Companies · Telecommunications

Orion Labs, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Orion Labs, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$57.7M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
1.3×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Nov 12 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Orion Labs, Inc. looks fair 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.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.47× the median modeled value of Series B Telecommunications companies in 2019–2021 (15 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (147% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.6 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.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Telecommunications

Orion Labs, Inc. is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 89% 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
42
Investors (latest)
2019-11-12
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2013-08-02 Raised $6.2M (real) Modeled valuation $110M (est)$6.2M$110MSeries A2013Pre-Seed · 2013-08-02 Raised $445K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)$445K$12MPre-Seed2013Series A · 2015-10-22 Raised $9.1M (real) Modeled valuation $159M (est)$9.1M$159MSeries A2015Series A · 2016-12-20 Raised $8.5M (real) Modeled valuation $149M (est)$8.5M$149MSeries A2016Series B · 2016-12-20 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $351M (est)$18M$351MSeries B2016Series B · 2019-11-12 Raised $24M (real) Modeled valuation $465M (est)$24M$465MSeries B2019+$445K+$9.1M+$8.5M+$18M+$24MCumulative $67M

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$6.2M · 2013
Bridge · Series A-stage$445K · 2013smaller follow-on
Series A extension$9.1M · 2015
Series A extension$8.5M · 2016
Series B$18.3M · 2016
Series B extension$24.1M · 2019

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: 75%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$464.7M
Base estimate est.
$58.6M
Conservative case
$1.8B
Upside case
$134.2M
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 A · modeled $109.5M · 2013-08-022013Pre-Seed · modeled $11.9M · 2013-08-02Series A · modeled $158.7M · 2015-10-22Series A · modeled $149.0M · 2016-12-20Series B · modeled $351.4M · 2016-12-20Series B · modeled $464.7M · 2019-11-122019
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
6.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
15 mo
Avg between rounds
$9.2M/yr
Capital velocity
12.9 yr
On record since
2013
First round
6
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) 15× above median
This company$57.7M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.4× above median
This company$24.1M
Sector median$17.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 16× above median
This company$464.7M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 90% 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 #3 of 15.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)CALIENT Technologies INC · Series B Raised $109.1M · modeled $615.1M (est)Point Broadband, LLC · Series B Raised $42.8M · modeled $510.0M (est)Zoom Telephonics, Inc. · Series B Raised $38.8M · modeled $433.5M (est)Dali Systems Co. Ltd. · Series B Raised $53.4M · modeled $419.2M (est)Skylake Wireless, LLC · Series B Raised $19.8M · modeled $350.6M (est)DAS Purchaser Parent, L.P. · Series B Raised $16.7M · modeled $321.7M (est)Wind Talker Innovations, Inc. · Series B Raised $30.3M · modeled $316.7M (est)Goodman Telecom Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $16.0M · modeled $307.9M (est)Crexendo, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.2M · modeled $286.4M (est)Skylake Wireless II, LLC · Series B Raised $20.0M · modeled $272.7M (est)Fiber Minnesota, LLC · Series B Raised $18.0M · modeled $251.3M (est)Orion Labs, Inc. (this company) Raised $57.7M · modeled $464.7M (est)Orion Labs, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
CALIENT Technologies INCSeries B$109.1M$615.1M1.94×
Point Broadband, LLCSeries B$42.8M$510.0M1.61×
Orion Labs, Inc. this companySeries B$57.7M$464.7M1.47×
Zoom Telephonics, Inc.Series B$38.8M$433.5M1.37×
Dali Systems Co. Ltd.Series B$53.4M$419.2M1.32×
Skylake Wireless, LLCSeries B$19.8M$350.6M1.11×
DAS Purchaser Parent, L.P.Series B$16.7M$321.7M1.02×
Wind Talker Innovations, Inc.Series B$30.3M$316.7M1.00×
Goodman Telecom Holdings, LLCSeries B$16.0M$307.9M0.97×
Crexendo, Inc.Series B$21.2M$286.4M0.90×
Skylake Wireless II, LLCSeries B$20.0M$272.7M0.86×
Fiber Minnesota, LLCSeries B$18.0M$251.3M0.79×
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$6.2M2013-08-02$28.4M$109.5M85%
Pre-Seed$445K2013-08-02$2.5M$11.9M85%
Series A$9.1M2015-10-22$41.2M$158.7M85%
Series A$8.5M2016-12-20$38.6M$149.0M90%
Series B$18.3M2016-12-20$101.4M$351.4M90%
Series B$24.1M2019-11-12$134.2M$464.7M90%
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$6.2M2013-08-02
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 24 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$445K2013-08-02
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 14.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 06 (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 11 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$9.1M2015-10-22
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 20.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 13 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$8.5M2016-12-20
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 38 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$18.3M2016-12-20
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 44 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$24.1M2019-11-12
    • Raised again after 35 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 42 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~15mo cadence
$31.9M
Modeled next size est.range $24.1M$51.1M
1.3×
Last step-up
$9.2M/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
Brady Bohrmann5 other2019-11
Walter Barandiaran5 other2019-11
Richard Fields3 other2019-11
Tyler Jewell3 other2019-11
GREGORY TAYLOR1 other2019-11
Jesse Robbins1 other2013-08
Gregory B. Albrecht2013-08
Richard B. Fields2016-12
Rich B. Levandov2013-08
Roger B. Wood2015-10
Registry & provenance

Orion Labs, 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
1584169
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Orion Labs, Inc. raised?
Orion Labs, Inc. has raised approximately $57.7M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Orion Labs, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Orion Labs, Inc. is approximately $464.7M (modeled range $58.6M–$1.8B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Orion Labs, Inc. at?
Orion Labs, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Nov 12.
What does Orion Labs, Inc. do and where is it based?
Orion Labs, Inc. operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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