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Placester, Inc.

Boston · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Placester, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$93.5M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
2.5×
Latest step-up
Top 5%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Mar 10 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Placester, 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 1.00× the median modeled value of Series C Other Technology companies in 2016–2018 (94 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (100% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.3 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

Placester, Inc. is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from Boston. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 96% 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
3
Investors (latest)
2017-03-10
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BPre-Seed · 2009-07-07 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $4.2M (est)$100K$4.2MPre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2011-08-16 Raised $826K (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$826K$35MPre-Seed2011Series A · 2014-04-03 Raised $8.2M (real) Modeled valuation $227M (est)$8.2M$227MSeries A2014Series A · 2015-03-25 Raised $14M (real) Modeled valuation $401M (est)$14M$401MSeries A2015Series B · 2015-11-13 Raised $20M (real) Modeled valuation $609M (est)$20M$609MSeries B2015Series C · 2017-03-10 Raised $50M (real) Modeled valuation $1.6B (est)$50M$1.6BSeries C2017+$826K+$8.2M+$14M+$20M+$50MCumulative $94M

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$100K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$826K · 2011
Series A$8.2M · 2014no Seed on file
Series A extension$14.4M · 2015
Series B$20.0M · 2015
Series C$50.0M · 2017

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: 80%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.6B
Base estimate est.
$189.5M
Conservative case
$4.1B
Upside case
$333.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $4.2M · 2009-07-072009Pre-Seed · modeled $35.0M · 2011-08-16Series A · modeled $226.7M · 2014-04-03Series A · modeled $400.8M · 2015-03-25Series B · modeled $609.1M · 2015-11-13Series C · modeled $1.6B · 2017-03-102017
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
76%
Survival probability
57% low · 88% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
18 mo
Avg between rounds
$12.2M/yr
Capital velocity
17.0 yr
On record since
2009
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21302 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) 29× above median
This company$93.5M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× above median
This company$50.0M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 42× above median
This company$1.6B
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 96% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 98% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #41 of 94.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)PhunCoin, Inc. · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $3.1B (est)Cfunworld Ltd · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $3.1B (est)Cylance Inc. · Series C Raised $120.0M · modeled $3.1B (est)ACV Auctions Inc. · Series C Raised $123.5M · modeled $2.9B (est)Petuum Holdings, Ltd. · Series C Raised $93.0M · modeled $2.9B (est)BI Global Connect Ltd · Series C Raised $90.0M · modeled $2.8B (est)CradlePoint Inc · Series C Raised $145.3M · modeled $2.8B (est)Arena Holdings, Inc. · Series C Raised $85.5M · modeled $2.7B (est)Nuance Communications, Inc. · Series C Raised $85.0M · modeled $2.7B (est)Safe Parent, Inc. · Series C Raised $84.9M · modeled $2.7B (est)Inovalon Holdings, Inc. · Series C Raised $79.0M · modeled $2.5B (est)Afiniti, Ltd. · Series C Raised $90.9M · modeled $2.4B (est)Placester, Inc. (this company) Raised $93.5M · modeled $1.6B (est)Placester, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
PhunCoin, Inc.Series C$100.0M$3.1B2.00×
Cfunworld LtdSeries C$100.0M$3.1B2.00×
Cylance Inc.Series C$120.0M$3.1B2.00×
ACV Auctions Inc.Series C$123.5M$2.9B1.86×
Petuum Holdings, Ltd.Series C$93.0M$2.9B1.86×
BI Global Connect LtdSeries C$90.0M$2.8B1.80×
CradlePoint IncSeries C$145.3M$2.8B1.78×
Arena Holdings, Inc.Series C$85.5M$2.7B1.71×
Nuance Communications, Inc.Series C$85.0M$2.7B1.70×
Safe Parent, Inc.Series C$84.9M$2.7B1.70×
Inovalon Holdings, Inc.Series C$79.0M$2.5B1.58×
Afiniti, Ltd.Series C$90.9M$2.4B1.56×
Placester, Inc. this companySeries C$93.5M$1.6B1.00×
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$100K2009-07-07$556K$4.2M85%
Pre-Seed$826K2011-08-16$4.6M$35.0M85%
Series A$8.2M2014-04-03$37.1M$226.7M85%
Series A$14.4M2015-03-25$65.7M$400.8M85%
Series B$20.0M2015-11-13$111.1M$609.1M85%
Series C$50.0M2017-03-10$333.3M$1.6B90%
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$100K2009-07-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$826K2011-08-16
    • Raised again after 25 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$8.2M2014-04-03
    • Raised again after 32 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 10 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$14.4M2015-03-25
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$20.0M2015-11-13
    • Came back fast: 8 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  6. Series C$50.0M2017-03-10
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~18mo cadence
$125.0M
Modeled next size est.range $81.3M$200.0M
2.5×
Last step-up
$12.2M/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
David Anderson20 other2015-03
Chetan Puttagunta11 other2015-11
Krishna Gupta8 other2015-03
Ravi Viswanathan8 other2015-11
Frederick Townes1 other2014-04
Matthew Barba2009-07
Tim Bertrand2017-03
Registry & provenance

Placester, 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
1468350
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Placester, Inc. raised?
Placester, Inc. has raised approximately $93.5M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Placester, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Placester, Inc. is approximately $1.6B (modeled range $189.5M–$4.1B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Placester, Inc. at?
Placester, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Mar 10.
What does Placester, Inc. do and where is it based?
Placester, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in Boston.
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