Companies · Media & Content

Mux, Inc.Winter 2016Active

SAN FRANCISCO · CA, USA · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other · founded 2015 · http://mux.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Mux, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$165.6M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
2.6×
Latest step-up
Top 3%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Apr 16 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Mux, Inc. 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 media 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 1.66× the median modeled value of Series C Media & Content companies in 2019–2021 (6 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.2 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 Media & Content

Mux, Inc. is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, on record since 2015. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 98% 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.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

Video infrastructure for developers

Mux is an API-first video platform designed by experts to make world-class video streaming and analytics possible for every development team. Self-optimizing videos take the guesswork out of encodings, delivery, and renditions. Mux makes your video look beautiful on every device, every time. We offer two products, Mux Video and Mux Data. Mux Video is a simple API to advanced video streaming. Powered by data and designed by video experts, Mux Video makes beautiful video possible for every development team. Post a video or live stream with a single API call, and watch it within seconds. Mux Video handles the encoding, storage, and delivery. QoE and performance analytics provided by Mux Data is included by default for every Mux video stream.This real-time data is used to create the right renditions for every device and title, resulting in greater reliability and better viewer experiences. Mux Data is a Quality of Experience analytics platform that measures the performance metrics that actually matter to viewers: rebuffering, startup time, video quality, and errors. Our intuitive dashboard quickly gives users the insight to find issues and make improvements through features like A/B testing, industry-wide scores, alerts, and detailed information about every single video view. The product works out of the box on HTML5, iOS, Android, and major OTT platforms. All data is available via exports and APIs, making it easy to integrate Mux Data into other systems.

APIDeveloper ToolsVideodata/analyticsmedia/content
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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
20
Investors (latest)
2021-04-16
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries A · 2016-12-27 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $164M (est)$12M$164MSeries A2016Series B · 2019-04-01 Raised $20M (real) Modeled valuation $297M (est)$20M$297MSeries B2019Series B · 2019-04-01 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $270M (est)$18M$270MSeries B2019Series B · 2020-07-20 Raised $37M (real) Modeled valuation $545M (est)$37M$545MSeries B2020Series C · 2021-04-16 Raised $97M (real) Modeled valuation $1.3B (est)$97M$1.3BSeries C2021+$20M+$18M+$37M+$97MCumulative $184M

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
Series A$12.0M · 2016
Series B$19.9M · 2019
Series B extension$18.1M · 2019
Series B extension$36.9M · 2020
Series C$96.7M · 2021

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 60%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.3B
Base estimate est.
$336.6M
Conservative case
$3.0B
Upside case
$644.8M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $163.9M · 2016-12-272016Series B · modeled $297.2M · 2019-04-01Series B · modeled $269.9M · 2019-04-01Series B · modeled $545.2M · 2020-07-20Series C · modeled $1.3B · 2021-04-162021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
70%
Survival probability
52% low · 81% high
1.22×/yr
Annual markup
1.40×/yr upside case
5.2 yr
Elapsed time used
5.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$38.5M/yr
Capital velocity
9.5 yr
On record since
2016
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1052 companies in Media & Content. 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) 75× above median
This company$165.6M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.9× above median
This company$96.7M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 76× above median
This company$1.3B
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 98% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 98% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #2 of 6.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Molly Mooch Productions LLC · Series C Raised $121.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Athletic Media Co · Series C Raised $108.5M · modeled $771.6M (est)Kong Studios, Inc. · Series C Raised $62.0M · modeled $761.8M (est)Family Entertainment Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $40.9M · modeled $485.1M (est)Adventurous Entertainment LLC · Series C Raised $65.6M · modeled $175.2M (est)Mux, Inc. (this company) Raised $165.6M · modeled $1.3B (est)Mux, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Molly Mooch Productions LLCSeries C$121.0M$1.5B2.01×
Mux, Inc. this companySeries C$165.6M$1.3B1.66×
Athletic Media CoSeries C$108.5M$771.6M1.01×
Kong Studios, Inc.Series C$62.0M$761.8M0.99×
Family Entertainment Holdings, LLCSeries C$40.9M$485.1M0.63×
Adventurous Entertainment LLCSeries C$65.6M$175.2M0.23×
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.
Series A$12.0M2016-12-27$54.7M$163.9M90%
Series B$19.9M2019-04-01$110.4M$297.2M90%
Series B$18.1M2019-04-01$100.3M$269.9M90%
Series B$36.9M2020-07-20$205.2M$545.2M90%
Series C$96.7M2021-04-16$644.8M$1.3B90%
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. Series A$12.0M2016-12-27
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 36 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$19.9M2019-04-01
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$18.1M2019-04-01
    • 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 B$36.9M2020-07-20
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 17 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$96.7M2021-04-16
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 20 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$253.2M
Modeled next size est.range $164.6M$405.2M
2.6×
Last step-up
$38.5M/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
Daniel Levine7 other2016-12
Rick Hess5 other2021-04
Kristina Shen3 other2020-07
Gautam Shah1 other2019-04
Jonathan Dahl1 other2016-12
Steven Heffernan2016-12
Registry & provenance

Mux, 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
1693944
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Mux, Inc. raised?
Mux, Inc. has raised approximately $165.6M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Mux, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Mux, Inc. is approximately $1.3B (modeled range $336.6M–$3.0B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Mux, Inc. at?
Mux, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Apr 16.
What does Mux, Inc. do and where is it based?
Mux, Inc. operates in the Media & Content sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA. Video infrastructure for developers
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