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Public Media Works Inc

SAUSALITO · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Public Media Works Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$20.6M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Jun 03 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Public Media Works Inc looks under-valued 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. Valuation uses the retail 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 0.02× the median modeled value of Series B Retailing companies in 2010–2012 (28 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 15.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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.

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

Where it sits in Retailing

Public Media Works Inc is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from SAUSALITO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 89% 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.

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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$200MSeries B · 2010-05-04 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $104M (est)$18M$104MSeries B2010Series B · 2011-02-28 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $9.6M (est)$1.7M$9.6MSeries B2011Series B · 2011-06-03 Raised $400K (real) Modeled valuation $2.3M (est)$400K$2.3MSeries B2011+$1.7M+$400KCumulative $21M

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 B$18.5M · 2010
Series B extension$1.7M · 2011
Series B extension$400K · 2011

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 25%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.3M
Base estimate est.
$900K
Conservative case
$8.7M
Upside case
$2.2M
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 scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $104.2M · 2010-05-042010Series B · modeled $9.6M · 2011-02-28Series B · modeled $2.3M · 2011-06-032011
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
61%
Survival probability
41% low · 75% high
1.09×/yr
Annual markup
1.32×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
15.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
6 mo
Avg between rounds
$19.0M/yr
Capital velocity
16.2 yr
On record since
2010
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. 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) 13× above median
This company$20.6M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$400K
Sector median$18.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.4× of median
This company$2.3M
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 29% 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 #28 of 28.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Express Oil Group, Inc. · Series B Raised $37.4M · modeled $210.9M (est)Wayfair Llc · Series B Raised $36.3M · modeled $204.6M (est)Vitacost.com, Inc. · Series B Raised $34.8M · modeled $196.5M (est)Jessica'S Holdings, Llc · Series B Raised $27.3M · modeled $153.7M (est)Ezcorp Inc · Series B Raised $30.6M · modeled $152.3M (est)Barcodes Group, Inc · Series B Raised $26.0M · modeled $146.6M (est)Emergency Essentials, LLC · Series B Raised $26.0M · modeled $146.6M (est)Borders Group Inc · Series B Raised $25.0M · modeled $141.0M (est)Stephen L LaFrance Holdings Inc · Series B Raised $24.5M · modeled $138.2M (est)Sundia Corp · Series B Raised $23.6M · modeled $133.2M (est)RueLaLa, Inc. · Series B Raised $22.1M · modeled $124.4M (est)Savers, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.9M · modeled $123.7M (est)Public Media Works Inc (this company) Raised $20.6M · modeled $2.3M (est)Public Media Works Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Express Oil Group, Inc.Series B$37.4M$210.9M1.87×
Wayfair LlcSeries B$36.3M$204.6M1.82×
Vitacost.com, Inc.Series B$34.8M$196.5M1.75×
Jessica'S Holdings, LlcSeries B$27.3M$153.7M1.37×
Ezcorp IncSeries B$30.6M$152.3M1.35×
Barcodes Group, IncSeries B$26.0M$146.6M1.30×
Emergency Essentials, LLCSeries B$26.0M$146.6M1.30×
Borders Group IncSeries B$25.0M$141.0M1.25×
Stephen L LaFrance Holdings IncSeries B$24.5M$138.2M1.23×
Sundia CorpSeries B$23.6M$133.2M1.18×
RueLaLa, Inc.Series B$22.1M$124.4M1.11×
Savers, Inc.Series B$21.9M$123.7M1.10×
Public Media Works Inc this companySeries B$20.6M$2.3M0.02×
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 B$18.5M2010-05-04$102.6M$104.2M90%
Series B$1.7M2011-02-28$9.4M$9.6M90%
Series B$400K2011-06-03$2.2M$2.3M90%
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 B$18.5M2010-05-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series B$1.7M2011-02-28
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Series B$400K2011-06-03
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2011 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~6mo cadence
$400K
Modeled next size est.range $400K$640K
0.2×
Last step-up
$19.0M/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
Mark Smith27 other2010-05
Ed Roffman2 other2011-02
Garrett Cecchini1 other2010-05
Joseph Merhi1 other2010-05
Bryan Subotnick2011-06
Edward Frumkes2010-05
George Mainas2010-05
Gregory Waring2011-02
Martin Greenwald2011-02
Registry & provenance

Public Media Works 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
1108730
SEC CIK
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

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Cardinal Analytx, Inc.Other TechnologySeries B$39.7M$65.2Mnetwork1 shared operator · same stage
Largo Resources Ltd.OtherSeries B$50.7M$78.0Mnetwork1 shared operator · same stage
PawTree, LLCRetailingSeries A$27.1M$2.8Msame sector
Niocorp Developments LtdOtherSeries A$22.3M$14.3Mnetwork1 shared operator
Frequently asked
How much funding has Public Media Works Inc raised?
Public Media Works Inc has raised approximately $20.6M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Public Media Works Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Public Media Works Inc is approximately $2.3M (modeled range $900K–$8.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Public Media Works Inc at?
Public Media Works Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Jun 03.
What does Public Media Works Inc do and where is it based?
Public Media Works Inc operates in the Retailing sector, based in SAUSALITO.
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