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Semprius Inc

DURHAM · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Semprius Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$56.8M
Total raised · real
22
Rounds
0.5×
Latest step-up
Top 7%
Sector rank · raised
Recurring offerings
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Nov 09 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Semprius Inc has raised $57M over 22 rounds; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the technology sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Program ended
  • Last raise 9.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • For a recurring offering issuer, long silence usually means the offering program is inactive or ended; it is not proof the legal entity is defunct.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Recurring offering issuermedium confidence

Semprius Inc behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Program-like
Frequent filings and follow-ons read more like a securities offering program than discrete startup rounds.
Lifecycle
17.3 yr record
Peak capital year was 2011 with $51.7M across 2 filings.
Market position
ahead of 94% of Other Technology peers
Capital scale is ahead of 94% of Other Technology peers; modeled value is above 9% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Lower applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • 28 dated financing filings, averaging about 3 months apart.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2011: $51.7M across 2 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $31.1M on 2011-06-16.
  • Filing rows sum to $88.4M, while canonical raised total is $56.8M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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 Technology

Semprius Inc is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from DURHAM. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 94% 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
2
Investors (latest)
2016-11-09
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by year

This issuer has a dense recurring filing history, so the chart groups filings by year. Solid bars are annual reported capital reported; hatched bars show the latest modeled value est. observed in that year. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Annual capital raised · realLatest value in year · estCumulative funded · real

Dense history compressed: 28 filings shown as 7 yearly buckets. Hover a bucket for filing count, annual capital, and latest modeled value.

$0$250M$500M$750M$1.0B2009: 3 filings Raised $15M total (real) Latest modeled valuation $180M (est)20093 filings2010: 4 filings Raised $7.0M total (real) Latest modeled valuation $74M (est)20104 filings2011: 2 filings Raised $52M total (real) Latest modeled valuation $628M (est)20112 filings2013: 3 filings Raised $2.8M total (real) Latest modeled valuation $14M (est)20133 filings2014: 6 filings Raised $7.0M total (real) Latest modeled valuation $52M (est)20146 filings2015: 5 filings Raised $3.4M total (real) Latest modeled valuation $20M (est)20155 filings2016: 5 filings Raised $1.6M total (real) Latest modeled valuation $3.7M (est)20165 filings+$7.0M+$52M+$2.8M+$7.0M+$3.4M+$1.6MCumulative $88M

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

This looks like a recurring offering series, so a VC stage ladder would be misleading. Showing the filed offering sequence instead.

Initial offering$178K · 2009
Follow-on offering$8.2M · 2009
Follow-on offering$6.5M · 2009
Follow-on offering$2.0M · 2010
Follow-on offering$1.4M · 2010
Follow-on offering$917K · 2010
Follow-on offering$2.7M · 2010
Follow-on offering$31.1M · 2011
Follow-on offering$20.6M · 2011
Follow-on offering$2.1M · 2013
Follow-on offering$250K · 2013
Follow-on offering$450K · 2013
Follow-on offering$554K · 2014
Follow-on offering$1.1M · 2014
Follow-on offering$1.1M · 2014
Follow-on offering$1.2M · 2014
Follow-on offering$1.3M · 2014
Follow-on offering$1.7M · 2014
Follow-on offering$642K · 2015
Follow-on offering$642K · 2015
Follow-on offering$502K · 2015
Follow-on offering$995K · 2015
Follow-on offering$647K · 2015
Follow-on offering$482K · 2016

Showing first 24 of 28 filings to keep the sequence readable.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$3.7M
Base estimate est.
$295K
Conservative case
$14.1M
Upside case
$669K
Modeled post-money

This issuer files recurring offerings, so the model treats stage labels as a loose sizing heuristic, not a clean VC ladder. The estimate anchors on reported filing amounts and dates, then applies benchmark dilution, survival, and markup assumptions. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $7.6M · 2009-03-262009Series A · modeled $226.5M · 2009-04-14Series A · modeled $179.8M · 2009-04-14Seed · modeled $68.6M · 2010-08-30Seed · modeled $47.1M · 2010-08-30Pre-Seed · modeled $38.8M · 2010-08-30Series A · modeled $73.9M · 2010-08-30Series B · modeled $947.2M · 2011-06-16Series B · modeled $628.2M · 2011-06-16Series B · modeled $65.2M · 2013-03-28Series B · modeled $7.6M · 2013-09-18Series B · modeled $13.7M · 2013-12-05Series B · modeled $16.9M · 2014-02-14Series B · modeled $33.4M · 2014-04-11Series B · modeled $33.7M · 2014-06-20Series B · modeled $38.0M · 2014-09-12Series B · modeled $39.4M · 2014-09-12Series B · modeled $51.5M · 2014-12-29Series B · modeled $19.6M · 2015-03-02Series B · modeled $19.6M · 2015-05-04Series B · modeled $15.3M · 2015-07-17Series B · modeled $30.3M · 2015-09-29Series B · modeled $19.7M · 2015-12-29Series B · modeled $14.7M · 2016-03-11Series B · modeled $8.6M · 2016-06-17Series B · modeled $15.2M · 2016-08-02Series B · modeled $6.8M · 2016-09-07Series B · modeled $3.7M · 2016-11-092016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
67%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.72×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
3 mo
Avg between rounds
$7.4M/yr
Capital velocity
17.3 yr
On record since
2009
First round
28
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21302 companies in Other Technology. 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) 18× above median
This company$56.8M
Sector median$3.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$3.7M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 94% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 9% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

