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Royal Gypsy Tea Co

Commerce · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Royal Gypsy Tea Co — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$5.6M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 33%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Jun 28 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Royal Gypsy Tea Co 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 0.29× the median modeled value of Seed Other companies in 2013–2015 (998 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 13.0 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

Royal Gypsy Tea Co is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from Commerce. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 68% 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
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$100MSeed · 2009-05-29 Raised $3.2M (real) Modeled valuation $59M (est)$3.2M$59MSeed2009Seed · 2011-03-31 Raised $1.9M (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$1.9M$35MSeed2011Seed · 2013-06-28 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $9.3M (est)$500K$9.3MSeed2013Seed · 2013-06-28 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $9.3M (est)$500K$9.3MSeed2013+$1.9M+$500K+$500KCumulative $6.1M

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
Seed$3.2M · 2009
Seed extension$1.9M · 2011
Seed extension$500K · 2013
Seed extension$500K · 2013

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: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$9.3M
Base estimate est.
$450K
Conservative case
$72.9M
Upside case
$2.5M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $59.5M · 2009-05-292009Seed · modeled $34.9M · 2011-03-31Seed · modeled $9.3M · 2013-06-28Seed · modeled $9.3M · 2013-06-282013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
40%
Survival probability
18% low · 62% high
1.45×/yr
Annual markup
1.90×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
13.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.4M/yr
Capital velocity
17.1 yr
On record since
2009
First round
4
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) 2.7× above median
This company$5.6M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$500K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.5× of median
This company$9.3M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 68% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 37% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Seed) 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 #913 of 998.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)76826776, Llc · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)DeepWater Desal, LLC · Seed Raised $7.9M · modeled $74.4M (est)Idibon, Inc. · Seed Raised $6.1M · modeled $74.4M (est)76826778, Llc · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Ttri, Llc · Seed Raised $8.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)FC Portland Investments, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Cuba Baseball Initiative Limited Partnership · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)76826777, Llc · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Chameleon Cold Brew, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Blue School Fund 2 LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)InterModal Data, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)76826775, Llc · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $74.4M (est)Royal Gypsy Tea Co (this company) Raised $5.6M · modeled $9.3M (est)Royal Gypsy Tea Co
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
76826776, LlcSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
DeepWater Desal, LLCSeed$7.9M$74.4M2.28×
Idibon, Inc.Seed$6.1M$74.4M2.28×
76826778, LlcSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
Ttri, LlcSeed$8.0M$74.4M2.28×
FC Portland Investments, LLCSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
Cuba Baseball Initiative Limited PartnershipSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
76826777, LlcSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
Chameleon Cold Brew, LLCSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
Blue School Fund 2 LLCSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
InterModal Data, Inc.Seed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
76826775, LlcSeed$4.0M$74.4M2.28×
Royal Gypsy Tea Co this companySeed$5.6M$9.3M0.29×
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.
Seed$3.2M2009-05-29$16.0M$59.5M90%
Seed$1.9M2011-03-31$9.4M$34.9M90%
Seed$500K2013-06-28$2.5M$9.3M90%
Seed$500K2013-06-28$2.5M$9.3M90%
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. Seed$3.2M2009-05-29
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$1.9M2011-03-31
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Seed$500K2013-06-28
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Seed$500K2013-06-28
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$500K
Modeled next size est.range $500K$800K
1.0×
Last step-up
$1.4M/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
Sean Ryan4 other2011-03
Scott Sipprelle1 other2009-05
Paula Muesse2011-03
Zhena Muzyka2009-05
Registry & provenance

Royal Gypsy Tea Co 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
1296759
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Royal Gypsy Tea Co raised?
Royal Gypsy Tea Co has raised approximately $5.6M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Royal Gypsy Tea Co's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Royal Gypsy Tea Co is approximately $9.3M (modeled range $450K–$72.9M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Royal Gypsy Tea Co at?
Royal Gypsy Tea Co's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Jun 28.
What does Royal Gypsy Tea Co do and where is it based?
Royal Gypsy Tea Co operates in the Other sector, based in Commerce.
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