Companies · AI / ML

Pollen, Inc.Winter 2026Active

Kansas City · CA, USA · AI / ML · refined from filed group “Other Technology · founded 2025 · https://www.pollen.cx/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Pollen, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$447.0M
Total raised · real
10
Rounds
16.6×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Mar 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Pollen, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is quiet on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the ai/ml 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 0.23× the median modeled value of Series D+ AI / ML companies in 2025–2027 (8 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Quiet
  • Last raise 15 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in AI / ML

Pollen, Inc. is one of 2067 AI / ML companies tracked from Kansas City, CA, USA, on record since 2025. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% 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.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

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AI agents that automate customer success

Pollen is building AI agents that autonomously improve retention. Pollen monitors every customer account to detect back-tested churn and upsell signals by connecting to your communications, support tickets, product usage, and CRM. Then, Pollen tells your team exactly which accounts need attention today and decides what to do next.

B2BOperationsai/ml
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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
16
Investors (latest)
2025-03-27
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$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10.0BSeed · 2010-12-10 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $115M (est)Seed2010Series A · 2012-08-23 Raised $5.9M (real) Modeled valuation $213M (est)Series A2012Series B · 2013-07-02 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $714M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2014-07-18 Raised $27M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)Series B2014Series B · 2015-06-16 Raised $40M (real) Modeled valuation $1.6B (est)Series B2015Series C · 2015-06-16 Raised $43M (real) Modeled valuation $1.8B (est)Series C2015Series C · 2018-02-22 Raised $43M (real) Modeled valuation $1.8B (est)Series C2018Series D+ · 2019-08-06 Raised $200M (real) Modeled valuation $8.2B (est)Series D+2019Series D+ · 2021-12-16 Raised $75M (real) Modeled valuation $2.0B (est)Series D+2021Series D+ · 2024-10-22 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)Series D+2024Series D+ · 2025-03-27 Raised $31M (real) Modeled valuation $310M (est)Series D+2025Cumulative $487M

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$2.6M · 2010
Series A$5.9M · 2012
Series B$18.0M · 2013
Series B extension$27.0M · 2014
Series B extension$40.0M · 2015
Series C$43.0M · 2015
Series C extension$43.2M · 2018
Series D+$199.8M · 2019
Series D+ extension$75.0M · 2021
Series D+ extension$1.8M · 2024
Series D+ extension$30.7M · 2025

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: 83%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$310.2M
Base estimate est.
$170.6M
Conservative case
$396.1M
Upside case
$256.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the ai/ml sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $114.7M · 2010-12-102010Series A · modeled $213.2M · 2012-08-23Series B · modeled $714.1M · 2013-07-02Series B · modeled $1.1B · 2014-07-18Series B · modeled $1.6B · 2015-06-16Series C · modeled $1.8B · 2015-06-16Series C · modeled $1.8B · 2018-02-22Series D+ · modeled $8.2B · 2019-08-06Series D+ · modeled $2.0B · 2021-12-16Series D+ · modeled $21.2M · 2024-10-22Series D+ · modeled $310.2M · 2025-03-272025
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
83%
Survival probability
67% low · 92% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.51×/yr upside case
1.3 yr
Elapsed time used
1.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
ai/ml
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$31.3M/yr
Capital velocity
15.6 yr
On record since
2010
First round
11
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2067 companies in AI / ML. 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) 95× above median
This company$447.0M
Sector median$4.7M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$30.7M
Sector median$174.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 11× above median
This company$310.2M
Sector median$27.9M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 94% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) 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 #7 of 8.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Counsel AI Corp · Series D+ Raised $490.8M · modeled $3.1B (est)Abridge AI Inc. · Series D+ Raised $458.0M · modeled $3.0B (est)Rezolve Ai Plc · Series D+ Raised $250.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)Celestial AI Inc. · Series D+ Raised $482.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Goodfire AI, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $202.0M · modeled $1.2B (est)Nomos AI, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $141.9M · modeled $873.2M (est)X.Ai Corp. · Series D+ Raised $162.4M · modeled $290.0M (est)Pollen, Inc. (this company) Raised $447.0M · modeled $310.2M (est)Pollen, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Counsel AI CorpSeries D+$490.8M$3.1B2.28×
Abridge AI Inc.Series D+$458.0M$3.0B2.17×
Rezolve Ai PlcSeries D+$250.0M$1.7B1.26×
Celestial AI Inc.Series D+$482.0M$1.5B1.11×
Goodfire AI, Inc.Series D+$202.0M$1.2B0.89×
Nomos AI, Inc.Series D+$141.9M$873.2M0.63×
Pollen, Inc. this companySeries D+$447.0M$310.2M0.23×
X.Ai Corp.Series D+$162.4M$290.0M0.21×
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$2.6M2010-12-10$12.9M$114.7M85%
Series A$5.9M2012-08-23$26.8M$213.2M85%
Series B$18.0M2013-07-02$100.0M$714.1M85%
Series B$27.0M2014-07-18$150.0M$1.1B85%
Series B$40.0M2015-06-16$222.2M$1.6B85%
Series C$43.0M2015-06-16$286.7M$1.8B85%
Series C$43.2M2018-02-22$287.7M$1.8B90%
Series D+$199.8M2019-08-06$1.7B$8.2B90%
Series D+$75.0M2021-12-16$625.0M$2.0B90%
Series D+$1.8M2024-10-22$15.4M$21.2M90%
Series D+$30.7M2025-03-27$256.0M$310.2M90%
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$2.6M2010-12-10
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$5.9M2012-08-23
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$18.0M2013-07-02
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$27.0M2014-07-18
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 5 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$40.0M2015-06-16
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  6. Series C$43.0M2015-06-16
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  7. Series C$43.2M2018-02-22
    • Raised again after 32 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  8. Series D+$199.8M2019-08-06
    • Raised again after 17 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  9. Series D+$75.0M2021-12-16
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  10. Series D+$1.8M2024-10-22
    • Raised again after 34 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 40.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 504 (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 27 investors on this round.
  11. Series D+$30.7M2025-03-27
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 16.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 504).
    • 16 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$92.2M
Modeled next size est.range $59.9M$147.5M
16.6×
Last step-up
$31.3M/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
Ajay Royan12 other2021-12
John Buttrick7 other2021-12
Sanjay Gupta5 other2024-10
Richard Chino2 other2021-12
Alexander Kemper1 other2021-12
Kerri Thurston1 other2021-12
William Zollars1 other2021-12
Ajay C Royan2013-07
Alexander C Kemper2010-12
Brian C Schell2010-12
Colin Sharp2024-10
David C. Greer2025-03
David Greer2024-10
Douglas C Morrriss2010-12
Heath Terry2021-12
Jackie Hancock2024-10
Jane Atherton2021-12
Jane C. Atherton2025-03
Joe C Catalfamo2015-06
John C Buttrick2012-08
John C Kill2012-08
Kerri C Thurston2018-02
Kristina Young2024-10
Nahoko C. Hashino2025-03
Registry & provenance

Pollen, 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
1508784
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Pollen, Inc. raised?
Pollen, Inc. has raised approximately $447.0M in disclosed capital across 10 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Pollen, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Pollen, Inc. is approximately $310.2M (modeled range $170.6M–$396.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Pollen, Inc. at?
Pollen, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Mar 27.
What does Pollen, Inc. do and where is it based?
Pollen, Inc. operates in the AI / ML sector, based in Kansas City, CA, USA. AI agents that automate customer success
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