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Ooma Inc

PALO ALTO · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Ooma Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$96.6M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
29.2×
Latest step-up
Top 9%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Apr 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Ooma Inc 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. Valuation uses the telecom 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 0.29× the median modeled value of Series B Telecommunications companies in 2013–2015 (14 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 11.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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.

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Where it sits in Telecommunications

Ooma Inc is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from PALO ALTO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 92% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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.

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Jurisdiction
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries B · 2009-06-19 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $356M (est)Series B2009Series B · 2009-06-19 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $366M (est)Series B2009Series B · 2009-06-19 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $351M (est)Series B2009Series B · 2009-06-19 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $351M (est)Series B2009Series B · 2011-12-23 Raised $17M (real) Modeled valuation $333M (est)Series B2011Series B · 2014-05-02 Raised $175K (real) Modeled valuation $3.4M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2015-04-24 Raised $5.1M (real) Modeled valuation $99M (est)Series B2015+$19M+$18M+$18M+$17M+$175K+$5.1MCumulative $97M

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 B$18.5M · 2009
Series B extension$19.0M · 2009
Series B extension$18.3M · 2009
Series B extension$18.3M · 2009
Series B extension$17.3M · 2011
Series B extension$175K · 2014
Series B extension$5.1M · 2015

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 25%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$98.5M
Base estimate est.
$12.4M
Conservative case
$379.2M
Upside case
$28.4M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $356.3M · 2009-06-192009Series B · modeled $365.9M · 2009-06-19Series B · modeled $351.4M · 2009-06-19Series B · modeled $351.4M · 2009-06-19Series B · modeled $333.0M · 2011-12-23Series B · modeled $3.4M · 2014-05-02Series B · modeled $98.5M · 2015-04-242015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
66%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.32×/yr
Annual markup
1.60×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
11.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
12 mo
Avg between rounds
$16.5M/yr
Capital velocity
17.0 yr
On record since
2009
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 24× above median
This company$96.6M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$5.1M
Sector median$17.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.5× above median
This company$98.5M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 92% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 74% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #10 of 14.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Nova Towers Holdings I, LLC · Series B Raised $47.8M · modeled $542.7M (est)Mbs Holdings Inc · Series B Raised $37.5M · modeled $529.5M (est)Syniverse Corp · Series B Raised $24.8M · modeled $476.3M (est)Horizon Tower Ltd Partnership-II · Series B Raised $84.4M · modeled $464.7M (est)Kaiam Corp. · Series B Raised $37.2M · modeled $384.9M (est)Collinear Networks, Inc. · Series B Raised $37.7M · modeled $340.2M (est)CVE Technology Group, Inc. · Series B Raised $17.5M · modeled $336.8M (est)Lifesize, Inc. · Series B Raised $17.5M · modeled $336.8M (est)SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc. · Series B Raised $164.8M · modeled $292.5M (est)BTI Systems Inc. · Series B Raised $95.4M · modeled $86.6M (est)Antenna Software Inc · Series B Raised $57.8M · modeled $49.3M (est)Ooma Inc (this company) Raised $96.6M · modeled $98.5M (est)Ooma Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Nova Towers Holdings I, LLCSeries B$47.8M$542.7M1.61×
Mbs Holdings IncSeries B$37.5M$529.5M1.57×
Syniverse CorpSeries B$24.8M$476.3M1.41×
Horizon Tower Ltd Partnership-IISeries B$84.4M$464.7M1.38×
Kaiam Corp.Series B$37.2M$384.9M1.14×
Collinear Networks, Inc.Series B$37.7M$340.2M1.01×
CVE Technology Group, Inc.Series B$17.5M$336.8M1.00×
Lifesize, Inc.Series B$17.5M$336.8M1.00×
SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc.Series B$164.8M$292.5M0.87×
Ooma Inc this companySeries B$96.6M$98.5M0.29×
BTI Systems Inc.Series B$95.4M$86.6M0.26×
Antenna Software IncSeries B$57.8M$49.3M0.15×
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 B$18.5M2009-06-19$102.8M$356.3M90%
Series B$19.0M2009-06-19$105.6M$365.9M90%
Series B$18.3M2009-06-19$101.5M$351.4M90%
Series B$18.3M2009-06-19$101.4M$351.4M90%
Series B$17.3M2011-12-23$96.1M$333.0M90%
Series B$175K2014-05-02$973K$3.4M90%
Series B$5.1M2015-04-24$28.4M$98.5M90%
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 B$18.5M2009-06-19
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series B$19.0M2009-06-19
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Series B$18.3M2009-06-19
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Series B$18.3M2009-06-19
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series B$17.3M2011-12-23
    • Raised again after 30 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  6. Series B$175K2014-05-02
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 98.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  7. Series B$5.1M2015-04-24
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 29.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2016 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~12mo cadence
$15.4M
Modeled next size est.range $10.0M$24.6M
29.2×
Last step-up
$16.5M/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
Sean Parker9 other2009-06
Keith Krach5 other2009-06
Alison Davis4 other2015-04
Pete Goettner4 other2014-05
Eric Stang3 other2009-06
James Wei3 other2009-06
Tim Weingarten3 other2009-06
Andrew Galligan2 other2009-06
Andrew Frame1 other2009-06
Russ Mann1 other2009-06
Spencer Jackson1 other2014-05
William Pearce2014-05
Registry & provenance

Ooma 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
1327688
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Ooma Inc raised?
Ooma Inc has raised approximately $96.6M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Ooma Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Ooma Inc is approximately $98.5M (modeled range $12.4M–$379.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Ooma Inc at?
Ooma Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Apr 24.
What does Ooma Inc do and where is it based?
Ooma Inc operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in PALO ALTO.
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