Companies · Retailing

Ryu Apparel Inc.

VANCOUVER · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Ryu Apparel Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$9.5M
Total raised · real
10
Rounds
1.1×
Latest step-up
Top 22%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Dec 22 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Ryu Apparel 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. Valuation uses the retail sector profile.

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 0.07× the median modeled value of Seed Retailing companies in 2019–2021 (111 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.5 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Retailing

Ryu Apparel Inc. is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from VANCOUVER. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 79% 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
3
Investors (latest)
2020-12-22
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MSeed · 2009-07-01 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $19M (est)Seed2009Seed · 2009-11-12 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $7.0M (est)Seed2009Seed · 2011-06-20 Raised $3.1M (real) Modeled valuation $19M (est)Seed2011Seed · 2011-08-05 Raised $2.1M (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)Seed2011Seed · 2011-08-05 Raised $2.3M (real) Modeled valuation $14M (est)Seed2011Seed · 2012-02-24 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $9.5M (est)Seed2012Seed · 2013-06-03 Raised $710K (real) Modeled valuation $4.5M (est)Seed2013Seed · 2013-11-07 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $946K (est)Seed2013Seed · 2014-02-03 Raised $180K (real) Modeled valuation $1.1M (est)Seed2014Seed · 2017-06-22 Raised $274K (real) Modeled valuation $1.7M (est)Seed2017Seed · 2017-12-22 Raised $111K (real) Modeled valuation $701K (est)Seed2017Seed · 2020-12-22 Raised $122K (real) Modeled valuation $695K (est)Seed2020Cumulative $15M

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$3.0M · 2009
Seed extension$1.1M · 2009
Seed extension$3.1M · 2011
Seed extension$2.1M · 2011
Seed extension$2.3M · 2011
Seed extension$1.5M · 2012
Seed extension$710K · 2013
Seed extension$150K · 2013
Seed extension$180K · 2014
Seed extension$274K · 2017
Seed extension$111K · 2017
Seed extension$122K · 2020

