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Payscale Inc

SEATTLE · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Payscale Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$10.1M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
48.1×
Latest step-up
Top 28%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jun 21 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Payscale 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 technology 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 1.15× the median modeled value of Series A Other Technology companies in 2010–2012 (618 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (115% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 15.0 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 Other Technology

Payscale Inc is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from SEATTLE. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 73% 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.

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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeed · 2008-12-19 Raised $3.5M (real) Modeled valuation $119M (est)$3.5M$119MSeed2008Seed · 2010-07-15 Raised $135K (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)$135K$4.6MSeed2010Series A · 2011-06-21 Raised $6.5M (real) Modeled valuation $180M (est)$6.5M$180MSeries A2011+$135K+$6.5MCumulative $10M

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$3.5M · 2008
Seed extension$135K · 2010
Series A$6.5M · 2011

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-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
$180.3M
Base estimate est.
$8.7M
Conservative case
$980.4M
Upside case
$29.5M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $119.3M · 2008-12-192008Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2010-07-15Series A · modeled $180.3M · 2011-06-212011
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
54%
Survival probability
29% low · 74% high
1.50×/yr
Annual markup
1.89×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
15.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
15 mo
Avg between rounds
$4.1M/yr
Capital velocity
17.5 yr
On record since
2008
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 companies in Other Technology. 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) 3.2× above median
This company$10.1M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.1× above median
This company$6.5M
Sector median$5.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 4.8× above median
This company$180.3M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 73% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 82% 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 #245 of 618.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)G5 Search Marketing, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $416.1M (est)Infineta Systems, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $416.1M (est)Solera Networks Inc · Series A Raised $22.0M · modeled $416.1M (est)Synos Technology, Inc. · Series A Raised $25.0M · modeled $416.1M (est)CouchSurfing International, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $416.1M (est)Admeld Inc · Series A Raised $21.0M · modeled $416.1M (est)Conviva Inc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $416.1M (est)Imation Corp · Series A Raised $14.9M · modeled $414.4M (est)Idle Games, Inc. · Series A Raised $33.6M · modeled $414.0M (est)Mozido Invesco, LLC · Series A Raised $23.4M · modeled $408.6M (est)Bitly, Inc. · Series A Raised $27.2M · modeled $406.2M (est)DisplayLink Corp. · Series A Raised $30.5M · modeled $402.8M (est)Payscale Inc (this company) Raised $10.1M · modeled $180.3M (est)Payscale Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
G5 Search Marketing, Inc.Series A$15.0M$416.1M2.67×
Infineta Systems, Inc.Series A$15.0M$416.1M2.67×
Solera Networks IncSeries A$22.0M$416.1M2.67×
Synos Technology, Inc.Series A$25.0M$416.1M2.67×
CouchSurfing International, Inc.Series A$15.0M$416.1M2.67×
Admeld IncSeries A$21.0M$416.1M2.67×
Conviva IncSeries A$15.0M$416.1M2.67×
Imation CorpSeries A$14.9M$414.4M2.65×
Idle Games, Inc.Series A$33.6M$414.0M2.65×
Mozido Invesco, LLCSeries A$23.4M$408.6M2.62×
Bitly, Inc.Series A$27.2M$406.2M2.60×
DisplayLink Corp.Series A$30.5M$402.8M2.58×
Payscale Inc this companySeries A$10.1M$180.3M1.15×
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.
Seed$3.5M2008-12-19$17.5M$119.3M90%
Seed$135K2010-07-15$675K$4.6M90%
Series A$6.5M2011-06-21$29.5M$180.3M90%
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$3.5M2008-12-19
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$135K2010-07-15
    • Raised 19 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 25.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Series A$6.5M2011-06-21
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 48.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2012 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~15mo cadence
$19.5M
Modeled next size est.range $12.7M$31.2M
48.1×
Last step-up
$4.1M/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
Matt McIlwain24 other2008-12
Patricia Nakache10 other2008-12
David Hartwig2 other2011-06
Dennis Weston2 other2008-12
Michael Metzger2 other2008-12
Joseph Giordano, III1 other2008-12
Jay McGonigle2008-12
Robin Ferracone2010-07
Registry & provenance

Payscale 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
1306039
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Payscale Inc raised?
Payscale Inc has raised approximately $10.1M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Payscale Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Payscale Inc is approximately $180.3M (modeled range $8.7M–$980.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Payscale Inc at?
Payscale Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jun 21.
What does Payscale Inc do and where is it based?
Payscale Inc operates in the Other Technology sector, based in SEATTLE.
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