-10Series B · modeled $445.4M · 2012-07-10Series B · modeled $50.5M · 2013-12-26Series B · modeled $9.7M · 2014-03-14Series B · modeled $27.8M · 2014-11-12Series B · modeled $13.7M · 2015-03-03Series B · modeled $34.9M · 2015-10-142015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
68%
Survival probability
45% low · 83% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
10 mo
Avg between rounds
$10.0M/yr
Capital velocity
17.2 yr
On record since
2009
First round
9
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) 32× above median
This company$65.1M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$2.1M
Sector median$19.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.0× above median
This company$34.9M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 95% 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 B) 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 #244 of 273.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)PL Parent, LLC · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $664.6M (est)ComplexCare Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $664.6M (est)Sprinklr, Inc. · Series B Raised $72.5M · modeled $664.6M (est)Globaltranz Enterprises, Inc. · Series B Raised $50.0M · modeled $664.6M (est)Halco Acquisition Corp · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $663.8M (est)SI Ultimate OpCo Holding Corp · Series B Raised $39.5M · modeled $656.3M (est)Captek Topco, Inc. · Series B Raised $39.1M · modeled $649.8M (est)Clarity Holdco, L.P. · Series B Raised $39.0M · modeled $648.2M (est)Crowley Holdings Preferred, LLC · Series B Raised $39.0M · modeled $648.0M (est)Aspeq Equity Investment Llc · Series B Raised $38.3M · modeled $636.3M (est)Munch's Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $37.8M · modeled $627.6M (est)FranConnect Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $37.1M · modeled $616.4M (est)Knowledge Holdings Inc (this company) Raised $65.1M · modeled $34.9M (est)Knowledge Holdings Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
PL Parent, LLCSeries B$40.0M$664.6M1.93×
ComplexCare Holdings, Inc.Series B$40.0M$664.6M1.93×
Sprinklr, Inc.Series B$72.5M$664.6M1.93×
Globaltranz Enterprises, Inc.Series B$50.0M$664.6M1.93×
Halco Acquisition CorpSeries B$40.0M$663.8M1.92×
SI Ultimate OpCo Holding CorpSeries B$39.5M$656.3M1.90×
Captek Topco, Inc.Series B$39.1M$649.8M1.88×
Clarity Holdco, L.P.Series B$39.0M$648.2M1.88×
Crowley Holdings Preferred, LLCSeries B$39.0M$648.0M1.88×
Aspeq Equity Investment LlcSeries B$38.3M$636.3M1.84×
Munch's Holdings, LLCSeries B$37.8M$627.6M1.82×
FranConnect Holdings, LLCSeries B$37.1M$616.4M1.79×
Knowledge Holdings Inc this companySeries B$65.1M$34.9M0.10×
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.
Seed$3.0M2009-04-20$15.0M$55.8M90%
Series A$4.3M2010-03-31$19.6M$65.1M90%
Series B$22.8M2012-07-10$126.7M$378.8M90%
Series B$26.8M2012-07-10$148.9M$445.4M90%
Series B$3.0M2013-12-26$16.9M$50.5M90%
Series B$585K2014-03-14$3.3M$9.7M90%
Series B$1.7M2014-11-12$9.3M$27.8M90%
Series B$824K2015-03-03$4.6M$13.7M90%
Series B$2.1M2015-10-14$11.7M$34.9M90%
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. Seed$3.0M2009-04-20
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Series A$4.3M2010-03-31
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series B$22.8M2012-07-10
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  4. Series B$26.8M2012-07-10
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series B$3.0M2013-12-26
    • Raised again after 18 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  6. Series B$585K2014-03-14
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  7. Series B$1.7M2014-11-12
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  8. Series B$824K2015-03-03
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  9. Series B$2.1M2015-10-14
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2016 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~10mo cadence
$5.4M
Modeled next size est.range $3.5M$8.6M
2.5×
Last step-up
$10.0M/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
Mike Kwatinetz5 other2009-04
Arjun Gupta3 other2013-12
Richard Sullivan3 other2012-07
Alan Foster1 other2009-04
David Lord1 other2009-04
Barbara Marcus2009-04
Scott Siegler2012-07
Registry & provenance

Knowledge Holdings 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
1430394
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Knowledge Holdings Inc raised?
Knowledge Holdings Inc has raised approximately $65.1M in disclosed capital across 9 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Knowledge Holdings Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Knowledge Holdings Inc is approximately $34.9M (modeled range $5.3M–$134.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Knowledge Holdings Inc at?
Knowledge Holdings Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Oct 14.
What does Knowledge Holdings Inc do and where is it based?
Knowledge Holdings Inc operates in the Other sector, based in TORRANCE.
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