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Professional Diversity Network, Inc.

CHICAGO · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Professional Diversity Network, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$34.6M
Total raised · real
8
Rounds
1.6×
Latest step-up
Top 11%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Dec 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Professional Diversity Network, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is active 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.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.11× the median modeled value of Series B Other Technology companies in 2025–2027 (194 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $5M–$25M revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Active
  • Last raise 6 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Raising on or ahead of the sector's normal rhythm.
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

Professional Diversity Network, Inc. is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from CHICAGO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 90% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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
$5M–$25M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2025-12-30
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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeed · 2016-06-30 Raised $3.2M (real) Modeled valuation $109M (est)Seed2016Series B · 2016-11-07 Raised $17M (real) Modeled valuation $520M (est)Series B2016Series B · 2017-01-18 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $91M (est)Series B2017Series B · 2025-09-05 Raised $3.7M (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)Series B2025Series B · 2025-09-12 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $8.8M (est)Series B2025Series B · 2025-11-24 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $7.2M (est)Series B2025Series B · 2025-11-27 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $7.4M (est)Series B2025Series B · 2025-12-30 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)Series B2025+$17M+$3.0M+$3.7M+$1.8M+$1.6M+$1.6M+$2.6MCumulative $35M

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$3.2M · 2016
Series B$17.1M · 2016no Series A on file
Series B extension$3.0M · 2017
Series B extension$3.7M · 2025
Series B extension$1.8M · 2025
Series B extension$1.6M · 2025
Series B extension$1.6M · 2025
Series B extension$2.6M · 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
$11.5M
Base estimate est.
$6.4M
Conservative case
$15.4M
Upside case
$14.4M
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 scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $108.6M · 2016-06-302016Series B · modeled $519.7M · 2016-11-07Series B · modeled $91.4M · 2017-01-18Series B · modeled $18.4M · 2025-09-05Series B · modeled $8.8M · 2025-09-12Series B · modeled $7.2M · 2025-11-24Series B · modeled $7.4M · 2025-11-27Series B · modeled $11.5M · 2025-12-302025
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
67%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.72×/yr upside case
0.5 yr
Elapsed time used
0.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$3.6M/yr
Capital velocity
10.0 yr
On record since
2016
First round
8
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) 11× above median
This company$34.6M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$2.6M
Sector median$19.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.3× of median
This company$11.5M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 90% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 26% 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 #185 of 194.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Proscia Inc. · Series B Raised $113.9M · modeled $206.6M (est)Creditly Corp. · Series B Raised $53.0M · modeled $206.3M (est)Enbalg Group Corp · Series B Raised $51.0M · modeled $205.7M (est)Lumana Inc. · Series B Raised $37.0M · modeled $203.0M (est)ProrataAI, Inc. · Series B Raised $70.9M · modeled $201.8M (est)Augmodo Inc. · Series B Raised $37.6M · modeled $197.8M (est)Altera.AL, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.1M · modeled $190.5M (est)Optimal Dynamics, Inc. · Series B Raised $88.0M · modeled $188.7M (est)Agentio Inc. · Series B Raised $58.2M · modeled $187.6M (est)Urban Sky Theory, Inc. · Series B Raised $45.0M · modeled $186.5M (est)Mombak Holdings Ltd. · Series B Raised $61.5M · modeled $185.6M (est)Numeral Two Inc. · Series B Raised $53.1M · modeled $184.7M (est)Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (this company) Raised $34.6M · modeled $11.5M (est)Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Proscia Inc.Series B$113.9M$206.6M2.03×
Creditly Corp.Series B$53.0M$206.3M2.02×
Enbalg Group CorpSeries B$51.0M$205.7M2.02×
Lumana Inc.Series B$37.0M$203.0M1.99×
ProrataAI, Inc.Series B$70.9M$201.8M1.98×
Augmodo Inc.Series B$37.6M$197.8M1.94×
Altera.AL, Inc.Series B$40.1M$190.5M1.87×
Optimal Dynamics, Inc.Series B$88.0M$188.7M1.85×
Agentio Inc.Series B$58.2M$187.6M1.84×
Urban Sky Theory, Inc.Series B$45.0M$186.5M1.83×
Mombak Holdings Ltd.Series B$61.5M$185.6M1.82×
Numeral Two Inc.Series B$53.1M$184.7M1.81×
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. this companySeries B$34.6M$11.5M0.11×
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$3.2M2016-06-30$15.9M$108.6M85%
Series B$17.1M2016-11-07$94.8M$519.7M90%
Series B$3.0M2017-01-18$16.7M$91.4M90%
Series B$3.7M2025-09-05$20.7M$18.4M90%
Series B$1.8M2025-09-12$10.0M$8.8M90%
Series B$1.6M2025-11-24$8.8M$7.2M90%
Series B$1.6M2025-11-27$9.0M$7.4M90%
Series B$2.6M2025-12-30$14.4M$11.5M90%
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$3.2M2016-06-30
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Series B$17.1M2016-11-07
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Series B$3.0M2017-01-18
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Series B$3.7M2025-09-05
    • Raised again after 104 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Revenue band moved $25M–$100M → $5M–$25M.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series B$1.8M2025-09-12
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  6. Series B$1.6M2025-11-24
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  7. Series B$1.6M2025-11-27
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  8. Series B$2.6M2025-12-30
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2027 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$4.2M
Modeled next size est.range $2.7M$6.7M
1.6×
Last step-up
$3.6M/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
Long Yi1 other2025-09
Randi Zuckerberg1 other2016-06
Xin He1 other2017-01
Andrea Saenz2016-06
Christopher Wesser2016-06
David Mecklenburger2016-06
David Schramm2016-06
Donna Brazile2016-06
Eloisa Sultan2025-09
Haixia Lu2025-09
Hao Zhang2016-11
James Kirsch2016-06
Jingbo Song2016-11
Katherine Butkevich2016-06
Lee Hillman2016-06
Maoji (Michael) Wang2016-11
Shaikh Ali Sultan Al Nuaimi2025-11
Star Jones2016-06
Stephen Pemberton2016-06
Sze Lok Patrick Wong2025-11
Tai Song2025-09
Wai Kee Cheung2025-09
Xianfang Liu2016-11
Xiaojing Huang2016-11
Registry & provenance

Professional Diversity Network, 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
1546296
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Professional Diversity Network, Inc. raised?
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. has raised approximately $34.6M in disclosed capital across 8 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Professional Diversity Network, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Professional Diversity Network, Inc. is approximately $11.5M (modeled range $6.4M–$15.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Professional Diversity Network, Inc. at?
Professional Diversity Network, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Dec 30.
What does Professional Diversity Network, Inc. do and where is it based?
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in CHICAGO.
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