Companies · Manufacturing / Industrial

Looking Glass Factory Inc.

Brooklyn · Manufacturing / Industrial · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Looking Glass Factory Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$30.1M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
1.3×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Aug 04 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Looking Glass Factory Inc. looks fair 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 manufacturing 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 0.98× the median modeled value of Series A Manufacturing / Industrial companies in 2019–2021 (12 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (98% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 4.9 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 Manufacturing / Industrial

Looking Glass Factory Inc. is one of 629 Manufacturing / Industrial companies tracked from Brooklyn. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% of sector peers), and among the largest 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
$1M–$5M
Issuer revenue
Rule 4a5
Reg D exemption
8
Investors (latest)
2021-08-04
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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeed · 2015-10-29 Raised $3.2M (real) Modeled valuation $39M (est)$3.2M$39MSeed2015Series A · 2017-02-17 Raised $10.0M (real) Modeled valuation $100M (est)$10.0M$100MSeries A2017Series A · 2017-02-17 Raised $10.0M (real) Modeled valuation $100M (est)$10.0M$100MSeries A2017Series A · 2020-04-15 Raised $7.5M (real) Modeled valuation $75M (est)$7.5M$75MSeries A2020Series A · 2021-08-04 Raised $9.4M (real) Modeled valuation $74M (est)$9.4M$74MSeries A2021+$10.0M+$10.0M+$7.5M+$9.4MCumulative $40M

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$3.2M · 2015
Series A$10.0M · 2017
Series A extension$10.0M · 2017
Series A extension$7.5M · 2020
Series A extension$9.4M · 2021

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: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$73.6M
Base estimate est.
$13.1M
Conservative case
$311.3M
Upside case
$43.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $39.4M · 2015-10-292015Series A · modeled $99.9M · 2017-02-17Series A · modeled $99.9M · 2017-02-17Series A · modeled $74.6M · 2020-04-15Series A · modeled $73.6M · 2021-08-042021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
56%
Survival probability
31% low · 77% high
1.26×/yr
Annual markup
1.58×/yr upside case
4.9 yr
Elapsed time used
4.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$5.2M/yr
Capital velocity
10.7 yr
On record since
2015
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 629 companies in Manufacturing / Industrial. 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) 7.5× above median
This company$30.1M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.4× above median
This company$9.4M
Sector median$6.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 5.2× above median
This company$73.6M
Sector median$14.1M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 93% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #8 of 12.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)North Mill Equipment Finance LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $149.8M (est)PG Manufacturing, LLC · Series A Raised $10.9M · modeled $106.1M (est)Tracked Equipment Holdings LLC · Series A Raised $13.4M · modeled $100.2M (est)Pushkin Industries, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.8M · modeled $89.7M (est)Hashed Industries, LLC · Series A Raised $9.0M · modeled $83.3M (est)Fox Factory Holding Corp · Series A Raised $7.6M · modeled $76.1M (est)Chancellor Industries · Series A Raised $7.5M · modeled $74.9M (est)Tejas Equipment Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $5.3M · modeled $50.1M (est)Katahdin Industries, Inc. · Series A Raised $7.7M · modeled $13.2M (est)Green Spirit Industries Inc. · Series A Raised $14.1M · modeled $7.8M (est)United States Steel Corp · Series A Raised $350K · modeled $3.5M (est)Looking Glass Factory Inc. (this company) Raised $30.1M · modeled $73.6M (est)Looking Glass Factory Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
North Mill Equipment Finance LLCSeries A$15.0M$149.8M1.98×
PG Manufacturing, LLCSeries A$10.9M$106.1M1.41×
Tracked Equipment Holdings LLCSeries A$13.4M$100.2M1.33×
Pushkin Industries, Inc.Series A$12.8M$89.7M1.19×
Hashed Industries, LLCSeries A$9.0M$83.3M1.10×
Fox Factory Holding CorpSeries A$7.6M$76.1M1.01×
Chancellor IndustriesSeries A$7.5M$74.9M0.99×
Looking Glass Factory Inc. this companySeries A$30.1M$73.6M0.98×
Tejas Equipment Holdings, LLCSeries A$5.3M$50.1M0.66×
Katahdin Industries, Inc.Series A$7.7M$13.2M0.18×
Green Spirit Industries Inc.Series A$14.1M$7.8M0.10×
United States Steel CorpSeries A$350K$3.5M0.05×
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$3.2M2015-10-29$16.1M$39.4M85%
Series A$10.0M2017-02-17$45.5M$99.9M90%
Series A$10.0M2017-02-17$45.5M$99.9M90%
Series A$7.5M2020-04-15$34.0M$74.6M90%
Series A$9.4M2021-08-04$43.0M$73.6M90%
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$3.2M2015-10-29
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$10.0M2017-02-17
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(c) (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 5 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$10.0M2017-02-17
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$7.5M2020-04-15
    • Raised again after 38 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Revenue band moved $0–$1M → $1M–$5M.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 506(c)).
    • 5 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$9.4M2021-08-04
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Switched to Rule 4a5 (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 8 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2023 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$12.0M
Modeled next size est.range $9.4M$19.1M
1.3×
Last step-up
$5.2M/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
Alexander Michael Hornstein2015-10
Alexis Michael Hornstein2017-02
Brad Michael Feld2020-04
Jacob Michael Lodwick2015-10
Jean-Francois Michael Clavier2015-10
John Michael Underkoffler2020-04
Shawn Michael Frayne2015-10
Registry & provenance

Looking Glass Factory 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
1655120
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Looking Glass Factory Inc. raised?
Looking Glass Factory Inc. has raised approximately $30.1M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Looking Glass Factory Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Looking Glass Factory Inc. is approximately $73.6M (modeled range $13.1M–$311.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Looking Glass Factory Inc. at?
Looking Glass Factory Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Aug 04.
What does Looking Glass Factory Inc. do and where is it based?
Looking Glass Factory Inc. operates in the Manufacturing / Industrial sector, based in Brooklyn.
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