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Rational Energies, Inc.

Minneapolis · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Rational Energies, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$18.7M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.5×
Latest step-up
Top 22%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jan 23 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Rational Energies, 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. Valuation uses the energy sector profile.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.70× the median modeled value of Series A Other Energy companies in 2010–2012 (78 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (70% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 14.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Other Energy

Rational Energies, Inc. is one of 2049 Other Energy companies tracked from Minneapolis. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 79% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeries A · 2008-03-07 Raised $4.7M (real) Modeled valuation $50M (est)$4.7M$50MSeries A2008Series A · 2008-03-07 Raised $4.2M (real) Modeled valuation $44M (est)$4.2M$44MSeries A2008Seed · 2008-03-07 Raised $3.2M (real) Modeled valuation $41M (est)$3.2M$41MSeed2008Series A · 2012-01-23 Raised $3.6M (real) Modeled valuation $38M (est)$3.6M$38MSeries A2012Series A · 2012-01-23 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)$2.0M$21MSeries A2012Series A · 2012-01-23 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)$1.0M$11MSeries A2012+$4.2M+$3.2M+$3.6M+$2.0M+$1.0MCumulative $19M

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$4.7M · 2008
Series A extension$4.2M · 2008
Bridge · Series A-stage$3.2M · 2008smaller follow-on
Series A extension$3.6M · 2012
Series A extension$2.0M · 2012
Series A extension$1.0M · 2012

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
$37.8M
Base estimate est.
$4.6M
Conservative case
$205.4M
Upside case
$16.3M
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 energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $50.2M · 2008-03-072008Series A · modeled $44.2M · 2008-03-07Seed · modeled $41.4M · 2008-03-07Series A · modeled $37.8M · 2012-01-23Series A · modeled $21.1M · 2012-01-23Series A · modeled $10.6M · 2012-01-232012
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
52%
Survival probability
28% low · 71% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.61×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
14.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
9 mo
Avg between rounds
$4.8M/yr
Capital velocity
18.3 yr
On record since
2008
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2049 companies in Other Energy. 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) 5.5× above median
This company$18.7M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$1.0M
Sector median$5.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.2× above median
This company$37.8M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 79% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 66% 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 #58 of 78.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Great Plains Sand, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $158.5M (est)Torqued Up Energy Services Inc · Series A Raised $20.5M · modeled $158.5M (est)INEOS New Planet Bioenergy LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $158.5M (est)Advanced Energy Industries Inc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $158.5M (est)A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. · Series A Raised $14.8M · modeled $155.9M (est)Hydro Ex Acquisition, LLC · Series A Raised $14.6M · modeled $154.0M (est)Brigus Gold Corp. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $133.6M (est)Sindicatum Carbon Capital Group Ltd · Series A Raised $11.6M · modeled $122.8M (est)Recast Energy LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $116.4M (est)Bridge Energy Group, Inc. · Series A Raised $11.0M · modeled $116.3M (est)Agni Corp (Cayman Islands) · Series A Raised $10.9M · modeled $115.7M (est)Tauber Terminals LP · Series A Raised $10.8M · modeled $113.9M (est)Rational Energies, Inc. (this company) Raised $18.7M · modeled $37.8M (est)Rational Energies, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Great Plains Sand, LLCSeries A$15.0M$158.5M2.93×
Torqued Up Energy Services IncSeries A$20.5M$158.5M2.93×
INEOS New Planet Bioenergy LLCSeries A$15.0M$158.5M2.93×
Advanced Energy Industries IncSeries A$15.0M$158.5M2.93×
A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd.Series A$14.8M$155.9M2.88×
Hydro Ex Acquisition, LLCSeries A$14.6M$154.0M2.85×
Brigus Gold Corp.Series A$14.0M$133.6M2.47×
Sindicatum Carbon Capital Group LtdSeries A$11.6M$122.8M2.27×
Recast Energy LLCSeries A$15.0M$116.4M2.15×
Bridge Energy Group, Inc.Series A$11.0M$116.3M2.15×
Agni Corp (Cayman Islands)Series A$10.9M$115.7M2.14×
Tauber Terminals LPSeries A$10.8M$113.9M2.11×
Rational Energies, Inc. this companySeries A$18.7M$37.8M0.70×
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$4.7M2008-03-07$21.6M$50.2M90%
Series A$4.2M2008-03-07$19.0M$44.2M90%
Seed$3.2M2008-03-07$15.9M$41.4M90%
Series A$3.6M2012-01-23$16.3M$37.8M90%
Series A$2.0M2012-01-23$9.1M$21.1M90%
Series A$1.0M2012-01-23$4.5M$10.6M90%
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$4.7M2008-03-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$4.2M2008-03-07
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Seed$3.2M2008-03-07
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series A$3.6M2012-01-23
    • Raised again after 47 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series A$2.0M2012-01-23
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  6. Series A$1.0M2012-01-23
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2012 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~9mo cadence
$1.0M
Modeled next size est.range $1.0M$1.6M
0.5×
Last step-up
$4.8M/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
Ian Mackay2 other2008-03
Geoffrey Boyd1 other2008-03
Edward Driscoll2008-03
James B. Lockhart2008-03
James Lockhart2008-03
Steven B. Wachter2012-01
Steven Wachter2012-01
Registry & provenance

Rational Energies, 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
1439021
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Rational Energies, Inc. raised?
Rational Energies, Inc. has raised approximately $18.7M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Rational Energies, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Rational Energies, Inc. is approximately $37.8M (modeled range $4.6M–$205.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Rational Energies, Inc. at?
Rational Energies, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jan 23.
What does Rational Energies, Inc. do and where is it based?
Rational Energies, Inc. operates in the Other Energy sector, based in Minneapolis.
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