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Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCNew on the radar

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Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.→
$344K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
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Latest step-up
Top 84%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Jan 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC looks fair against its niche peers and is active 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.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.80× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Other companies in 2025–2027 (710 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (80% of peer median) for its niche.
Active
  • Last raise 5 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Raising on or ahead of the sector's normal rhythm.

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

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
0.7 yr record
Peak capital year was 2026 with $344K across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 17% of Other peers
Capital scale is ahead of 17% of Other peers; modeled value is above 4% 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
Consistent
Canonical totals and visible filing detail are broadly aligned.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • Sector is still broad/Other, so operating comparables are weak.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2026: $344K across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $344K on 2026-01-29.
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.
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

Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from BURBANK. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 17% 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(c)
Reg D exemption
17
Investors (latest)
2025
Year incorporated
2026-01-29
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$250K$500K$750K$1.0MPre-Seed · 2026-01-29 Raised $344K (real) Modeled valuation $689K (est)$344K$689KPre-Seed2026

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$344K · 2026

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$689K
Base estimate est.
$229K
Conservative case
$1.4M
Upside case
$1.9M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seed — a round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. 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
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
0.4 yr
Elapsed time used
0.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
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Avg between rounds
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Capital velocity
0.7 yr
On record since
2026
First round
New
First-time filer
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 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)▼ 0.2× of median
This company$344K
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage)▼ 1.0× of median
This company$344K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages)▼ 0.0× of median
This company$689K
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 17% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 4% 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 #408 of 710.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Rocket Carwash, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $3.2M (est)Chapel Hill, LP · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $3.1M (est)Zab's Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $3.1M (est)Producer Mezcal LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $3.1M (est)KBS ARC Investment LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $992K · modeled $3.0M (est)Unrefind Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $3.0M (est)TKO Solutions, L.L.C. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $3.0M (est)Savvy Trader, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $2.0M · modeled $3.0M (est)Playful Wombat Ltd Liability Co · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $3.0M (est)Sbbc, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.3M · modeled $2.9M (est)Terracasa, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $2.9M (est)SIGMAS Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1000K · modeled $2.9M (est)Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC (this company) Raised $344K · modeled $689K (est)Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Rocket Carwash, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$3.2M3.68×
Chapel Hill, LPPre-Seed$1.0M$3.1M3.63×
Zab's Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$3.1M3.60×
Producer Mezcal LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$3.1M3.56×
KBS ARC Investment LLCPre-Seed$992K$3.0M3.50×
Unrefind IncPre-Seed$1.0M$3.0M3.48×
TKO Solutions, L.L.C.Pre-Seed$1.0M$3.0M3.45×
Savvy Trader, Inc.Pre-Seed$2.0M$3.0M3.44×
Playful Wombat Ltd Liability CoPre-Seed$1.0M$3.0M3.42×
Sbbc, LlcPre-Seed$1.3M$2.9M3.41×
Terracasa, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$2.9M3.39×
SIGMAS Inc.Pre-Seed$1000K$2.9M3.39×
Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC this companyPre-Seed$344K$689K0.80×
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$344K2026-01-29$1.9M$689K90%
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$344K2026-01-29
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 17 investors on this round.
Intelligence
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Modeled next raise
$550K
Modeled next size est.range $357K–$879K
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Last step-up
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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
Howard Marks—89 other2026-01
Registry & provenance

Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC 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
2095410
SEC CIK
2025
Incorporated
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Series 57-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$344K$837Knetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Series 1-2, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$346K$1.1Mnetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Series 13-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$332K$1.5Mnetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Series 7-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$331K$1.5Mnetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Series 40-2, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$360K$996Knetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Series 36-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$326K$969Knetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Series 55-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$324K$634Knetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Series 64-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$365K$867Knetwork1 shared operator · same sector · same stage
Semantically similar

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.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
Series 5-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherSeed$9.9M93%
Series 1-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$3.0M92%
Series 42-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherSeed$4.7M92%
Series 43-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$284K91%
Series 41-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherSeed$10.3M91%
Series 55-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$634K91%
Series 40-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherSeries A$18.0M91%
Series 50-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLCOtherPre-Seed$539K91%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC raised?
Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC has raised approximately $344K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC is approximately $689K (modeled range $229K–$1.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC at?
Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Jan 29.
What does Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC do and where is it based?
Series 53-1, a series of StartEngine Private LLC operates in the Other sector, based in BURBANK.
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