Companies · Restaurants

Panera Brands, Inc.

FENTON · Restaurants

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Panera Brands, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$7.9M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Jun 11 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Panera Brands, 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 restaurants 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 1.22× the median modeled value of Series A Restaurants companies in 2019–2021 (40 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (122% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
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 Restaurants

Panera Brands, Inc. is one of 2292 Restaurants companies tracked from FENTON. 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
2
Investors (latest)
2018
Year incorporated
2021-06-30
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$50MPre-Seed · 2021-06-11 Raised $900K (real) Modeled valuation $3.3M (est)$900K$3.3MPre-Seed2021Pre-Seed · 2021-06-11 Raised $900K (real) Modeled valuation $3.3M (est)$900K$3.3MPre-Seed2021Series A · 2021-06-11 Raised $7.9M (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)$7.9M$22MSeries A2021Series A · 2021-06-30 Raised $900K (real) Modeled valuation $2.4M (est)$900K$2.4MSeries A2021+$900K+$7.9M+$900KCumulative $11M

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$900K · 2021
Pre-Seed extension$900K · 2021
Series A$7.9M · 2021no Seed on file
Series A extension$900K · 2021

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: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$21.5M
Base estimate est.
$9.0M
Conservative case
$94.2M
Upside case
$35.9M
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 restaurants sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $3.3M · 2021-06-112021Pre-Seed · modeled $3.3M · 2021-06-11Series A · modeled $21.5M · 2021-06-11Series A · modeled $2.4M · 2021-06-302021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
46%
Survival probability
25% low · 63% high
1.05×/yr
Annual markup
1.33×/yr upside case
5.1 yr
Elapsed time used
5.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
restaurants
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
5.1 yr
On record since
2021
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2292 companies in Restaurants. 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) 8.8× above median
This company$7.9M
Sector median$900K
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$900K
Sector median$5.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 8.2× above median
This company$21.5M
Sector median$2.6M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 92% 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 #14 of 40.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)SQ1 Partners II, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $41.5M (est)P. Terry's Partners, LLC · Series A Raised $14.4M · modeled $41.2M (est)SpotMap, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $41.0M (est)PB Group Partners, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $40.6M (est)Bbq Holdings, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.0M · modeled $35.4M (est)Le Colonial Holdings LLC · Series A Raised $12.5M · modeled $34.0M (est)Tamarix Blocker PB 1, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $32.5M (est)Real Transformation Cayman Ltd. · Series A Raised $11.2M · modeled $32.0M (est)Andvest Pizza, Llc · Series A Raised $10.2M · modeled $29.2M (est)Balance Grille Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $28.6M (est)Fan Tuan Holding Ltd. · Series A Raised $9.0M · modeled $25.8M (est)SSE Holdco, LLC · Series A Raised $8.7M · modeled $24.9M (est)Panera Brands, Inc. (this company) Raised $7.9M · modeled $21.5M (est)Panera Brands, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
SQ1 Partners II, LLCSeries A$15.0M$41.5M2.35×
P. Terry's Partners, LLCSeries A$14.4M$41.2M2.34×
SpotMap, Inc.Series A$15.0M$41.0M2.32×
PB Group Partners, LLCSeries A$15.0M$40.6M2.30×
Bbq Holdings, Inc.Series A$13.0M$35.4M2.00×
Le Colonial Holdings LLCSeries A$12.5M$34.0M1.93×
Tamarix Blocker PB 1, Inc.Series A$12.0M$32.5M1.84×
Real Transformation Cayman Ltd.Series A$11.2M$32.0M1.81×
Andvest Pizza, LlcSeries A$10.2M$29.2M1.65×
Balance Grille Holdings, LLCSeries A$10.0M$28.6M1.62×
Fan Tuan Holding Ltd.Series A$9.0M$25.8M1.46×
SSE Holdco, LLCSeries A$8.7M$24.9M1.41×
Panera Brands, Inc. this companySeries A$7.9M$21.5M1.22×
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$900K2021-06-11$5.0M$3.3M90%
Pre-Seed$900K2021-06-11$5.0M$3.3M90%
Series A$7.9M2021-06-11$35.9M$21.5M90%
Series A$900K2021-06-30$4.1M$2.4M90%
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$900K2021-06-11
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 36 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$900K2021-06-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 36 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$7.9M2021-06-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 8.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 37 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$900K2021-06-30
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~0mo cadence
$900K
Modeled next size est.range $900K$1.4M
0.1×
Last step-up
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
David Bell16 other2021-06
Joachim Creus3 other2021-06
Thomas Dolan3 other2021-06
Lubomira Rochet2 other2021-06
Konrad Meyer1 other2021-06
Mark Wooldridge1 other2021-06
Marlene Gordon1 other2021-06
Niren Chaudhary1 other2021-06
Olivier Goudet1 other2021-06
Patricia Capel1 other2021-06
Paul Carbone1 other2021-06
Anna Alberto Makanju2021-06
Diane Alberto Hessan2021-06
Frank Engelen2021-06
Gerhard Alberto Pleuhs2021-06
Jose Alberto Duenas2021-06
Konrad Alberto Meyer2021-06
Lubomira Alberto Rochet2021-06
Mark Alberto Wooldridge2021-06
Marlene Alberto Gordon2021-06
Olivier Alberto Goudet2021-06
Patrick Alberto Grismer2021-06
Paul Alberto Michaels2021-06
Robert Alberto Singer2021-06
Registry & provenance

Panera Brands, 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
1869083
SEC CIK
2018
Incorporated
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

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Semantically similar

Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
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Panhandler's Pizza, LLCRestaurantsPre-Seed$1.3M85%
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Bodega Brands Inc.RestaurantsPre-Seed$748K84%
Peralta Street Hospitality Group LlcRestaurantsPre-Seed$481K84%
Gourmet Acquisition Holdings, Inc.RestaurantsSeries D+$70.4M84%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Panera Brands, Inc. raised?
Panera Brands, Inc. has raised approximately $7.9M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Panera Brands, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Panera Brands, Inc. is approximately $21.5M (modeled range $9.0M–$94.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Panera Brands, Inc. at?
Panera Brands, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Jun 11.
What does Panera Brands, Inc. do and where is it based?
Panera Brands, Inc. operates in the Restaurants sector, based in FENTON.
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