Companies · Telecommunications

Really Simple Software, Inc.

TIBURON · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Really Simple Software, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$10.8M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.9×
Latest step-up
Top 33%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Mar 26 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Really Simple Software, 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 telecom 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 0.97× the median modeled value of Series A Telecommunications companies in 2013–2015 (41 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (97% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 11.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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 Telecommunications

Really Simple Software, Inc. is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from TIBURON. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 68% 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
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 · 2013-03-20 Raised $5.7M (real) Modeled valuation $99M (est)$5.7M$99MSeries A2013Series A · 2015-03-26 Raised $5.1M (real) Modeled valuation $89M (est)$5.1M$89MSeries A2015+$5.1MCumulative $11M

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$5.7M · 2013
Series A extension$5.1M · 2015

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$89.4M
Base estimate est.
$6.7M
Conservative case
$485.9M
Upside case
$23.2M
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 telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $99.5M · 2013-03-202013Series A · modeled $89.4M · 2015-03-262015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
53%
Survival probability
29% low · 73% high
1.39×/yr
Annual markup
1.75×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
11.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
24 mo
Avg between rounds
$5.3M/yr
Capital velocity
13.3 yr
On record since
2013
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 2.7× above median
This company$10.8M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× of median
This company$5.1M
Sector median$5.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.2× above median
This company$89.4M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 68% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 71% 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 #24 of 41.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Texas Energy Network, LLC · Series A Raised $23.2M · modeled $262.9M (est)Novatel Wireless Inc · Series A Raised $14.4M · modeled $252.6M (est)USConnect Holdings, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $245.4M (est)Insite Wireless Group, LLC · Series A Raised $24.5M · modeled $209.5M (est)Fiberzone Networks Inc · Series A Raised $31.4M · modeled $200.6M (est)Northeast Wireless Networks, LLC · Series A Raised $26.0M · modeled $192.7M (est)Signal Point Holdings Corp. · Series A Raised $29.4M · modeled $187.6M (est)Cypress Cellular, L.P. · Series A Raised $10.5M · modeled $184.5M (est)Polaris Wireless Inc · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $175.3M (est)Commzoom Communications, Llc · Series A Raised $11.3M · modeled $147.2M (est)Appia Inc. · Series A Raised $53.5M · modeled $140.2M (est)Hotel Internet Services, LLC · Series A Raised $7.5M · modeled $131.5M (est)Really Simple Software, Inc. (this company) Raised $10.8M · modeled $89.4M (est)Really Simple Software, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Texas Energy Network, LLCSeries A$23.2M$262.9M2.85×
Novatel Wireless IncSeries A$14.4M$252.6M2.74×
USConnect Holdings, Inc.Series A$14.0M$245.4M2.66×
Insite Wireless Group, LLCSeries A$24.5M$209.5M2.27×
Fiberzone Networks IncSeries A$31.4M$200.6M2.17×
Northeast Wireless Networks, LLCSeries A$26.0M$192.7M2.09×
Signal Point Holdings Corp.Series A$29.4M$187.6M2.03×
Cypress Cellular, L.P.Series A$10.5M$184.5M2.00×
Polaris Wireless IncSeries A$10.0M$175.3M1.90×
Commzoom Communications, LlcSeries A$11.3M$147.2M1.59×
Appia Inc.Series A$53.5M$140.2M1.52×
Hotel Internet Services, LLCSeries A$7.5M$131.5M1.42×
Really Simple Software, Inc. this companySeries A$10.8M$89.4M0.97×
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$5.7M2013-03-20$25.8M$99.5M90%
Series A$5.1M2015-03-26$23.2M$89.4M90%
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$5.7M2013-03-20
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$5.1M2015-03-26
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~24mo cadence
$5.1M
Modeled next size est.range $5.1M$8.2M
0.9×
Last step-up
$5.3M/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
Matthew McCall6 other2013-03
Robert Doris1 other2013-03
Bruce Randall2013-03
Leighton Clay2015-03
Mark Ely2013-03
Registry & provenance

Really Simple Software, 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
1572933
SEC CIK
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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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Frequently asked
How much funding has Really Simple Software, Inc. raised?
Really Simple Software, Inc. has raised approximately $10.8M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Really Simple Software, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Really Simple Software, Inc. is approximately $89.4M (modeled range $6.7M–$485.9M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Really Simple Software, Inc. at?
Really Simple Software, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Mar 26.
What does Really Simple Software, Inc. do and where is it based?
Really Simple Software, Inc. operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in TIBURON.
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