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Resonant Inc

GOLETA · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Resonant Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$39.9M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
1.1×
Latest step-up
Top 15%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Aug 09 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Resonant Inc looks over-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 telecom sector profile.

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

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.57× the median modeled value of Series A Telecommunications companies in 2019–2021 (26 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.9 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

Resonant Inc is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from GOLETA. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 86% 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
11
Investors (latest)
2019-08-09
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeries A · 2013-06-17 Raised $7.0M (real) Modeled valuation $123M (est)Series A2013Series A · 2013-06-17 Raised $7.0M (real) Modeled valuation $123M (est)Series A2013Series A · 2014-08-13 Raised $119K (real) Modeled valuation $2.1M (est)Series A2014Series A · 2016-04-25 Raised $6.0M (real) Modeled valuation $104M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2017-02-20 Raised $7.5M (real) Modeled valuation $131M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2017-09-28 Raised $9.3M (real) Modeled valuation $163M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2019-08-09 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $176M (est)Series A2019+$7.0M+$119K+$6.0M+$7.5M+$9.3M+$10MCumulative $47M

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$7.0M · 2013
Series A extension$7.0M · 2013
Series A extension$119K · 2014
Series A extension$6.0M · 2016
Series A extension$7.5M · 2017
Series A extension$9.3M · 2017
Series A extension$10.0M · 2019

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
$175.6M
Base estimate est.
$13.3M
Conservative case
$955.0M
Upside case
$45.5M
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 $122.7M · 2013-06-172013Series A · modeled $122.7M · 2013-06-17Series A · modeled $2.1M · 2014-08-13Series A · modeled $104.5M · 2016-04-25Series A · modeled $131.5M · 2017-02-20Series A · modeled $162.9M · 2017-09-28Series A · modeled $175.6M · 2019-08-092019
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
6.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
12 mo
Avg between rounds
$6.5M/yr
Capital velocity
13.0 yr
On record since
2013
First round
7
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) 10× above median
This company$39.9M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.9× above median
This company$10.0M
Sector median$5.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 6.2× above median
This company$175.6M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 86% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 81% 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 #4 of 26.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)California Internet Holdings, L.P. · Series A Raised $13.9M · modeled $219.4M (est)NuWave Communications, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $210.3M (est)Indiana Fiber Network, LLC · Series A Raised $11.0M · modeled $193.1M (est)Verana Networks, Inc. · Series A Raised $9.1M · modeled $158.6M (est)Telescent, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.3M · modeled $156.2M (est)Gabb Wireless, Inc. · Series A Raised $26.5M · modeled $152.3M (est)US Mobile, Inc. · Series A Raised $11.5M · modeled $150.8M (est)911Inform Holdings Inc. · Series A Raised $11.0M · modeled $141.0M (est)SoniqWave Networks LLC · Series A Raised $7.9M · modeled $138.5M (est)Core Technologies Inc. · Series A Raised $8.5M · modeled $135.5M (est)All Custom Goods & Entertainment llc · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $123.7M (est)Resonant Inc (this company) Raised $39.9M · modeled $175.6M (est)Resonant Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
California Internet Holdings, L.P.Series A$13.9M$219.4M1.96×
NuWave Communications, Inc.Series A$12.0M$210.3M1.88×
Indiana Fiber Network, LLCSeries A$11.0M$193.1M1.72×
Resonant Inc this companySeries A$39.9M$175.6M1.57×
Verana Networks, Inc.Series A$9.1M$158.6M1.42×
Telescent, Inc.Series A$13.3M$156.2M1.39×
Gabb Wireless, Inc.Series A$26.5M$152.3M1.36×
US Mobile, Inc.Series A$11.5M$150.8M1.35×
911Inform Holdings Inc.Series A$11.0M$141.0M1.26×
SoniqWave Networks LLCSeries A$7.9M$138.5M1.24×
Core Technologies Inc.Series A$8.5M$135.5M1.21×
All Custom Goods & Entertainment llcSeries A$10.0M$123.7M1.10×
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$7.0M2013-06-17$31.8M$122.7M85%
Series A$7.0M2013-06-17$31.8M$122.7M85%
Series A$119K2014-08-13$542K$2.1M85%
Series A$6.0M2016-04-25$27.1M$104.5M85%
Series A$7.5M2017-02-20$34.1M$131.5M90%
Series A$9.3M2017-09-28$42.2M$162.9M90%
Series A$10.0M2019-08-09$45.5M$175.6M90%
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$7.0M2013-06-17
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 84 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$7.0M2013-06-17
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 84 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$119K2014-08-13
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 58.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Series A$6.0M2016-04-25
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 50.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 72 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$7.5M2017-02-20
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  6. Series A$9.3M2017-09-28
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 155 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$10.0M2019-08-09
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 11 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~12mo cadence
$10.8M
Modeled next size est.range $10.0M$17.3M
1.1×
Last step-up
$6.5M/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
John Major8 other2014-08
John Philpott7 other2014-08
Alan B Howe4 other2019-08
George Holmes1 other2016-04
Michael J. Fox1 other2016-04
Richard Kornfeld1 other2014-08
Daniel Christopher2014-08
George B. Holmes2019-08
Jack B. Jacobs2019-08
Janet Cooper2014-08
Jean B. Rankin2019-08
Jean J Rankin2017-09
Jeff Killian2017-02
Joshua B. Jacobs2019-08
Martin S. McDermut2019-08
Neal B Fenzi2019-08
Neal Fenzi2013-06
Neal J Fenzi2017-09
Robert B Hammond2019-08
Robert Hammond2013-06
Robert L. Tirva2019-08
Ruben B. Caballero2019-08
Terry Lingren2013-06
Thomas Joseph2016-04
Registry & provenance

Resonant 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
1579910
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Resonant Inc raised?
Resonant Inc has raised approximately $39.9M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Resonant Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Resonant Inc is approximately $175.6M (modeled range $13.3M–$955.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Resonant Inc at?
Resonant Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Aug 09.
What does Resonant Inc do and where is it based?
Resonant Inc operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in GOLETA.
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