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Locus Energy, LLC

NEW YORK · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Locus Energy, LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.0M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.7×
Latest step-up
Top 62%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu May 15 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Locus Energy, LLC 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 energy 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 0.60× the median modeled value of Seed Other Energy companies in 2007–2009 (50 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 18.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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

Locus Energy, LLC 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
18.1 yr record
Peak capital year was 2008 with $2.0M across 2 filings.
Market position
ahead of 39% of Other Energy peers
Capital scale is ahead of 39% of Other Energy peers; modeled value is above 47% 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
Normal 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.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2008: $2.0M across 2 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $1.2M on 2008-05-15.
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 Energy

Locus Energy, LLC is one of 2049 Other Energy companies tracked from NEW YORK. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 39% 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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MSeed · 2008-05-15 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)$1.2M$15MSeed2008Pre-Seed · 2008-05-15 Raised $800K (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$800K$13MPre-Seed2008+$800KCumulative $2.0M

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$1.2M · 2008
Bridge · Seed-stage$800K · 2008smaller follow-on

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$15.3M
Base estimate est.
$1.0M
Conservative case
$119.9M
Upside case
$5.9M
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.

Seed · modeled $15.3M · 2008-05-152008Pre-Seed · modeled $12.9M · 2008-05-152008
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
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
18.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
18.1 yr
On record since
2008
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2049 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) 0.6× of median
This company$2.0M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.5× of median
This company$800K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.9× of median
This company$15.3M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 39% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 47% 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 #44 of 50.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Heartland Energy Solutions, LLC · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $50.9M (est)Western New York Energy Llc · Seed Raised $5.7M · modeled $50.7M (est)Nordic Windpower Ltd. · Seed Raised $7.6M · modeled $49.8M (est)Carbon Green BioEnergy, LLC · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $48.0M (est)Newco Environmental, LLC · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $46.7M (est)Rochester Resources Ltd · Seed Raised $3.2M · modeled $41.1M (est)Resource Energy Service Corp · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $39.3M (est)PetroAlgae Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $38.9M (est)Environmental Power Corp · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $38.9M (est)SPP Fund II-B, LLC · Seed Raised $2.8M · modeled $36.5M (est)Altra Inc · Seed Raised $2.8M · modeled $36.4M (est)Solar Components, LLC. · Seed Raised $2.8M · modeled $36.3M (est)Locus Energy, LLC (this company) Raised $2.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Locus Energy, LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Heartland Energy Solutions, LLCSeed$3.9M$50.9M2.01×
Western New York Energy LlcSeed$5.7M$50.7M2.00×
Nordic Windpower Ltd.Seed$7.6M$49.8M1.97×
Carbon Green BioEnergy, LLCSeed$3.7M$48.0M1.90×
Newco Environmental, LLCSeed$3.6M$46.7M1.84×
Rochester Resources LtdSeed$3.2M$41.1M1.62×
Resource Energy Service CorpSeed$3.0M$39.3M1.55×
PetroAlgae Inc.Seed$3.0M$38.9M1.54×
Environmental Power CorpSeed$3.0M$38.9M1.54×
SPP Fund II-B, LLCSeed$2.8M$36.5M1.44×
Altra IncSeed$2.8M$36.4M1.43×
Solar Components, LLC.Seed$2.8M$36.3M1.43×
Locus Energy, LLC this companySeed$2.0M$15.3M0.60×
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$1.2M2008-05-15$5.9M$15.3M90%
Pre-Seed$800K2008-05-15$4.4M$12.9M90%
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$1.2M2008-05-15
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$800K2008-05-15
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$800K
Modeled next size est.range $800K$1.3M
0.7×
Last step-up
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
Jason Levy2 other2008-05
Andreas Gruson1 other2008-05
Michael Herzig1 other2008-05
Registry & provenance

Locus Energy, LLC 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
1469103
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Locus Energy, LLC raised?
Locus Energy, LLC has raised approximately $2.0M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Locus Energy, LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Locus Energy, LLC is approximately $15.3M (modeled range $1.0M–$119.9M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Locus Energy, LLC at?
Locus Energy, LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu May 15.
What does Locus Energy, LLC do and where is it based?
Locus Energy, LLC operates in the Other Energy sector, based in NEW YORK.
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