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Leaf Group Ltd.

SANTA MONICA · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Leaf Group Ltd. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$41.0M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 10%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Mon May 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Leaf Group Ltd. 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. Valuation uses the technology sector profile.

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 0.09× the median modeled value of Series B Other Technology companies in 2016–2018 (314 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $100M+ revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.2 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 Other Technology

Leaf Group Ltd. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from SANTA MONICA. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 91% 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
$100M+
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(c)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2017-05-01
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 · 2010-06-25 Raised $4.5M (real) Modeled valuation $125M (est)$4.5M$125MSeries A2010Series A · 2011-07-01 Raised $707K (real) Modeled valuation $20M (est)$707K$20MSeries A2011Series A · 2011-08-05 Raised $3.6M (real) Modeled valuation $100M (est)$3.6M$100MSeries A2011Series B · 2013-06-20 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $583M (est)$19M$583MSeries B2013Series B · 2014-08-08 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $342M (est)$11M$342MSeries B2014Series B · 2017-05-01 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $55M (est)$1.8M$55MSeries B2017+$707K+$3.6M+$19M+$11M+$1.8MCumulative $41M

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$4.5M · 2010
Series A extension$707K · 2011
Series A extension$3.6M · 2011
Series B$19.1M · 2013
Series B extension$11.2M · 2014
Series B extension$1.8M · 2017

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: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$55.4M
Base estimate est.
$4.5M
Conservative case
$213.4M
Upside case
$10.1M
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 scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $124.8M · 2010-06-252010Series A · modeled $19.6M · 2011-07-01Series A · modeled $100.3M · 2011-08-05Series B · modeled $582.9M · 2013-06-20Series B · modeled $342.5M · 2014-08-08Series B · modeled $55.4M · 2017-05-012017
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
67%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.72×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$6.0M/yr
Capital velocity
16.0 yr
On record since
2010
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 companies in Other Technology. 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) 13× above median
This company$41.0M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$1.8M
Sector median$19.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.5× above median
This company$55.4M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 91% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 60% 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 #293 of 314.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Pymetrics, Inc. · Series B Raised $46.6M · modeled $1.2B (est)Universal Recognition Token, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Certified Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Anomali Inc · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Docutech Transfer, LLC · Series B Raised $39.9M · modeled $1.2B (est)Plaid Technologies, Inc. · Series B Raised $39.8M · modeled $1.2B (est)360fly, Inc. · Series B Raised $69.9M · modeled $1.2B (est)LogRhythm, Inc. · Series B Raised $111.3M · modeled $1.2B (est)Humu, Inc. · Series B Raised $49.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)GuiaBolso (Cayman), Ltd. · Series B Raised $58.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Spin Memory, Inc. · Series B Raised $38.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)Wavefront, Inc. · Series B Raised $37.6M · modeled $1.1B (est)Leaf Group Ltd. (this company) Raised $41.0M · modeled $55.4M (est)Leaf Group Ltd.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Pymetrics, Inc.Series B$46.6M$1.2B2.07×
Universal Recognition Token, Inc.Series B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Certified Inc.Series B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Anomali IncSeries B$40.0M$1.2B2.07×
Docutech Transfer, LLCSeries B$39.9M$1.2B2.07×
Plaid Technologies, Inc.Series B$39.8M$1.2B2.06×
360fly, Inc.Series B$69.9M$1.2B2.05×
LogRhythm, Inc.Series B$111.3M$1.2B2.05×
Humu, Inc.Series B$49.5M$1.2B2.02×
GuiaBolso (Cayman), Ltd.Series B$58.0M$1.2B2.01×
Spin Memory, Inc.Series B$38.5M$1.2B2.00×
Wavefront, Inc.Series B$37.6M$1.1B1.95×
Leaf Group Ltd. this companySeries B$41.0M$55.4M0.09×
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$4.5M2010-06-25$20.5M$124.8M85%
Series A$707K2011-07-01$3.2M$19.6M85%
Series A$3.6M2011-08-05$16.4M$100.3M85%
Series B$19.1M2013-06-20$106.3M$582.9M85%
Series B$11.2M2014-08-08$62.5M$342.5M85%
Series B$1.8M2017-05-01$10.1M$55.4M90%
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$4.5M2010-06-25
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Series A$707K2011-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$3.6M2011-08-05
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$19.1M2013-06-20
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$11.2M2014-08-08
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(c) (was Rule 06).
    • 6 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$1.8M2017-05-01
    • Raised again after 33 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$1.8M
Modeled next size est.range $1.8M$2.9M
0.2×
Last step-up
$6.0M/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
Fred Harman10 other2010-06
John Hawkins4 other2010-06
Peter Guber4 other2010-06
Richard Rosenblatt4 other2010-06
Fredric W. Harman3 other2014-08
Gaurav Bhandari3 other2010-06
Joshua James3 other2010-06
ROBERT BENNETT3 other2011-07
FREDRIC HARMAN2 other2013-06
Sean Moriarty2 other2017-05
Victor Parker2 other2010-06
Brian Pike1 other2017-05
Dave Panos1 other2010-06
James Quandt1 other2010-06
MEL TANG1 other2013-06
Brian C. Regan2017-05
Charles Hillard2010-06
CHARLES HILLIARD2011-07
Daniel J. Weinrot2014-08
Daniel Weinrot2017-05
Dion C. Sanders2017-05
Fredric C. Harman2017-05
Gaurav P. Bhandari2014-08
James C. Quandt2017-05
Registry & provenance

Leaf Group Ltd. 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
1365038
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Leaf Group Ltd. raised?
Leaf Group Ltd. has raised approximately $41.0M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Leaf Group Ltd.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Leaf Group Ltd. is approximately $55.4M (modeled range $4.5M–$213.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Leaf Group Ltd. at?
Leaf Group Ltd.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon May 01.
What does Leaf Group Ltd. do and where is it based?
Leaf Group Ltd. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in SANTA MONICA.
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