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Midstream Methanol LLC

AUSTIN · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Midstream Methanol LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$3.1M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 43%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Feb 28 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Midstream Methanol 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.

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 0.10× the median modeled value of Seed Other companies in 2019–2021 (1101 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $0–$1M revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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

Midstream Methanol 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
11.0 yr record
Peak capital year was 2015 with $20.8M across 10 filings.
Market position
ahead of 58% of Other peers
Capital scale is ahead of 58% of Other peers; modeled value is above 16% 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
Lower 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
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • Sector is still broad/Other, so operating comparables are weak.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2015: $20.8M across 10 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $3.0M on 2015-07-14.
  • Filing rows sum to $20.9M, while canonical raised total is $3.1M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
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.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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

Midstream Methanol LLC is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from AUSTIN. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 58% 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
$0–$1M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
46
Investors (latest)
2014
Year incorporated
2019-02-28
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 · 2015-07-14 Raised $2.2M (real) Modeled valuation $42M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $46M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $33M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $25M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $2.7M (real) Modeled valuation $50M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $19M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $56M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-07-14 Raised $2.8M (real) Modeled valuation $52M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2019-02-28 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $2.8M (est)Seed2019Cumulative $21M

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$2.2M · 2015
Seed extension$1.6M · 2015
Seed extension$2.5M · 2015
Seed extension$1.7M · 2015
Seed extension$1.3M · 2015
Seed extension$2.7M · 2015
Seed extension$1.0M · 2015
Seed extension$1.7M · 2015
Seed extension$3.0M · 2015
Seed extension$2.8M · 2015
Seed extension$150K · 2019

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
$2.8M
Base estimate est.
$135K
Conservative case
$21.9M
Upside case
$750K
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $41.8M · 2015-07-142015Seed · modeled $30.6M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $46.5M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $32.5M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $24.8M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $50.2M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $19.4M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $32.1M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $55.8M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $52.5M · 2015-07-14Seed · modeled $2.8M · 2019-02-282019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
40%
Survival probability
18% low · 62% high
1.45×/yr
Annual markup
1.90×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
4 mo
Avg between rounds
$868K/yr
Capital velocity
11.0 yr
On record since
2015
First round
11
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 companies in Other. 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) 1.5× above median
This company$3.1M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$150K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$2.8M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 58% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 16% 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 #1074 of 1,101.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Esperos, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)AL International Holdings Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Clean Beam, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)SEAM Group Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)HemTex Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)BlueStripe Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Yardstik, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Labyrinthe Holdings Corp · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)INSIDE THESE CASTLE WALLS DEVELOPMENT Ltd LIABILITY Co · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Exotic Breeding Partnership LLC 5 · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Phg Oz I, Llc · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $73.7M (est)Betasv L.P. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $73.3M (est)Midstream Methanol LLC (this company) Raised $3.1M · modeled $2.8M (est)Midstream Methanol LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Esperos, Inc.Seed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
AL International Holdings Inc.Seed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
Clean Beam, LLCSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
SEAM Group Holdings, LLCSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
HemTex Holdings, LLCSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
BlueStripe Inc.Seed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
Yardstik, Inc.Seed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
Labyrinthe Holdings CorpSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
INSIDE THESE CASTLE WALLS DEVELOPMENT Ltd LIABILITY CoSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
Exotic Breeding Partnership LLC 5Seed$4.0M$74.4M2.67×
Phg Oz I, LlcSeed$4.0M$73.7M2.64×
Betasv L.P.Seed$4.0M$73.3M2.63×
Midstream Methanol LLC this companySeed$3.1M$2.8M0.10×
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$2.2M2015-07-14$11.2M$41.8M90%
Seed$1.6M2015-07-14$8.2M$30.6M85%
Seed$2.5M2015-07-14$12.5M$46.5M90%
Seed$1.7M2015-07-14$8.7M$32.5M90%
Seed$1.3M2015-07-14$6.7M$24.8M85%
Seed$2.7M2015-07-14$13.5M$50.2M90%
Seed$1.0M2015-07-14$5.2M$19.4M85%
Seed$1.7M2015-07-14$8.6M$32.1M85%
Seed$3.0M2015-07-14$15.0M$55.8M90%
Seed$2.8M2015-07-14$14.1M$52.5M90%
Seed$150K2019-02-28$750K$2.8M90%
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. Seed$2.2M2015-07-14
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 67 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.6M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 53 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$2.5M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 77 investors on this round.
  4. Seed$1.7M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 56 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$1.3M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 45 investors on this round.
  6. Seed$2.7M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 81 investors on this round.
  7. Seed$1.0M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 24 investors on this round.
  8. Seed$1.7M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 56 investors on this round.
  9. Seed$3.0M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 83 investors on this round.
  10. Seed$2.8M2015-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 83 investors on this round.
  11. Seed$150K2019-02-28
    • Raised again after 44 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 18.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Revenue band moved No revenue → $0–$1M.
    • 46 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~4mo cadence
$150K
Modeled next size est.range $150K$240K
0.1×
Last step-up
$868K/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
Philip E. Lewis1 other2015-07
Ronald E. Oligney1 other2015-07
Angela E. Sandford2015-07
John E. Wooley2015-07
Mark E. Edelman2015-07
Paul E. Glova2015-07
Ted E. Bauer2015-07
Registry & provenance

Midstream Methanol 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
1649304
SEC CIK
2014
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Midstream Methanol LLC raised?
Midstream Methanol LLC has raised approximately $3.1M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Midstream Methanol LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Midstream Methanol LLC is approximately $2.8M (modeled range $135K–$21.9M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Midstream Methanol LLC at?
Midstream Methanol LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Feb 28.
What does Midstream Methanol LLC do and where is it based?
Midstream Methanol LLC operates in the Other sector, based in AUSTIN.
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