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Oblong Industries, Inc.

LOS ANGELES · Manufacturing / Industrial · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Oblong Industries, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$107.3M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 3%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Sep 25 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Oblong Industries, Inc. has raised $107M over 6 rounds; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

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.

Dormant
  • Last raise 7.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Manufacturing / Industrial

Oblong Industries, Inc. is one of 629 Manufacturing / Industrial companies tracked from LOS ANGELES. 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.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
16
Investors (latest)
2018-09-25
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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BPre-Seed · 2011-01-13 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $2.3M (est)Pre-Seed2011Series A · 2011-07-05 Raised $5.1M (real) Modeled valuation $51M (est)Series A2011Series B · 2011-07-05 Raised $21M (real) Modeled valuation $230M (est)Series B2011Series B · 2011-07-05 Raised $16M (real) Modeled valuation $174M (est)Series B2011Series B · 2011-07-05 Raised $16M (real) Modeled valuation $171M (est)Series B2011Series B · 2013-10-04 Raised $8.8M (real) Modeled valuation $96M (est)Series B2013Series C · 2015-02-03 Raised $45M (real) Modeled valuation $509M (est)Series C2015Series A · 2015-02-03 Raised $15M (real) Modeled valuation $150M (est)Series A2015Series C · 2015-02-03 Raised $65M (real) Modeled valuation $735M (est)Series C2015Series C · 2018-09-25 Raised $9.5M (real) Modeled valuation $108M (est)Series C2018Series C · 2018-09-25 Raised $2.8M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)Series C2018Cumulative $204M

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$150K · 2011
Series A$5.1M · 2011no Seed on file
Series B$21.0M · 2011
Series B extension$15.9M · 2011
Series B extension$15.6M · 2011
Series B extension$8.8M · 2013
Series C$45.0M · 2015
Bridge · Series C-stage$15.0M · 2015smaller follow-on
Series C extension$65.0M · 2015
Series C extension$9.5M · 2018
Series C extension$2.8M · 2018

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 80%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$107.7M
Base estimate est.
$37.5M
Conservative case
$283.7M
Upside case
$63.4M
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 manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $2.3M · 2011-01-132011Series A · modeled $50.7M · 2011-07-05Series B · modeled $230.3M · 2011-07-05Series B · modeled $173.9M · 2011-07-05Series B · modeled $170.8M · 2011-07-05Series B · modeled $96.3M · 2013-10-04Series C · modeled $509.2M · 2015-02-03Series A · modeled $149.8M · 2015-02-03Series C · modeled $735.5M · 2015-02-03Series C · modeled $107.7M · 2018-09-25Series C · modeled $32.1M · 2018-09-252018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
80%
Survival probability
59% low · 92% high
1.14×/yr
Annual markup
1.30×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
9 mo
Avg between rounds
$13.9M/yr
Capital velocity
15.5 yr
On record since
2011
First round
11
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 629 companies in Manufacturing / Industrial. 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) 27× above median
This company$107.3M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$2.8M
Sector median$53.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 7.7× above median
This company$107.7M
Sector median$14.1M

Raised more than 98% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 95% 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 companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Time Manufacturing Investments, LLC · Series C Raised $89.5M · modeled $1.0B (est)Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd · Series C Raised $75.7M · modeled $856.8M (est)Cumberland County Industrial Development Authority · Series C Raised $57.5M · modeled $650.5M (est)Oblong Industries, Inc. (this company) Raised $107.3M · modeled $107.7M (est)Oblong Industries, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Time Manufacturing Investments, LLCSeries C$89.5M$1.0B1.34×
Murata Manufacturing Co LtdSeries C$75.7M$856.8M1.14×
Cumberland County Industrial Development AuthoritySeries C$57.5M$650.5M0.86×
Oblong Industries, Inc. this companySeries C$107.3M$107.7M0.14×
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$150K2011-01-13$833K$2.3M85%
Series A$5.1M2011-07-05$23.1M$50.7M85%
Series B$21.0M2011-07-05$116.7M$230.3M85%
Series B$15.9M2011-07-05$88.1M$173.9M85%
Series B$15.6M2011-07-05$86.5M$170.8M85%
Series B$8.8M2013-10-04$48.8M$96.3M85%
Series C$45.0M2015-02-03$300.0M$509.2M85%
Series A$15.0M2015-02-03$68.2M$149.8M85%
Series C$65.0M2015-02-03$433.3M$735.5M85%
Series C$9.5M2018-09-25$63.4M$107.7M90%
Series C$2.8M2018-09-25$18.9M$32.1M90%
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$150K2011-01-13
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Series A$5.1M2011-07-05
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 33.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$21.0M2011-07-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$15.9M2011-07-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$15.6M2011-07-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$8.8M2013-10-04
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 4 investors on this round.
  7. Series C$45.0M2015-02-03
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  8. Series A$15.0M2015-02-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  9. Series C$65.0M2015-02-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  10. Series C$9.5M2018-09-25
    • Raised again after 44 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 16 investors on this round.
  11. Series C$2.8M2018-09-25
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 16 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~9mo cadence
$2.8M
Modeled next size est.range $2.8M$4.5M
0.3×
Last step-up
$13.9M/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
Brad Feld28 other2011-01
Jason Mendelson18 other2011-01
Joichi Ito6 other2015-02
John Underkoffler1 other2011-01
Jim Marggraff2018-09
Kwindla Kramer2011-01
Stewart Armstrong2018-09
Registry & provenance

Oblong Industries, 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
1420890
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Oblong Industries, Inc. raised?
Oblong Industries, Inc. has raised approximately $107.3M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Oblong Industries, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Oblong Industries, Inc. is approximately $107.7M (modeled range $37.5M–$283.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Oblong Industries, Inc. at?
Oblong Industries, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Sep 25.
What does Oblong Industries, Inc. do and where is it based?
Oblong Industries, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing / Industrial sector, based in LOS ANGELES.
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