Companies · Software / Tech

Populus Technologies, Inc.

San Francisco · Software / Tech · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Populus Technologies, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$19.8M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
2.2×
Latest step-up
Top 22%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Aug 05 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Populus Technologies, Inc. looks over-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk 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.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.59× the median modeled value of Series A Software / Tech companies in 2022–2024 (413 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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 Software / Tech

Populus Technologies, Inc. is one of 3920 Software / Tech companies tracked from San Francisco. 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.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
9
Investors (latest)
2017
Year incorporated
2022-08-05
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeed · 2019-01-04 Raised $3.8M (real) Modeled valuation $131M (est)$3.8M$131MSeed2019Seed · 2019-01-04 Raised $2.4M (real) Modeled valuation $80M (est)$2.4M$80MSeed2019Series A · 2021-02-04 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $109M (est)$5.0M$109MSeries A2021Series A · 2022-08-05 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $131M (est)$11M$131MSeries A2022+$2.4M+$5.0M+$11MCumulative $22M

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$3.8M · 2019
Seed extension$2.4M · 2019
Series A$5.0M · 2021
Series A extension$11.0M · 2022

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
$130.7M
Base estimate est.
$14.7M
Conservative case
$438.4M
Upside case
$50.0M
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 scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $131.2M · 2019-01-042019Seed · modeled $80.5M · 2019-01-04Series A · modeled $108.9M · 2021-02-04Series A · modeled $130.7M · 2022-08-052022
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
3.9 yr
Elapsed time used
3.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
14 mo
Avg between rounds
$5.5M/yr
Capital velocity
7.5 yr
On record since
2019
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3920 companies in Software / Tech. 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) 4.3× above median
This company$19.8M
Sector median$4.6M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.0× above median
This company$11.0M
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.6× above median
This company$130.7M
Sector median$36.6M

Raised more than 79% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 76% 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 #34 of 413.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Solidblock Holdings LLC Detox Digital Series · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $210.2M (est)inFeedo Tech Inc. · Series A Raised $14.3M · modeled $205.9M (est)Red Leader Technologies, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.8M · modeled $202.0M (est)Mocha Technologies Inc. · Series A Raised $13.4M · modeled $200.7M (est)Isometric Technologies Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $193.3M (est)Carbon6 Technologies, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.9M · modeled $188.0M (est)Grin Technology Services, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.7M · modeled $180.7M (est)Nucleated Foam Technologies, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.5M · modeled $174.2M (est)Primer Labs Inc. · Series A Raised $12.9M · modeled $169.4M (est)Triumph Labs, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.1M · modeled $165.0M (est)Thred Technologies, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.9M · modeled $160.1M (est)MetaStreet Labs, Inc. · Series A Raised $26.2M · modeled $157.4M (est)Populus Technologies, Inc. (this company) Raised $19.8M · modeled $130.7M (est)Populus Technologies, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Solidblock Holdings LLC Detox Digital SeriesSeries A$15.0M$210.2M4.16×
inFeedo Tech Inc.Series A$14.3M$205.9M4.08×
Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Series A$13.8M$202.0M4.00×
Mocha Technologies Inc.Series A$13.4M$200.7M3.98×
Isometric Technologies Inc.Series A$15.0M$193.3M3.83×
Carbon6 Technologies, Inc.Series A$15.9M$188.0M3.72×
Grin Technology Services, Inc.Series A$14.7M$180.7M3.58×
Nucleated Foam Technologies, Inc.Series A$12.5M$174.2M3.45×
Primer Labs Inc.Series A$12.9M$169.4M3.36×
Triumph Labs, Inc.Series A$12.1M$165.0M3.27×
Thred Technologies, Inc.Series A$14.9M$160.1M3.17×
MetaStreet Labs, Inc.Series A$26.2M$157.4M3.12×
Populus Technologies, Inc. this companySeries A$19.8M$130.7M2.59×
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$3.8M2019-01-04$19.2M$131.2M90%
Seed$2.4M2019-01-04$11.8M$80.5M90%
Series A$5.0M2021-02-04$22.7M$108.9M90%
Series A$11.0M2022-08-05$50.0M$130.7M90%
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$3.8M2019-01-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 16 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$2.4M2019-01-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$5.0M2021-02-04
    • Raised again after 25 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$11.0M2022-08-05
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 9 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2023 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~14mo cadence
$24.2M
Modeled next size est.range $15.7M$38.7M
2.2×
Last step-up
$5.5M/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
Kevin Talbot8 other2021-02
Charles Hudson5 other2021-02
Raj Kapoor1 other2022-08
Charles Ruby Lee Hudson2019-01
Fletcher Foti2021-02
John Kwaak2022-08
Regina Clewlow2021-02
Regina Ruby Lee Clewlow2019-01
Registry & provenance

Populus Technologies, 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
1765178
SEC CIK
2017
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Populus Technologies, Inc. raised?
Populus Technologies, Inc. has raised approximately $19.8M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Populus Technologies, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Populus Technologies, Inc. is approximately $130.7M (modeled range $14.7M–$438.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Populus Technologies, Inc. at?
Populus Technologies, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Aug 05.
What does Populus Technologies, Inc. do and where is it based?
Populus Technologies, Inc. operates in the Software / Tech sector, based in San Francisco.
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