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Secure Channels Inc.

IRVINE · Cybersecurity · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Secure Channels Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.0M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 68%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Aug 04 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Secure Channels 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 cybersecurity 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 2.00× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Cybersecurity companies in 2016–2018 (12 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
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 Cybersecurity

Secure Channels Inc. is one of 270 Cybersecurity companies tracked from IRVINE. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 33% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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)
2016
Year incorporated
2017-08-04
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$13M$25M$38M$50MPre-Seed · 2017-08-04 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $48M (est)$1.0M$48MPre-Seed2017

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
Pre-Seed$1.0M · 2017

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$48.1M
Base estimate est.
$667K
Conservative case
$545.6M
Upside case
$5.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the cybersecurity sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
30%
Survival probability
12% low · 55% high
1.75×/yr
Annual markup
2.37×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
cybersecurity
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
8.9 yr
On record since
2017
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 270 companies in Cybersecurity. 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) 0.2× of median
This company$1.0M
Sector median$6.2M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.5× above median
This company$1.0M
Sector median$400K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.1× above median
This company$48.1M
Sector median$45.4M

Raised more than 33% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 62% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #1 of 12.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Benchmark Secured Storage Of Hartland, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $48.1M (est)Triple Threat LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $750K · modeled $36.1M (est)Securus Data Centers LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $724K · modeled $34.8M (est)StegoSOC Cloud Security Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $642K · modeled $30.9M (est)National Cyber Education Group, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $24.1M (est)Secure Authenticated Systems, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $24.1M (est)C3 Security Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $475K · modeled $22.9M (est)Cybernetex Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $328K · modeled $15.8M (est)Hill Top Security Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $173K · modeled $8.3M (est)International Maritime Security Associates Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $417K · modeled $8.0M (est)Total Cannabis Security Solutions Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $155K · modeled $7.5M (est)Secure Channels Inc. (this company) Raised $1.0M · modeled $48.1M (est)Secure Channels Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Secure Channels Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.0M$48.1M2.00×
Benchmark Secured Storage Of Hartland, LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$48.1M2.00×
Triple Threat LLCPre-Seed$750K$36.1M1.50×
Securus Data Centers LLCPre-Seed$724K$34.8M1.45×
StegoSOC Cloud Security Inc.Pre-Seed$642K$30.9M1.28×
National Cyber Education Group, Inc.Pre-Seed$500K$24.1M1.00×
Secure Authenticated Systems, Inc.Pre-Seed$500K$24.1M1.00×
C3 Security Inc.Pre-Seed$475K$22.9M0.95×
Cybernetex Corp.Pre-Seed$328K$15.8M0.66×
Hill Top Security Inc.Pre-Seed$173K$8.3M0.35×
International Maritime Security Associates Inc.Pre-Seed$417K$8.0M0.33×
Total Cannabis Security Solutions Inc.Pre-Seed$155K$7.5M0.31×
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.
Pre-Seed$1.0M2017-08-04$5.6M$48.1M90%
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. Pre-Seed$1.0M2017-08-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$1.6M
Modeled next size est.range $1.0M$2.6M
Last step-up
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
Carl Hebeler2017-08
Leslie Wittlin2017-08
Paul Marcela2017-08
Peter Daniels2017-08
Richard Blech2017-08
Registry & provenance

Secure Channels 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
1718552
SEC CIK
2016
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Secure Channels Inc. raised?
Secure Channels Inc. has raised approximately $1.0M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Secure Channels Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Secure Channels Inc. is approximately $48.1M (modeled range $667K–$545.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Secure Channels Inc. at?
Secure Channels Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Aug 04.
What does Secure Channels Inc. do and where is it based?
Secure Channels Inc. operates in the Cybersecurity sector, based in IRVINE.
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