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
$695K
Base estimate est.
$98K
Conservative case
$4.8M
Upside case
$608K
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 scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $18.9M · 2009-07-012009Seed · modeled $7.0M · 2009-11-12Seed · modeled $19.4M · 2011-06-20Seed · modeled $13.5M · 2011-08-05Seed · modeled $14.3M · 2011-08-05Seed · modeled $9.5M · 2012-02-24Seed · modeled $4.5M · 2013-06-03Seed · modeled $946K · 2013-11-07Seed · modeled $1.1M · 2014-02-03Seed · modeled $1.7M · 2017-06-22Seed · modeled $701K · 2017-12-22Seed · modeled $695K · 2020-12-222020
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
36%
Survival probability
16% low · 56% high
1.23×/yr
Annual markup
1.61×/yr upside case
5.5 yr
Elapsed time used
5.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$827K/yr
Capital velocity
17.0 yr
On record since
2009
First round
12
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. 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) 6.0× above median
This company$9.5M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$122K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$695K
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 79% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 5% 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 #111 of 111.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)11 Point Capital Management LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $25.2M (est)CityEast Markets Inc. ( A California Corporation) · Seed Raised $6.8M · modeled $23.7M (est)Reebonz Holding Ltd · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $22.2M (est)Olive & June, LLC · Seed Raised $7.5M · modeled $22.1M (est)Wondercide LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $21.9M (est)Frey Brothers, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $21.7M (est)Brandblack, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $20.7M (est)Cultivate Holdings, Llc · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $20.5M (est)Les Lunes, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.6M · modeled $19.6M (est)KRD Growers, LLC · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $19.1M (est)Q 51 Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $19.1M (est)Copper Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $19.0M (est)Ryu Apparel Inc. (this company) Raised $9.5M · modeled $695K (est)Ryu Apparel Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
11 Point Capital Management LLCSeed$4.0M$25.2M2.37×
CityEast Markets Inc. ( A California Corporation)Seed$6.8M$23.7M2.22×
Reebonz Holding LtdSeed$3.5M$22.2M2.09×
Olive & June, LLCSeed$7.5M$22.1M2.07×
Wondercide LLCSeed$3.5M$21.9M2.06×
Frey Brothers, Inc.Seed$3.7M$21.7M2.04×
Brandblack, Inc.Seed$3.3M$20.7M1.94×
Cultivate Holdings, LlcSeed$3.3M$20.5M1.92×
Les Lunes, Inc.Seed$4.6M$19.6M1.84×
KRD Growers, LLCSeed$3.0M$19.1M1.79×
Q 51 Holdings, LLCSeed$3.0M$19.1M1.79×
Copper Inc.Seed$3.5M$19.0M1.78×
Ryu Apparel Inc. this companySeed$9.5M$695K0.07×
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$3.0M2009-07-01$15.0M$18.9M85%
Seed$1.1M2009-11-12$5.5M$7.0M85%
Seed$3.1M2011-06-20$15.3M$19.4M85%
Seed$2.1M2011-08-05$10.7M$13.5M85%
Seed$2.3M2011-08-05$11.4M$14.3M85%
Seed$1.5M2012-02-24$7.5M$9.5M85%
Seed$710K2013-06-03$3.5M$4.5M85%
Seed$150K2013-11-07$750K$946K85%
Seed$180K2014-02-03$900K$1.1M85%
Seed$274K2017-06-22$1.4M$1.7M90%
Seed$111K2017-12-22$556K$701K90%
Seed$122K2020-12-22$608K$695K90%
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$3.0M2009-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$1.1M2009-11-12
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 75 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$3.1M2011-06-20
    • Raised 19 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 54 investors on this round.
  4. Seed$2.1M2011-08-05
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 52 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$2.3M2011-08-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 52 investors on this round.
  6. Seed$1.5M2012-02-24
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 18 investors on this round.
  7. Seed$710K2013-06-03
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  8. Seed$150K2013-11-07
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  9. Seed$180K2014-02-03
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  10. Seed$274K2017-06-22
    • Raised again after 41 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  11. Seed$111K2017-12-22
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(c) (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  12. Seed$122K2020-12-22
    • Raised again after 36 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 506(c)).
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$133K
Modeled next size est.range $122K$213K
1.1×
Last step-up
$827K/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
ALEX MCAULAY8 other2020-12
DALE WALLSTER4 other2013-06
CESARE FAZARI2 other2020-12
John Wood2 other2009-11
MARTINO CIAMBRELLI2 other2014-02
Roger Edwards2 other2020-12
KRISTIAN JAMES ANDRESEN1 other2009-07
Marcello Leone1 other2017-06
AARON LORETH2013-06
BILL MARCUS2013-06
BRETT PAWSON2017-06
Brett William Pawson2017-12
CHRIS MARTENS2011-06
Christopher Martens2009-11
CRAIG BROD2013-06
EMMANUEL BROWN2011-06
ERICK R. SIFFERT2013-11
Eric Siffert2009-11
JAMES NOWODWORSKI2014-02
JAMES R. NOWODWORSKI2013-11
Kofi Brown2009-11
KRISTIAN ANDRESEN2011-06
Kristian Andreson2009-11
Leone Marcello2017-12
Registry & provenance

Ryu Apparel 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
1472601
SEC CIK
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Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

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Frequently asked
How much funding has Ryu Apparel Inc. raised?
Ryu Apparel Inc. has raised approximately $9.5M in disclosed capital across 10 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Ryu Apparel Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Ryu Apparel Inc. is approximately $695K (modeled range $98K–$4.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Ryu Apparel Inc. at?
Ryu Apparel Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Dec 22.
What does Ryu Apparel Inc. do and where is it based?
Ryu Apparel Inc. operates in the Retailing sector, based in VANCOUVER.
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