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Return Path Inc

NEW YORK · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Return Path Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$97.5M
Total raised · real
9
Rounds
0.0×
Latest step-up
Top 5%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Return Path 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.

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 0.01× the median modeled value of Series B Other companies in 2016–2018 (298 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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

Return Path Inc is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from NEW YORK. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 96% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
14
Investors (latest)
2016-11-22
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$1.0BSeries A · 2009-07-24 Raised $5.5M (real) Modeled valuation $83M (est)Series A2009Series A · 2011-08-09 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $166M (est)Series A2011Series A · 2011-12-16 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $25M (est)Series A2011Series A · 2012-12-31 Raised $4.2M (real) Modeled valuation $64M (est)Series A2012Series B · 2013-06-28 Raised $29M (real) Modeled valuation $482M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2013-09-27 Raised $6.8M (real) Modeled valuation $113M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2014-06-20 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $83M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2014-11-25 Raised $34M (real) Modeled valuation $567M (est)Series B2014Series B · 2016-11-22 Raised $262K (real) Modeled valuation $4.3M (est)Series B2016+$11M+$1.6M+$4.2M+$29M+$6.8M+$5.0M+$34M+$262KCumulative $98M

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$5.5M · 2009
Series A extension$11.0M · 2011
Series A extension$1.6M · 2011
Series A extension$4.2M · 2012
Series B$29.0M · 2013
Series B extension$6.8M · 2013
Series B extension$5.0M · 2014
Series B extension$34.1M · 2014
Series B extension$262K · 2016

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: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.3M
Base estimate est.
$654K
Conservative case
$16.7M
Upside case
$1.5M
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $83.2M · 2009-07-242009Series A · modeled $166.5M · 2011-08-09Series A · modeled $24.7M · 2011-12-16Series A · modeled $64.3M · 2012-12-31Series B · modeled $481.8M · 2013-06-28Series B · modeled $112.8M · 2013-09-27Series B · modeled $83.1M · 2014-06-20Series B · modeled $566.7M · 2014-11-25Series B · modeled $4.3M · 2016-11-222016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
68%
Survival probability
45% low · 83% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$13.3M/yr
Capital velocity
16.9 yr
On record since
2009
First round
9
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 companies in Other. 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) 48× above median
This company$97.5M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$262K
Sector median$19.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$4.3M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 96% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 22% 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 #294 of 298.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)EIP Investment Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $40.0M · modeled $664.6M (est)HD MSouth Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $39.7M · modeled $659.3M (est)Aston Holding Corp. · Series B Raised $39.6M · modeled $658.7M (est)AirClean Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $39.6M · modeled $658.2M (est)Westminster Virginia LP · Series B Raised $39.6M · modeled $657.9M (est)NextGen CCM, LLC · Series B Raised $39.5M · modeled $656.3M (est)Juvo Mobile Inc. · Series B Raised $44.4M · modeled $649.6M (est)Swordfish Holdings, L.P. · Series B Raised $58.7M · modeled $641.7M (est)Nexcore Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $48.5M · modeled $637.1M (est)Champion Parent Corp · Series B Raised $37.7M · modeled $627.2M (est)ADT Investment LLC · Series B Raised $37.5M · modeled $623.2M (est)Marolina Outdoor Inc · Series B Raised $47.1M · modeled $623.1M (est)Return Path Inc (this company) Raised $97.5M · modeled $4.3M (est)Return Path Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
EIP Investment Holdings, LLCSeries B$40.0M$664.6M2.00×
HD MSouth Holdings, LLCSeries B$39.7M$659.3M1.98×
Aston Holding Corp.Series B$39.6M$658.7M1.98×
AirClean Holdings, Inc.Series B$39.6M$658.2M1.98×
Westminster Virginia LPSeries B$39.6M$657.9M1.98×
NextGen CCM, LLCSeries B$39.5M$656.3M1.97×
Juvo Mobile Inc.Series B$44.4M$649.6M1.95×
Swordfish Holdings, L.P.Series B$58.7M$641.7M1.93×
Nexcore Holdings, LLCSeries B$48.5M$637.1M1.92×
Champion Parent CorpSeries B$37.7M$627.2M1.89×
ADT Investment LLCSeries B$37.5M$623.2M1.88×
Marolina Outdoor IncSeries B$47.1M$623.1M1.87×
Return Path Inc this companySeries B$97.5M$4.3M0.01×
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$5.5M2009-07-24$25.0M$83.2M85%
Series A$11.0M2011-08-09$50.0M$166.5M85%
Series A$1.6M2011-12-16$7.4M$24.7M85%
Series A$4.2M2012-12-31$19.3M$64.3M85%
Series B$29.0M2013-06-28$161.1M$481.8M85%
Series B$6.8M2013-09-27$37.7M$112.8M85%
Series B$5.0M2014-06-20$27.8M$83.1M85%
Series B$34.1M2014-11-25$189.5M$566.7M85%
Series B$262K2016-11-22$1.5M$4.3M90%
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 A$5.5M2009-07-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$11.0M2011-08-09
    • Raised again after 25 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 25 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$1.6M2011-12-16
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 18 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$4.2M2012-12-31
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series B$29.0M2013-06-28
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$6.8M2013-09-27
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 8 investors on this round.
  7. Series B$5.0M2014-06-20
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  8. Series B$34.1M2014-11-25
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  9. Series B$262K2016-11-22
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 130.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 14 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$262K
Modeled next size est.range $262K$419K
0.0×
Last step-up
$13.3M/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
Fred Wilson14 other2009-07
Greg Sands12 other2009-07
Scott Weiss9 other2009-07
Matthew Y Blumberg2 other2009-07
Fred T. Wilson1 other2011-08
Greg Y. Sands1 other2016-11
John T Sinclair1 other2009-07
Anita Absey2009-07
Anita T. Absey2011-08
Brad T. Feld2013-09
Brad Y. Feld2016-11
Fred Y. Wilson2016-11
George Bilbrey2009-07
George T. Bilbrey2011-08
George Y. Bilbrey2016-11
Greg T. Sands2011-08
Jeffrey T. Epstein2012-12
Jeffrey Y. Epstein2016-11
Jennifer Y. Walsh2016-11
Lisa T. Mogensen2014-06
Patrick T. Severson2014-11
Patrick Y. Severson2016-11
Scott T. Petry2011-08
Scott T. Weiss2011-08
Registry & provenance

Return Path 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
1108129
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Return Path Inc raised?
Return Path Inc has raised approximately $97.5M in disclosed capital across 9 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Return Path Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Return Path Inc is approximately $4.3M (modeled range $654K–$16.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Return Path Inc at?
Return Path Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Nov 22.
What does Return Path Inc do and where is it based?
Return Path Inc operates in the Other sector, based in NEW YORK.
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