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S&W Seed Co

LONGMONT · Agriculture

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on S&W Seed Co — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$62.3M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Feb 18 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

S&W Seed Co 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 agriculture 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 0.83× the median modeled value of Series B Agriculture companies in 2022–2024 (11 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (83% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 4.4 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 Agriculture

S&W Seed Co is one of 1056 Agriculture companies tracked from LONGMONT. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% 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
1
Investors (latest)
2022-02-18
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries B · 2014-12-31 Raised $32M (real) Modeled valuation $303M (est)$32M$303MSeries B2014Series B · 2015-11-24 Raised $4.9M (real) Modeled valuation $47M (est)$4.9M$47MSeries B2015Series B · 2017-07-19 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $103M (est)$11M$103MSeries B2017Series B · 2018-09-05 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $48M (est)$5.0M$48MSeries B2018Series B · 2021-10-15 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $39M (est)$5.0M$39MSeries B2021Series B · 2022-02-18 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $37M (est)$5.0M$37MSeries B2022+$4.9M+$11M+$5.0M+$5.0M+$5.0MCumulative $62M

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 B$31.7M · 2014
Series B extension$4.9M · 2015
Series B extension$10.7M · 2017
Series B extension$5.0M · 2018
Series B extension$5.0M · 2021
Series B extension$5.0M · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 25%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$36.6M
Base estimate est.
$11.9M
Conservative case
$103.2M
Upside case
$27.8M
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 scaled by the agriculture sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $303.0M · 2014-12-312014Series B · modeled $46.9M · 2015-11-24Series B · modeled $102.8M · 2017-07-19Series B · modeled $47.9M · 2018-09-05Series B · modeled $39.1M · 2021-10-15Series B · modeled $36.6M · 2022-02-182022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
65%
Survival probability
43% low · 79% high
1.18×/yr
Annual markup
1.43×/yr upside case
4.4 yr
Elapsed time used
4.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
agriculture
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$8.7M/yr
Capital velocity
11.5 yr
On record since
2014
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1056 companies in Agriculture. 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) 28× above median
This company$62.3M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$5.0M
Sector median$17.4M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.1× above median
This company$36.6M
Sector median$11.9M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 75% 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 #7 of 11.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Applied LifeSciences & Systems Poultry, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.4M · modeled $196.6M (est)CoverCress Inc. · Series B Raised $36.7M · modeled $184.9M (est)Alta Arbor Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $21.5M · modeled $99.1M (est)Jushi Holdings Inc. · Series B Raised $51.8M · modeled $95.3M (est)AmplifiedAg, Inc. · Series B Raised $40.9M · modeled $70.2M (est)Lowell Farms Inc. · Series B Raised $36.4M · modeled $44.3M (est)Farming First Holdings LLC · Series B Raised $35.4M · modeled $24.5M (est)Cooks Venture, Inc. · Series B Raised $122.7M · modeled $20.0M (est)Springworks Farm Maine, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.2M · modeled $16.2M (est)Agricultural Land Corp · Series B Raised $20.4M · modeled $7.5M (est)S&W Seed Co (this company) Raised $62.3M · modeled $36.6M (est)S&W Seed Co
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Applied LifeSciences & Systems Poultry, Inc.Series B$40.4M$196.6M4.44×
CoverCress Inc.Series B$36.7M$184.9M4.17×
Alta Arbor Holdings, LLCSeries B$21.5M$99.1M2.24×
Jushi Holdings Inc.Series B$51.8M$95.3M2.15×
AmplifiedAg, Inc.Series B$40.9M$70.2M1.58×
Lowell Farms Inc.Series B$36.4M$44.3M1.00×
S&W Seed Co this companySeries B$62.3M$36.6M0.83×
Farming First Holdings LLCSeries B$35.4M$24.5M0.55×
Cooks Venture, Inc.Series B$122.7M$20.0M0.45×
Springworks Farm Maine, Inc.Series B$21.2M$16.2M0.37×
Agricultural Land CorpSeries B$20.4M$7.5M0.17×
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 B$31.7M2014-12-31$175.9M$303.0M85%
Series B$4.9M2015-11-24$27.2M$46.9M85%
Series B$10.7M2017-07-19$59.7M$102.8M90%
Series B$5.0M2018-09-05$27.8M$47.9M90%
Series B$5.0M2021-10-15$28.0M$39.1M90%
Series B$5.0M2022-02-18$27.8M$36.6M90%
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 B$31.7M2014-12-31
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
    • 17 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$4.9M2015-11-24
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Series B$10.7M2017-07-19
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$5.0M2018-09-05
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series B$5.0M2021-10-15
    • Raised again after 37 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$5.0M2022-02-18
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2023 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$5.0M
Modeled next size est.range $5.0M$8.0M
1.0×
Last step-up
$8.7M/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
William Smith5 other2014-12
Mark Wong4 other2014-12
Matthew Szot3 other2014-12
Michael Fleming3 other2014-12
Grover T Wickersham2 other2015-11
Grover Wickersham2 other2014-12
Mark Harvey2 other2014-12
Matthew K Szot2 other2015-11
Mark S Grewal1 other2015-11
Mark T. Wong1 other2015-11
Michael M Fleming1 other2015-11
Michael N Nordstrom1 other2015-11
William S Smith1 other2015-11
Alan D. Willits2018-09
Alexander C Matina2015-11
Charles B Seidler2015-11
Charles Seidler2014-12
Consuelo E. Madere2018-09
Daniel Karsten2014-12
Danielson B. Gardner2017-07
Danielson Gardner2014-12
David A. Fischhoff2017-07
David A. Fischhoff, Ph.D.2022-02
David M. Callachor2021-10
Registry & provenance

S&W Seed 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
1477246
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has S&W Seed Co raised?
S&W Seed Co has raised approximately $62.3M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is S&W Seed Co's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for S&W Seed Co is approximately $36.6M (modeled range $11.9M–$103.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is S&W Seed Co at?
S&W Seed Co's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Feb 18.
What does S&W Seed Co do and where is it based?
S&W Seed Co operates in the Agriculture sector, based in LONGMONT.
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