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Mezlight, LLC

MADISON · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Mezlight, LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$5.1M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
5.0×
Latest step-up
Top 33%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Oct 16 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Mezlight, LLC looks under-valued against its niche peers and is quiet 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.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.20× the median modeled value of Seed Manufacturing companies in 2022–2024 (161 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Quiet
  • Last raise 20 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector 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

Mezlight, 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
8.0 yr record
Peak capital year was 2019 with $2.0M across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 68% of Manufacturing peers
Capital scale is ahead of 68% of Manufacturing peers; modeled value is above 11% 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 2019: $2.0M across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $2.0M on 2019-07-01.
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 Manufacturing

Mezlight, LLC is one of 3257 Manufacturing companies tracked from MADISON. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 68% 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
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$13M$25M$38M$50MSeed · 2018-07-01 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)$1.5M$18MSeed2018Seed · 2019-07-01 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $25M (est)$2.0M$25MSeed2019Seed · 2022-04-04 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $7.3M (est)$1.0M$7.3MSeed2022Seed · 2023-11-08 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $450K (est)$100K$450KSeed2023Seed · 2024-10-16 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $1.7M (est)$500K$1.7MSeed2024+$2.0M+$1.0M+$100K+$500KCumulative $5.1M

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$1.5M · 2018
Seed extension$2.0M · 2019
Seed extension$1.0M · 2022
Seed extension$100K · 2023
Seed extension$500K · 2024

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: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.7M
Base estimate est.
$459K
Conservative case
$4.2M
Upside case
$2.5M
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 manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $18.4M · 2018-07-012018Seed · modeled $24.5M · 2019-07-01Seed · modeled $7.3M · 2022-04-04Seed · modeled $450K · 2023-11-08Seed · modeled $1.7M · 2024-10-162024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
41%
Survival probability
18% low · 63% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.77×/yr upside case
1.7 yr
Elapsed time used
1.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
19 mo
Avg between rounds
$810K/yr
Capital velocity
8.0 yr
On record since
2018
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3257 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) 2.5× above median
This company$5.1M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$500K
Sector median$1.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$1.7M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 68% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 11% 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 #150 of 161.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Three Rivers Preferred Group LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $29.6M (est)Thelma's, L.L.C. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $27.7M (est)Mills Products, LLC · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $26.2M (est)Unity Laundry Systems Corp · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $25.8M (est)Ohio Heat Holdings LLC · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $25.6M (est)VMC Acquisition Co LLC · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $21.8M (est)LightningCath, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $21.6M (est)Smede Son Holding Co LLC · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $20.9M (est)Total Advantage LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $20.4M (est)Applied Bioplastics Corp. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $20.3M (est)World Matcha Inc. · Seed Raised $5.6M · modeled $19.7M (est)Cotsworks, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $19.6M (est)Mezlight, LLC (this company) Raised $5.1M · modeled $1.7M (est)Mezlight, LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Three Rivers Preferred Group LLCSeed$4.0M$29.6M3.49×
Thelma's, L.L.C.Seed$3.8M$27.7M3.26×
Mills Products, LLCSeed$3.8M$26.2M3.09×
Unity Laundry Systems CorpSeed$4.0M$25.8M3.04×
Ohio Heat Holdings LLCSeed$3.8M$25.6M3.01×
VMC Acquisition Co LLCSeed$2.9M$21.8M2.56×
LightningCath, Inc.Seed$3.0M$21.6M2.55×
Smede Son Holding Co LLCSeed$3.6M$20.9M2.47×
Total Advantage LLCSeed$3.5M$20.4M2.40×
Applied Bioplastics Corp.Seed$4.0M$20.3M2.40×
World Matcha Inc.Seed$5.6M$19.7M2.32×
Cotsworks, Inc.Seed$2.9M$19.6M2.31×
Mezlight, LLC this companySeed$5.1M$1.7M0.20×
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$1.5M2018-07-01$7.5M$18.4M90%
Seed$2.0M2019-07-01$10.0M$24.5M90%
Seed$1.0M2022-04-04$5.0M$7.3M90%
Seed$100K2023-11-08$500K$450K90%
Seed$500K2024-10-16$2.5M$1.7M90%
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$1.5M2018-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$2.0M2019-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Seed$1.0M2022-04-04
    • Raised again after 33 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Seed$100K2023-11-08
    • Raised again after 19 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$500K2024-10-16
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~19mo cadence
$1.5M
Modeled next size est.range $975K$2.4M
5.0×
Last step-up
$810K/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
Michael J. Simpson1 other2018-07
Christianson J Craig2023-11
Christianson Karen2023-11
Craig Christianson2019-07
Craig J. Christianson2018-07
Gordon J. Blaine2018-07
Heidi Dorr2019-07
Heidi J Dorr2023-11
Joshua J Mezrich2018-07
Joshua Mezrich2019-07
Karen Christianson2018-07
Kevin Robert Fischer2019-07
William Robert Dorr2019-07
Registry & provenance

Mezlight, 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
1755968
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Mezlight, LLC raised?
Mezlight, LLC has raised approximately $5.1M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Mezlight, LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Mezlight, LLC is approximately $1.7M (modeled range $459K–$4.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Mezlight, LLC at?
Mezlight, LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Oct 16.
What does Mezlight, LLC do and where is it based?
Mezlight, LLC operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in MADISON.
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