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METRAFLEX Co

CHICAGO · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on METRAFLEX Co — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.4M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
1.5×
Latest step-up
Top 49%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Sun Jan 02 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

METRAFLEX Co looks over-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 manufacturing sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 3.96× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Manufacturing companies in 2022–2024 (161 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 4.5 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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

METRAFLEX Co is one of 3256 Manufacturing companies tracked from CHICAGO. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 52% 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.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
4
Investors (latest)
2022-01-02
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 · 2012-01-01 Raised $300K (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)$300K$4.6MPre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2013-01-01 Raised $174K (real) Modeled valuation $2.7M (est)$174K$2.7MPre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2015-01-01 Raised $571K (real) Modeled valuation $8.7M (est)$571K$8.7MPre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2018-01-02 Raised $533K (real) Modeled valuation $8.1M (est)$533K$8.1MPre-Seed2018Pre-Seed · 2022-01-02 Raised $825K (real) Modeled valuation $7.3M (est)$825K$7.3MPre-Seed2022+$174K+$571K+$533K+$825KCumulative $2.4M

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$300K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$174K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$571K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$533K · 2018
Pre-Seed extension$825K · 2022

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$7.3M
Base estimate est.
$561K
Conservative case
$52.0M
Upside case
$4.6M
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 manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2012-01-012012Pre-Seed · modeled $2.7M · 2013-01-01Pre-Seed · modeled $8.7M · 2015-01-01Pre-Seed · modeled $8.1M · 2018-01-02Pre-Seed · modeled $7.3M · 2022-01-022022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
31%
Survival probability
12% low · 56% high
1.44×/yr
Annual markup
1.95×/yr upside case
4.5 yr
Elapsed time used
4.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
30 mo
Avg between rounds
$240K/yr
Capital velocity
14.5 yr
On record since
2012
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3256 companies in Manufacturing. 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) 1.2× above median
This company$2.4M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.4× above median
This company$825K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.6× of median
This company$7.3M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 52% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 39% 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 #9 of 161.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)LPG Technology Group · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $8.6M (est)North Iron Mason Dynamics LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $8.5M (est)Ares Sportswear Ltd. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $8.2M (est)Atlas Diversified Products Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $7.7M (est)Pawket Treats, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $973K · modeled $7.6M (est)QTM Holdings, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $7.6M (est)Brisk It Labs, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $925K · modeled $7.5M (est)CFBRD Holding Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $7.3M (est)Headwall Group Holdings, L.P. · Pre-Seed Raised $817K · modeled $6.8M (est)Empire Hemp Co. · Pre-Seed Raised $825K · modeled $6.5M (est)Alpine Parrot, PBC · Pre-Seed Raised $750K · modeled $6.4M (est)METRAFLEX Co (this company) Raised $2.4M · modeled $7.3M (est)METRAFLEX Co
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
LPG Technology GroupPre-Seed$1.0M$8.6M4.68×
North Iron Mason Dynamics LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$8.5M4.63×
Ares Sportswear Ltd.Pre-Seed$1.0M$8.2M4.46×
Atlas Diversified Products Corp.Pre-Seed$1.0M$7.7M4.20×
Pawket Treats, Inc.Pre-Seed$973K$7.6M4.17×
QTM Holdings, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$7.6M4.13×
Brisk It Labs, Inc.Pre-Seed$925K$7.5M4.13×
CFBRD Holding Corp.Pre-Seed$1.0M$7.3M3.96×
METRAFLEX Co this companyPre-Seed$2.4M$7.3M3.96×
Headwall Group Holdings, L.P.Pre-Seed$817K$6.8M3.71×
Empire Hemp Co.Pre-Seed$825K$6.5M3.55×
Alpine Parrot, PBCPre-Seed$750K$6.4M3.50×
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$300K2012-01-01$1.7M$4.6M85%
Pre-Seed$174K2013-01-01$965K$2.7M85%
Pre-Seed$571K2015-01-01$3.2M$8.7M85%
Pre-Seed$533K2018-01-02$3.0M$8.1M90%
Pre-Seed$825K2022-01-02$4.6M$7.3M90%
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$300K2012-01-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$174K2013-01-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$571K2015-01-01
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 504).
    • 3 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$533K2018-01-02
    • Raised again after 36 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Switched to Rule 504 (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 3 investors on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$825K2022-01-02
    • Raised again after 48 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 504).
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~30mo cadence
$1.3M
Modeled next size est.range $830K$2.0M
1.5×
Last step-up
$240K/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
Douglas S. Limberg1 other2012-01
James R. Richter1 other2012-01
Jerome S. Oprondek1 other2012-01
ROBERT S. GRECCO1 other2013-01
Walter Blazej1 other2022-01
Barry S Nudel2012-01
James Clauss2018-01
James R. Clauss2022-01
James S Clauss2012-01
Jerome R. Oprondek2022-01
Robert Grecco2018-01
Robert R. Grecco2022-01
Walter S Blazej2012-01
Zbignew Bochenek2018-01
Zbigniew R. Bochenek2022-01
Zbigniew S Bochenek2012-01
Registry & provenance

METRAFLEX Co 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
885341
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has METRAFLEX Co raised?
METRAFLEX Co has raised approximately $2.4M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is METRAFLEX Co's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for METRAFLEX Co is approximately $7.3M (modeled range $561K–$52.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is METRAFLEX Co at?
METRAFLEX Co's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Sun Jan 02.
What does METRAFLEX Co do and where is it based?
METRAFLEX Co operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in CHICAGO.
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