Companies · Retailing

Orange Chef Co

SAN FRANCISCO · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Orange Chef Co — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$3.6M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.5×
Latest step-up
Top 36%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jun 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Orange Chef Co 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 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 0.34× the median modeled value of Seed Retailing companies in 2013–2015 (103 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 11.1 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 Retailing

Orange Chef Co is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 65% 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
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$20MSeed · 2013-11-26 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)$2.0M$12MSeed2013Pre-Seed · 2013-11-26 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $1.6M (est)$200K$1.6MPre-Seed2013Seed · 2014-10-29 Raised $935K (real) Modeled valuation $5.9M (est)$935K$5.9MSeed2014Seed · 2015-06-03 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $3.2M (est)$500K$3.2MSeed2015+$200K+$935K+$500KCumulative $3.6M

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
Seed$2.0M · 2013
Bridge · Seed-stage$200K · 2013smaller follow-on
Seed extension$935K · 2014
Seed extension$500K · 2015

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$3.2M
Base estimate est.
$405K
Conservative case
$24.8M
Upside case
$2.5M
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 retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $12.4M · 2013-11-262013Pre-Seed · modeled $1.6M · 2013-11-26Seed · modeled $5.9M · 2014-10-29Seed · modeled $3.2M · 2015-06-032015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
36%
Survival probability
16% low · 56% high
1.23×/yr
Annual markup
1.61×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
11.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
6 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.4M/yr
Capital velocity
12.6 yr
On record since
2013
First round
4
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) 2.3× above median
This company$3.6M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$500K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.5× of median
This company$3.2M
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 65% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 38% 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 #92 of 103.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)DK Equity, LLC · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $23.4M (est)Pam & Gela, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $22.1M (est)Kaufmann Mercantile, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $22.1M (est)Only Natural Pet Store, LLC · Seed Raised $7.8M · modeled $21.7M (est)ROOY, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $21.5M (est)Migdal 1 LLC · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $21.1M (est)Marine Layer, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.0M · modeled $20.5M (est)Fastener Investors, LLC · Seed Raised $6.4M · modeled $20.5M (est)Kidtellect, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $20.3M (est)American Eagle Outfitters Inc · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $19.5M (est)Tuckernuck, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $19.4M (est)A-1 Screenprinting, LLC · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $18.9M (est)Orange Chef Co (this company) Raised $3.6M · modeled $3.2M (est)Orange Chef Co
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
DK Equity, LLCSeed$3.7M$23.4M2.53×
Pam & Gela, Inc.Seed$3.5M$22.1M2.38×
Kaufmann Mercantile, Inc.Seed$3.6M$22.1M2.38×
Only Natural Pet Store, LLCSeed$7.8M$21.7M2.34×
ROOY, Inc.Seed$3.5M$21.5M2.32×
Migdal 1 LLCSeed$3.3M$21.1M2.28×
Marine Layer, Inc.Seed$7.0M$20.5M2.21×
Fastener Investors, LLCSeed$6.4M$20.5M2.21×
Kidtellect, Inc.Seed$3.6M$20.3M2.19×
American Eagle Outfitters IncSeed$3.1M$19.5M2.10×
Tuckernuck, Inc.Seed$3.1M$19.4M2.09×
A-1 Screenprinting, LLCSeed$3.0M$18.9M2.04×
Orange Chef Co this companySeed$3.6M$3.2M0.34×
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.
Seed$2.0M2013-11-26$9.9M$12.4M90%
Pre-Seed$200K2013-11-26$1.1M$1.6M90%
Seed$935K2014-10-29$4.7M$5.9M90%
Seed$500K2015-06-03$2.5M$3.2M90%
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. Seed$2.0M2013-11-26
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$200K2013-11-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 9.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Seed$935K2014-10-29
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  4. Seed$500K2015-06-03
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2015 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~6mo cadence
$500K
Modeled next size est.range $500K$800K
0.5×
Last step-up
$2.4M/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
Santiago Merea2013-11
Steven Kontz2014-10
Registry & provenance

Orange Chef Co 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
1592389
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Orange Chef Co raised?
Orange Chef Co has raised approximately $3.6M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Orange Chef Co's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Orange Chef Co is approximately $3.2M (modeled range $405K–$24.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Orange Chef Co at?
Orange Chef Co's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jun 03.
What does Orange Chef Co do and where is it based?
Orange Chef Co operates in the Retailing sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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