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Native Traits Corp

KALAMAZOO · Agriculture

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Native Traits Corp — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.8M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 46%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Apr 26 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Native Traits Corp looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the agriculture 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 0.21× the median modeled value of Seed Agriculture companies in 2022–2024 (51 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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 Agriculture

Native Traits Corp is one of 1056 Agriculture companies tracked from KALAMAZOO. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 55% 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
5
Investors (latest)
2023-04-26
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2014-12-19 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $3.3M (est)$250K$3.3MPre-Seed2014Pre-Seed · 2014-12-19 Raised $825K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)$825K$11MPre-Seed2014Pre-Seed · 2018-12-10 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $1.3M (est)$100K$1.3MPre-Seed2018Seed · 2020-04-30 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)$1.4M$15MSeed2020Seed · 2023-04-26 Raised $407K (real) Modeled valuation $1.9M (est)$407K$1.9MSeed2023+$825K+$100K+$1.4M+$407KCumulative $3.0M

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$250K · 2014
Pre-Seed extension$825K · 2014
Pre-Seed extension$100K · 2018
Seed$1.4M · 2020
Seed extension$407K · 2023

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.9M
Base estimate est.
$348K
Conservative case
$7.1M
Upside case
$2.0M
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 agriculture sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $3.3M · 2014-12-192014Pre-Seed · modeled $11.0M · 2014-12-19Pre-Seed · modeled $1.3M · 2018-12-10Seed · modeled $15.3M · 2020-04-30Seed · modeled $1.9M · 2023-04-262023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
38%
Survival probability
17% low · 59% high
1.33×/yr
Annual markup
1.75×/yr upside case
3.2 yr
Elapsed time used
3.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
agriculture
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
25 mo
Avg between rounds
$331K/yr
Capital velocity
11.5 yr
On record since
2014
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1056 companies in Agriculture. 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$2.8M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$407K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$1.9M
Sector median$11.9M

Raised more than 55% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 14% 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 #48 of 51.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Green Mountain Investments, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $25.7M (est)Dalan Animal Health, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $20.5M (est)Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. · Seed Raised $8.4M · modeled $20.4M (est)Jensen Ranch, LLC · Seed Raised $3.2M · modeled $20.2M (est)American Ostrich Company, LLC · Seed Raised $6.1M · modeled $19.3M (est)Strongwater Viticultural Investments LBC LLC · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $18.3M (est)EVEA Farm Management, LLC · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $17.2M (est)Lil Mixins, LLC · Seed Raised $4.7M · modeled $16.9M (est)Igneous LLC · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $16.8M (est)Solis Agrosciences Inc. · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $16.8M (est)Cherokee Locker Investment, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.5M · modeled $16.1M (est)American Peanut Growers Group Llc · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $16.0M (est)Native Traits Corp (this company) Raised $2.8M · modeled $1.9M (est)Native Traits Corp
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Green Mountain Investments, LLCSeed$4.0M$25.7M2.81×
Dalan Animal Health, Inc.Seed$3.6M$20.5M2.24×
Babylon Micro-Farms Inc.Seed$8.4M$20.4M2.23×
Jensen Ranch, LLCSeed$3.2M$20.2M2.20×
American Ostrich Company, LLCSeed$6.1M$19.3M2.11×
Strongwater Viticultural Investments LBC LLCSeed$2.9M$18.3M2.00×
EVEA Farm Management, LLCSeed$3.1M$17.2M1.88×
Lil Mixins, LLCSeed$4.7M$16.9M1.85×
Igneous LLCSeed$3.0M$16.8M1.84×
Solis Agrosciences Inc.Seed$3.1M$16.8M1.83×
Cherokee Locker Investment, Inc.Seed$2.5M$16.1M1.76×
American Peanut Growers Group LlcSeed$3.0M$16.0M1.75×
Native Traits Corp this companySeed$2.8M$1.9M0.21×
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$250K2014-12-19$1.4M$3.3M85%
Pre-Seed$825K2014-12-19$4.6M$11.0M85%
Pre-Seed$100K2018-12-10$556K$1.3M90%
Seed$1.4M2020-04-30$7.1M$15.3M90%
Seed$407K2023-04-26$2.0M$1.9M90%
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$250K2014-12-19
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$825K2014-12-19
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$100K2018-12-10
    • Raised again after 48 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Seed$1.4M2020-04-30
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 14.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$407K2023-04-26
    • Raised again after 36 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 5 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~25mo cadence
$407K
Modeled next size est.range $407K$652K
0.3×
Last step-up
$331K/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
John L. McIntyre1 other2014-12
Brian Steensma2018-12
Daniel M. Dorman2014-12
James Friedrich2014-12
John M. Houghton2014-12
Larry Mayberry2018-12
Lee Huey2018-12
Lee M. Huey2014-12
Steve Haakenson2018-12
Sue L. Sobeck2014-12
Registry & provenance

Native Traits Corp 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
1629221
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Native Traits Corp raised?
Native Traits Corp has raised approximately $2.8M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Native Traits Corp's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Native Traits Corp is approximately $1.9M (modeled range $348K–$7.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Native Traits Corp at?
Native Traits Corp's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Apr 26.
What does Native Traits Corp do and where is it based?
Native Traits Corp operates in the Agriculture sector, based in KALAMAZOO.
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