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Positive Development, Inc.

McLean · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Positive Development, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$72.2M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
2.2×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Positive Development, Inc. looks fair 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.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.41× the median modeled value of Series B Other companies in 2025–2027 (207 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (141% of peer median) for its niche.
Quiet
  • Last raise 18 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.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Other

Positive Development, Inc. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from McLean. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% 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
4
Investors (latest)
2020
Year incorporated
2025-01-07
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeed · 2020-04-17 Raised $2.9M (real) Modeled valuation $55M (est)$2.9M$55MSeed2020Seed · 2020-04-17 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)$1.1M$21MSeed2020Series B · 2022-10-26 Raised $37M (real) Modeled valuation $349M (est)$37M$349MSeries B2022Series B · 2024-05-24 Raised $10.0M (real) Modeled valuation $64M (est)$10.0M$64MSeries B2024Series B · 2025-01-07 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $120M (est)$22M$120MSeries B2025+$1.1M+$37M+$10.0M+$22MCumulative $73M

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$2.9M · 2020
Seed extension$1.1M · 2020
Series B$37.3M · 2022no Series A on file
Series B extension$10.0M · 2024
Series B extension$22.0M · 2025

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$119.8M
Base estimate est.
$55.0M
Conservative case
$194.2M
Upside case
$122.2M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $54.6M · 2020-04-172020Seed · modeled $20.9M · 2020-04-17Series B · modeled $349.3M · 2022-10-26Series B · modeled $63.5M · 2024-05-24Series B · modeled $119.8M · 2025-01-072025
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
68%
Survival probability
45% low · 83% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
1.5 yr
Elapsed time used
1.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
14 mo
Avg between rounds
$15.3M/yr
Capital velocity
6.2 yr
On record since
2020
First round
5
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) 35× above median
This company$72.2M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.1× above median
This company$22.0M
Sector median$19.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 6.8× above median
This company$119.8M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 85% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #59 of 207.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Acorn Sim Investor Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $38.6M · modeled $204.0M (est)Aircapture, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $197.5M (est)Bathhouse Holdings Inc. · Series B Raised $34.4M · modeled $178.0M (est)Chlorum Solutions USA LLC · Series B Raised $35.4M · modeled $176.0M (est)Olympus Pines LLC · Series B Raised $35.0M · modeled $175.5M (est)Fraser Topco LLC · Series B Raised $32.8M · modeled $175.4M (est)Ketryx Corp · Series B Raised $54.2M · modeled $172.7M (est)r.Potential Inc. · Series B Raised $33.0M · modeled $170.5M (est)Helper Bees, Inc. · Series B Raised $58.7M · modeled $169.5M (est)Kingsland Pointe Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $33.1M · modeled $168.7M (est)Modern Life Group Inc. · Series B Raised $34.7M · modeled $168.0M (est)BR MMJ Acquisition Co LLC · Series B Raised $37.5M · modeled $167.9M (est)Positive Development, Inc. (this company) Raised $72.2M · modeled $119.8M (est)Positive Development, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Acorn Sim Investor Holdings, LLCSeries B$38.6M$204.0M2.40×
Aircapture, Inc.Series B$40.0M$197.5M2.33×
Bathhouse Holdings Inc.Series B$34.4M$178.0M2.10×
Chlorum Solutions USA LLCSeries B$35.4M$176.0M2.07×
Olympus Pines LLCSeries B$35.0M$175.5M2.07×
Fraser Topco LLCSeries B$32.8M$175.4M2.06×
Ketryx CorpSeries B$54.2M$172.7M2.03×
r.Potential Inc.Series B$33.0M$170.5M2.01×
Helper Bees, Inc.Series B$58.7M$169.5M2.00×
Kingsland Pointe Holdings, LLCSeries B$33.1M$168.7M1.99×
Modern Life Group Inc.Series B$34.7M$168.0M1.98×
BR MMJ Acquisition Co LLCSeries B$37.5M$167.9M1.98×
Positive Development, Inc. this companySeries B$72.2M$119.8M1.41×
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$2.9M2020-04-17$14.7M$54.6M90%
Seed$1.1M2020-04-17$5.6M$20.9M90%
Series B$37.3M2022-10-26$207.0M$349.3M90%
Series B$10.0M2024-05-24$55.6M$63.5M90%
Series B$22.0M2025-01-07$122.2M$119.8M90%
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$2.9M2020-04-17
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 16 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.1M2020-04-17
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$37.3M2022-10-26
    • Raised again after 30 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 33.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$10.0M2024-05-24
    • Raised again after 19 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$22.0M2025-01-07
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~14mo cadence
$48.4M
Modeled next size est.range $31.5M$77.4M
2.2×
Last step-up
$15.3M/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
Brenton Fargnoli6 other2020-04
John Banta5 other2020-04
Adam Seabrook4 other2022-10
Mark Pacala4 other2020-04
Roy Beveridge3 other2020-04
Daniel Gebremedhin1 other2022-10
Mike Suiters2020-04
Nick Whitehead2025-01
Registry & provenance

Positive Development, 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
1811258
SEC CIK
2020
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Positive Development, Inc. raised?
Positive Development, Inc. has raised approximately $72.2M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Positive Development, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Positive Development, Inc. is approximately $119.8M (modeled range $55.0M–$194.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Positive Development, Inc. at?
Positive Development, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jan 07.
What does Positive Development, Inc. do and where is it based?
Positive Development, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in McLean.
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