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Koolbridge Solar, Inc.

Wrightsville Beach · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Koolbridge Solar, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.8M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
7.3×
Latest step-up
Top 38%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Mar 26 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Koolbridge Solar, Inc. looks fair 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. 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 0.87× the median modeled value of Seed Other Energy companies in 2022–2024 (73 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (87% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Energy

Koolbridge Solar, Inc. is one of 2048 Other Energy companies tracked from Wrightsville Beach. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 63% 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.

climate/cleantech

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
No revenue
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
5
Investors (latest)
2024-03-26
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$13M$25M$38M$50MPre-Seed · 2014-07-07 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)Pre-Seed2014Pre-Seed · 2015-07-01 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $8.1M (est)Pre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2015-07-01 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)Pre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2016-05-17 Raised $875K (real) Modeled valuation $14M (est)Pre-Seed2016Seed · 2017-07-01 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)Seed2017Seed · 2021-02-01 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $2.7M (est)Seed2021Seed · 2023-03-22 Raised $245K (real) Modeled valuation $1.3M (est)Seed2023Seed · 2024-03-26 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $7.1M (est)Seed2024+$500K+$1.0M+$875K+$2.5M+$250K+$245K+$1.8MCumulative $7.3M

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$100K · 2014
Pre-Seed extension$500K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$1.0M · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$875K · 2016
Seed$2.5M · 2017
Seed extension$250K · 2021
Seed extension$245K · 2023
Seed extension$1.8M · 2024

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$7.1M
Base estimate est.
$1.5M
Conservative case
$20.2M
Upside case
$9.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $1.6M · 2014-07-072014Pre-Seed · modeled $8.1M · 2015-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $16.1M · 2015-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $14.1M · 2016-05-17Seed · modeled $32.5M · 2017-07-01Seed · modeled $2.7M · 2021-02-01Seed · modeled $1.3M · 2023-03-22Seed · modeled $7.1M · 2024-03-262024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
38%
Survival probability
17% low · 59% high
1.38×/yr
Annual markup
1.80×/yr upside case
2.3 yr
Elapsed time used
2.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$697K/yr
Capital velocity
12.0 yr
On record since
2014
First round
8
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) 2.0× above median
This company$6.8M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.1× above median
This company$1.8M
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.4× of median
This company$7.1M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 63% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 31% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (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 #46 of 73.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Mes Investors, Llc · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $24.0M (est)Zero Emission Industries, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $24.0M (est)IntriEnergy, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $22.4M (est)Quino Energy, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.4M · modeled $22.0M (est)GeoGenCo USA LLC · Seed Raised $2.6M · modeled $18.7M (est)AmmPower Corp. · Seed Raised $2.4M · modeled $18.2M (est)Nikola Power Corp · Seed Raised $2.8M · modeled $18.1M (est)Texas Green Energy, LLC · Seed Raised $3.4M · modeled $17.1M (est)Oodles Energy, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.2M · modeled $16.4M (est)Conquer AP4, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $15.7M (est)Source Energy Co · Seed Raised $4.2M · modeled $15.5M (est)Pan American Energy Corp. (Canada) · Seed Raised $8.7M · modeled $15.4M (est)Koolbridge Solar, Inc. (this company) Raised $6.8M · modeled $7.1M (est)Koolbridge Solar, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Mes Investors, LlcSeed$3.5M$24.0M2.96×
Zero Emission Industries, Inc.Seed$3.7M$24.0M2.96×
IntriEnergy, Inc.Seed$4.0M$22.4M2.77×
Quino Energy, Inc.Seed$3.4M$22.0M2.72×
GeoGenCo USA LLCSeed$2.6M$18.7M2.31×
AmmPower Corp.Seed$2.4M$18.2M2.26×
Nikola Power CorpSeed$2.8M$18.1M2.24×
Texas Green Energy, LLCSeed$3.4M$17.1M2.11×
Oodles Energy, Inc.Seed$3.2M$16.4M2.03×
Conquer AP4, LLCSeed$4.0M$15.7M1.94×
Source Energy CoSeed$4.2M$15.5M1.92×
Pan American Energy Corp. (Canada)Seed$8.7M$15.4M1.91×
Koolbridge Solar, Inc. this companySeed$6.8M$7.1M0.87×
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$100K2014-07-07$556K$1.6M85%
Pre-Seed$500K2015-07-01$2.8M$8.1M85%
Pre-Seed$1.0M2015-07-01$5.6M$16.1M85%
Pre-Seed$875K2016-05-17$4.9M$14.1M90%
Seed$2.5M2017-07-01$12.5M$32.5M90%
Seed$250K2021-02-01$1.3M$2.7M90%
Seed$245K2023-03-22$1.2M$1.3M90%
Seed$1.8M2024-03-26$9.0M$7.1M90%
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. Pre-Seed$100K2014-07-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$500K2015-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Pre-Seed$1.0M2015-07-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  4. Pre-Seed$875K2016-05-17
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$2.5M2017-07-01
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  6. Seed$250K2021-02-01
    • Raised again after 43 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Revenue band moved No revenue → $0–$1M.
  7. Seed$245K2023-03-22
    • Raised again after 26 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Revenue band moved $0–$1M → No revenue.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  8. Seed$1.8M2024-03-26
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 5 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$5.4M
Modeled next size est.range $3.5M$8.6M
7.3×
Last step-up
$697K/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
Bob W Belts2016-05
Curtis W. Thornton2014-07
Daniel Stephen Barr2024-03
Eric Stephen Hinckley2023-03
Jeffrey W. SooHoo2014-07
John Burnett2021-02
John Stephen Burnett2014-07
J. Phillips Johnston2014-07
Ken Stephen Gilbert2023-03
Larry W Zirbel2016-05
Lawrence David Zirbel2015-07
Lawrence D. Zirbel2014-07
Lawrence Stephen Zirbel2023-03
Paul Stephen Dent2023-03
Paul W. Dent2014-07
Phillip Stephen Johnston2023-03
Phil W Johnston2016-05
Robert Stephen Belts2023-03
Robert Stephen Gosselin2023-03
William Francis Griffin2015-07
William Stephen Griffin2023-03
William W Griffin2016-05
Registry & provenance

Koolbridge Solar, 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
1613899
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Koolbridge Solar, Inc. raised?
Koolbridge Solar, Inc. has raised approximately $6.8M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Koolbridge Solar, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Koolbridge Solar, Inc. is approximately $7.1M (modeled range $1.5M–$20.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Koolbridge Solar, Inc. at?
Koolbridge Solar, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Mar 26.
What does Koolbridge Solar, Inc. do and where is it based?
Koolbridge Solar, Inc. operates in the Other Energy sector, based in Wrightsville Beach.
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