This issuer files too frequently for VC stage labels to be meaningful, so rows are shown as initial/follow-on offerings est. instead of Pre-Seed/Seed/Series buckets.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Initial offering$178K2009-03-26$991K$7.6M85%
Follow-on offering$8.2M2009-04-14$37.1M$226.5M85%
Follow-on offering$6.5M2009-04-14$29.5M$179.8M85%
Follow-on offering$2.0M2010-08-30$10.1M$68.6M85%
Follow-on offering$1.4M2010-08-30$6.9M$47.1M85%
Follow-on offering$917K2010-08-30$5.1M$38.8M85%
Follow-on offering$2.7M2010-08-30$12.1M$73.9M85%
Follow-on offering$31.1M2011-06-16$172.8M$947.2M85%
Follow-on offering$20.6M2011-06-16$114.6M$628.2M85%
Follow-on offering$2.1M2013-03-28$11.9M$65.2M85%
Follow-on offering$250K2013-09-18$1.4M$7.6M85%
Follow-on offering$450K2013-12-05$2.5M$13.7M85%
Follow-on offering$554K2014-02-14$3.1M$16.9M85%
Follow-on offering$1.1M2014-04-11$6.1M$33.4M85%
Follow-on offering$1.1M2014-06-20$6.2M$33.7M85%
Follow-on offering$1.2M2014-09-12$6.9M$38.0M85%
Follow-on offering$1.3M2014-09-12$7.2M$39.4M85%
Follow-on offering$1.7M2014-12-29$9.4M$51.5M85%
Follow-on offering$642K2015-03-02$3.6M$19.6M85%
Follow-on offering$642K2015-05-04$3.6M$19.6M85%
Follow-on offering$502K2015-07-17$2.8M$15.3M85%
Follow-on offering$995K2015-09-29$5.5M$30.3M85%
Follow-on offering$647K2015-12-29$3.6M$19.7M85%
Follow-on offering$482K2016-03-11$2.7M$14.7M85%
Follow-on offering$281K2016-06-17$1.6M$8.6M85%
Follow-on offering$498K2016-08-02$2.8M$15.2M85%
Follow-on offering$224K2016-09-07$1.2M$6.8M85%
Follow-on offering$120K2016-11-09$669K$3.7M90%
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. Initial offering$178K2009-03-26
    • First recorded raise — entered as Initial offering.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Follow-on offering$8.2M2009-04-14
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 45.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  3. Follow-on offering$6.5M2009-04-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  4. Follow-on offering$2.0M2010-08-30
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  5. Follow-on offering$1.4M2010-08-30
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  6. Follow-on offering$917K2010-08-30
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  7. Follow-on offering$2.7M2010-08-30
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  8. Follow-on offering$31.1M2011-06-16
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 11.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  9. Follow-on offering$20.6M2011-06-16
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  10. Follow-on offering$2.1M2013-03-28
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  11. Follow-on offering$250K2013-09-18
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  12. Follow-on offering$450K2013-12-05
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 2 investors on this round.
  13. Follow-on offering$554K2014-02-14
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  14. Follow-on offering$1.1M2014-04-11
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  15. Follow-on offering$1.1M2014-06-20
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  16. Follow-on offering$1.2M2014-09-12
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  17. Follow-on offering$1.3M2014-09-12
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  18. Follow-on offering$1.7M2014-12-29
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  19. Follow-on offering$642K2015-03-02
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  20. Follow-on offering$642K2015-05-04
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  21. Follow-on offering$502K2015-07-17
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  22. Follow-on offering$995K2015-09-29
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  23. Follow-on offering$647K2015-12-29
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  24. Follow-on offering$482K2016-03-11
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  25. Follow-on offering$281K2016-06-17
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  26. Follow-on offering$498K2016-08-02
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  27. Follow-on offering$224K2016-09-07
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  28. Follow-on offering$120K2016-11-09
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~3mo cadence
$120K
Modeled next size est.range $120K$193K
0.5×
Last step-up
$7.4M/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
John Rogers19 other2009-03
John Glushik10 other2009-04
Clinton Bybee9 other2009-03
Kip Frey7 other2009-03
Eric Emmons6 other2010-08
John Regan6 other2009-03
Jack Barry2 other2013-03
Joseph Carr1 other2009-03
Gregory Wolf2011-06
Greg Wolf2013-03
HELENA YEE2014-09
Registry & provenance

Semprius 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
1393412
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Semprius Inc raised?
Semprius Inc has raised approximately $56.8M in disclosed capital across 22 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Semprius Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Semprius Inc is approximately $3.7M (modeled range $295K–$14.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Semprius Inc at?
Semprius Inc shows a recurring offering pattern rather than a clean VC stage progression. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Nov 09.
What does Semprius Inc do and where is it based?
Semprius Inc operates in the Other Technology sector, based in DURHAM.
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