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Oars & Alps LLC

CHICAGO · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Oars & Alps LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$13.3M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
2.6×
Latest step-up
Top 17%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Tue May 28 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Oars & Alps 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 retail 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 0.38× the median modeled value of Series A Retailing companies in 2022–2024 (100 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Quiet
  • Last raise 2.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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

Oars & Alps 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
7.2 yr record
Peak capital year was 2019 with $5.2M across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 84% of Retailing peers
Capital scale is ahead of 84% of Retailing peers; modeled value is above 55% 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: $5.2M across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $5.2M on 2019-04-29.
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 Retailing

Oars & Alps LLC is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from CHICAGO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 84% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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
1
Investors (latest)
2024-05-28
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$13M$25M$38M$50MSeries A · 2019-04-29 Raised $5.2M (real) Modeled valuation $26M (est)Series A2019Series A · 2021-08-18 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $4.4M (est)Series A2021Series A · 2022-01-13 Raised $1000K (real) Modeled valuation $4.2M (est)Series A2022Series A · 2022-06-14 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $4.7M (est)Series A2022Series A · 2023-01-06 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $6.5M (est)Series A2023Series A · 2023-02-24 Raised $900K (real) Modeled valuation $3.2M (est)Series A2023Series A · 2024-05-28 Raised $2.3M (real) Modeled valuation $6.9M (est)Series A2024+$1.0M+$1000K+$1.2M+$1.8M+$900K+$2.3MCumulative $13M

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$5.2M · 2019
Series A extension$1.0M · 2021
Series A extension$1000K · 2022
Series A extension$1.2M · 2022
Series A extension$1.8M · 2023
Series A extension$900K · 2023
Series A extension$2.3M · 2024

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: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$6.9M
Base estimate est.
$2.8M
Conservative case
$15.2M
Upside case
$10.5M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $26.5M · 2019-04-292019Series A · modeled $4.4M · 2021-08-18Series A · modeled $4.2M · 2022-01-13Series A · modeled $4.7M · 2022-06-14Series A · modeled $6.5M · 2023-01-06Series A · modeled $3.2M · 2023-02-24Series A · modeled $6.9M · 2024-05-282024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
50%
Survival probability
27% low · 68% high
1.15×/yr
Annual markup
1.45×/yr upside case
2.1 yr
Elapsed time used
2.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
10 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.6M/yr
Capital velocity
7.2 yr
On record since
2019
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. 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) 8.5× above median
This company$13.3M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$2.3M
Sector median$5.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.2× above median
This company$6.9M
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 84% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 55% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #87 of 100.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Olivela Inc. · Series A Raised $28.8M · modeled $61.0M (est)PSP Investors, LLC · Series A Raised $15.4M · modeled $53.3M (est)Coreleap, Inc. · Series A Raised $16.7M · modeled $51.9M (est)Cariloha, Inc. · Series A Raised $22.5M · modeled $51.2M (est)Elevation Cannabis, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $47.6M (est)Botany Bay Wax Co LLC · Series A Raised $13.3M · modeled $45.8M (est)Full Glass Wine Co., LLC · Series A Raised $14.2M · modeled $44.2M (est)Kafene, Inc. · Series A Raised $42.1M · modeled $43.2M (est)Skinny Butcher LLC · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $41.6M (est)G2G Ventures, PBC · Series A Raised $13.4M · modeled $38.5M (est)YCP Car Wash Portfolio LLC · Series A Raised $12.6M · modeled $37.9M (est)Elevation Bridge, LLC · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $35.9M (est)Oars & Alps LLC (this company) Raised $13.3M · modeled $6.9M (est)Oars & Alps LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Olivela Inc.Series A$28.8M$61.0M3.35×
PSP Investors, LLCSeries A$15.4M$53.3M2.93×
Coreleap, Inc.Series A$16.7M$51.9M2.85×
Cariloha, Inc.Series A$22.5M$51.2M2.81×
Elevation Cannabis, LLCSeries A$15.0M$47.6M2.61×
Botany Bay Wax Co LLCSeries A$13.3M$45.8M2.52×
Full Glass Wine Co., LLCSeries A$14.2M$44.2M2.43×
Kafene, Inc.Series A$42.1M$43.2M2.37×
Skinny Butcher LLCSeries A$10.0M$41.6M2.29×
G2G Ventures, PBCSeries A$13.4M$38.5M2.12×
YCP Car Wash Portfolio LLCSeries A$12.6M$37.9M2.08×
Elevation Bridge, LLCSeries A$12.0M$35.9M1.97×
Oars & Alps LLC this companySeries A$13.3M$6.9M0.38×
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$5.2M2019-04-29$23.4M$26.5M90%
Series A$1.0M2021-08-18$4.5M$4.4M90%
Series A$1000K2022-01-13$4.5M$4.2M90%
Series A$1.2M2022-06-14$5.5M$4.7M90%
Series A$1.8M2023-01-06$8.2M$6.5M90%
Series A$900K2023-02-24$4.1M$3.2M90%
Series A$2.3M2024-05-28$10.5M$6.9M90%
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. Series A$5.2M2019-04-29
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Series A$1.0M2021-08-18
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Series A$1000K2022-01-13
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Series A$1.2M2022-06-14
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series A$1.8M2023-01-06
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  6. Series A$900K2023-02-24
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  7. Series A$2.3M2024-05-28
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~10mo cadence
$5.9M
Modeled next size est.range $3.8M$9.4M
2.6×
Last step-up
$2.6M/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
Jeffrey J. Prochnow2 other2024-05
Erica E. LeBlanc1 other2024-05
Andrew J. Frailing2024-05
Erica LeBlanc2021-08
Gabe Cleek2021-08
Laura Lisowski2019-04
Swati Saini2019-04
Registry & provenance

Oars & Alps 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
1776480
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Oars & Alps LLC raised?
Oars & Alps LLC has raised approximately $13.3M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Oars & Alps LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Oars & Alps LLC is approximately $6.9M (modeled range $2.8M–$15.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Oars & Alps LLC at?
Oars & Alps LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue May 28.
What does Oars & Alps LLC do and where is it based?
Oars & Alps LLC operates in the Retailing sector, based in CHICAGO.
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