Companies · Mobility / Logistics

Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE

BOULDER · Mobility / Logistics · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$768K
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 28%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Oct 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE 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 mobility 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 0.43× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Mobility / Logistics companies in 2019–2021 (11 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 4.7 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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 Mobility / Logistics

Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE is one of 431 Mobility / Logistics companies tracked from BOULDER. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 73% of sector peers), and in the upper tier by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

mobility

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
4
Investors (latest)
2020
Year incorporated
2021-10-01
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$2.5M$5.0M$7.5M$10MPre-Seed · 2021-05-07 Raised $618K (real) Modeled valuation $8.9M (est)$618K$8.9MPre-Seed2021Pre-Seed · 2021-10-01 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $1.8M (est)$150K$1.8MPre-Seed2021+$150KCumulative $768K

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$618K · 2021
Pre-Seed extension$150K · 2021

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.8M
Base estimate est.
$90K
Conservative case
$14.0M
Upside case
$833K
Modeled post-money

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

Pre-Seed · modeled $8.9M · 2021-05-072021Pre-Seed · modeled $1.8M · 2021-10-012021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
27%
Survival probability
11% low · 50% high
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
4.8 yr
Elapsed time used
4.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
mobility
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
5 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.9M/yr
Capital velocity
5.2 yr
On record since
2021
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 431 companies in Mobility / Logistics. 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) 0.2× of median
This company$768K
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$150K
Sector median$450K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$1.8M
Sector median$24.2M

Raised more than 73% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 70% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #11 of 11.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$10K$100K$1.0MCapital raised (log)Fairway Logistics Lv Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $800K · modeled $12.3M (est)Iuvo Logistics, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $10.4M (est)Mobility Holdings, Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $10.4M (est)JAK Logistics Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $9.0M (est)Logistics Partners Parent LP · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $6.9M (est)Pooling & Logistics Experts, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $200K · modeled $4.2M (est)BlinkApp · Pre-Seed Raised $210K · modeled $2.4M (est)Taimba · Pre-Seed Raised $100K · modeled $2.1M (est)Pointz Mobility Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $150K · modeled $1.9M (est)Ridelink · Pre-Seed Raised $150K · modeled $1.9M (est)Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE (this company) Raised $768K · modeled $1.8M (est)Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Fairway Logistics Lv LlcPre-Seed$800K$12.3M2.95×
Iuvo Logistics, LLCPre-Seed$500K$10.4M2.50×
Mobility Holdings, IncPre-Seed$500K$10.4M2.50×
JAK Logistics Inc.Pre-Seed$500K$9.0M2.17×
Logistics Partners Parent LPPre-Seed$500K$6.9M1.67×
Pooling & Logistics Experts, Inc.Pre-Seed$200K$4.2M1.00×
BlinkAppPre-Seed$210K$2.4M0.58×
TaimbaPre-Seed$100K$2.1M0.50×
Pointz Mobility Inc.Pre-Seed$150K$1.9M0.45×
RidelinkPre-Seed$150K$1.9M0.45×
Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE this companyPre-Seed$768K$1.8M0.43×
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$618K2021-05-07$3.4M$8.9M90%
Pre-Seed$150K2021-10-01$833K$1.8M90%
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$618K2021-05-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$150K2021-10-01
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~5mo cadence
$150K
Modeled next size est.range $150K$240K
0.2×
Last step-up
$1.9M/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
Lawrence H. Williams2021-05
Registry & provenance

Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE 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
1849303
SEC CIK
2020
Incorporated
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
ChargelMobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$750K$7.4Msame sector · same stage
Fairway Logistics Lv LlcMobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$800K$12.3Msame sector · same stage
Assembly Logistics, LLCMobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$875K$1.7Msame sector · same stage
Polaris Mobility, Inc.Mobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$625K$13.0Msame sector · same stage
CloudFretMobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$1.0M$9.0Msame sector · same stage
Iuvo Logistics, LLCMobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$500K$10.4Msame sector · same stage
JAK Logistics Inc.Mobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$500K$9.0Msame sector · same stage
Logistics Partners Parent LPMobility / LogisticsPre-Seed$500K$6.9Msame sector · same stage
Semantically similar

Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
Fleet Logistics, Inc.Mobility / LogisticsSeries A$68.1M82%
Armada Logistics, Inc.Mobility / LogisticsSeed$22.0M81%
ESP Technology & Logistics, Inc.Mobility / LogisticsSeed$18.1M81%
International Logistics Holding, LlcMobility / LogisticsSeries B$239.1M79%
Mobility Transformation, Inc.Mobility / LogisticsSeed$26.6M79%
Strul Logistics & Technology LLCMobility / LogisticsSeed$41.0M79%
Veterinary Care Logistics, Inc.Mobility / LogisticsSeed$3.2M79%
Forum Mobility, Inc.Mobility / LogisticsSeries A$82.4M79%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE raised?
Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE has raised approximately $768K in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE is approximately $1.8M (modeled range $90K–$14.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE at?
Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Oct 01.
What does Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE do and where is it based?
Merlin Mobility, Inc./DE operates in the Mobility / Logistics sector, based in BOULDER.
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