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Popular Pays, Inc.Winter 2015Acquired

CHICAGO · IL, USA · Other · founded 2014 · http://popularpays.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Popular Pays, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$11.8M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.8×
Latest step-up
Top 22%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Jul 27 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Popular Pays, 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.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.14× the median modeled value of Series A Other companies in 2016–2018 (707 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (114% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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.

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Where it sits in Other

Popular Pays, Inc. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from CHICAGO, IL, USA, on record since 2014. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 79% 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.

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

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

Software for collaborating with content creators and influencers

Popular Pays is a platform connecting content Creators with Brands who want content to tell their stories. We’re tech-forward, with an in-house built iOS and web app (for creators) and dashboard (for brands) that delivers direct communication & powerful statistics to help you run a multiplatform campaign. To find out what we’re about, visit our website: www.popularpays.com.

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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
13
Investors (latest)
2014
Year incorporated
2018-07-27
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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeries A · 2017-03-24 Raised $5.2M (real) Modeled valuation $79M (est)$5.2M$79MSeries A2017Series A · 2018-07-27 Raised $6.6M (real) Modeled valuation $100M (est)$6.6M$100MSeries A2018Series A · 2018-07-27 Raised $5.5M (real) Modeled valuation $83M (est)$5.5M$83MSeries A2018+$6.6M+$5.5MCumulative $17M

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$5.2M · 2017
Series A extension$6.6M · 2018
Series A extension$5.5M · 2018

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$99.9M
Base estimate est.
$9.0M
Conservative case
$543.1M
Upside case
$30.0M
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $79.0M · 2017-03-242017Series A · modeled $99.9M · 2018-07-27Series A · modeled $83.2M · 2018-07-272018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
8 mo
Avg between rounds
$8.8M/yr
Capital velocity
9.3 yr
On record since
2017
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 companies in Other. 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) 5.8× above median
This company$11.8M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× of median
This company$5.5M
Sector median$5.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 5.7× above median
This company$99.9M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 79% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 83% 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 #278 of 707.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Hogsalt Investors Llc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Fanchise League Co LLC · Series A Raised $16.1M · modeled $227.0M (est)CannCare, Inc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Baba Joe Diamond Ventures Us Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Instapage, Inc. · Series A Raised $18.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Genie Enterprises, Ltd · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)ACM Research, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Cardinal Memorial Ultimate Holdings, Llc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Qq Utah 3, Llc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Mina Mar Corp · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)PASSADO Co Ltd · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)Tatcha LLC · Series A Raised $21.3M · modeled $227.0M (est)Popular Pays, Inc. (this company) Raised $11.8M · modeled $99.9M (est)Popular Pays, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Hogsalt Investors LlcSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
Fanchise League Co LLCSeries A$16.1M$227.0M2.59×
CannCare, IncSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
Baba Joe Diamond Ventures Us Inc.Series A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
Instapage, Inc.Series A$18.0M$227.0M2.59×
Genie Enterprises, LtdSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
ACM Research, Inc.Series A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
Cardinal Memorial Ultimate Holdings, LlcSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
Qq Utah 3, LlcSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
Mina Mar CorpSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
PASSADO Co LtdSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.59×
Tatcha LLCSeries A$21.3M$227.0M2.59×
Popular Pays, Inc. this companySeries A$11.8M$99.9M1.14×
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$5.2M2017-03-24$23.7M$79.0M90%
Series A$6.6M2018-07-27$30.0M$99.9M90%
Series A$5.5M2018-07-27$25.0M$83.2M90%
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. Series A$5.2M2017-03-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 41 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$6.6M2018-07-27
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$5.5M2018-07-27
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 13 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~8mo cadence
$5.5M
Modeled next size est.range $5.5M$8.8M
0.8×
Last step-up
$8.8M/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
John Schneider2 other2018-07
Peter Dolan2 other2017-03
Clancey Stahr2017-03
Corbett Drummey2017-03
Jennifer Margaret Farver2018-07
John Bonhard2018-07
John Margaret Schneider2018-07
Registry & provenance

Popular Pays, 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
1579985
SEC CIK
2014
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Popular Pays, Inc. raised?
Popular Pays, Inc. has raised approximately $11.8M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Popular Pays, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Popular Pays, Inc. is approximately $99.9M (modeled range $9.0M–$543.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Popular Pays, Inc. at?
Popular Pays, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Jul 27.
What does Popular Pays, Inc. do and where is it based?
Popular Pays, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in CHICAGO, IL, USA. Software for collaborating with content creators and influencers
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