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Sheer Wind, Inc.

CHASKA · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Sheer Wind, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.4M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 68%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Aug 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Sheer Wind, 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 energy 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 0.09× the median modeled value of Seed Other Energy companies in 2013–2015 (79 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Other Energy

Sheer Wind, Inc. is one of 2048 Other Energy companies tracked from CHASKA. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 33% 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
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 · 2012-06-01 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)$1.3M$16MSeed2012Seed · 2013-08-01 Raised $135K (real) Modeled valuation $1.8M (est)$135K$1.8MSeed2013+$135KCumulative $1.4M

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$1.3M · 2012
Seed extension$135K · 2013

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
$1.8M
Base estimate est.
$115K
Conservative case
$13.8M
Upside case
$675K
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 energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $16.2M · 2012-06-012012Seed · modeled $1.8M · 2013-08-012013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
38%
Survival probability
17% low · 59% high
1.38×/yr
Annual markup
1.80×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
12.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
14 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.2M/yr
Capital velocity
14.1 yr
On record since
2012
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2048 companies in Other Energy. 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) 0.4× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$135K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$1.8M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 33% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 8% 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 #78 of 79.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Erie Power LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $51.9M (est)RTO Energy Trading Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $51.5M (est)Quantum Energy Storage Corp · Seed Raised $7.0M · modeled $50.8M (est)Demand Energy Networks Inc. · Seed Raised $6.5M · modeled $49.8M (est)Convergent Energy & Power Inc. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $49.6M (est)Lake Charles Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $45.4M (est)EquityMetrix, LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $45.4M (est)Gulf Shore Energy Holdings, LP · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $42.2M (est)Blue Marble Energy Corp · Seed Raised $5.1M · modeled $41.9M (est)Enduring Hydro,LLC · Seed Raised $3.2M · modeled $41.3M (est)Funeral Services, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.2M · modeled $40.9M (est)Kawa RETC 1, LLC · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $40.2M (est)Sheer Wind, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.4M · modeled $1.8M (est)Sheer Wind, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Erie Power LLCSeed$4.0M$51.9M2.67×
RTO Energy Trading Holdings, LLCSeed$4.0M$51.5M2.64×
Quantum Energy Storage CorpSeed$7.0M$50.8M2.61×
Demand Energy Networks Inc.Seed$6.5M$49.8M2.56×
Convergent Energy & Power Inc.Seed$3.8M$49.6M2.55×
Lake Charles Holdings, LLCSeed$3.5M$45.4M2.33×
EquityMetrix, LLCSeed$3.5M$45.4M2.33×
Gulf Shore Energy Holdings, LPSeed$3.3M$42.2M2.17×
Blue Marble Energy CorpSeed$5.1M$41.9M2.15×
Enduring Hydro,LLCSeed$3.2M$41.3M2.12×
Funeral Services, Inc.Seed$3.2M$40.9M2.10×
Kawa RETC 1, LLCSeed$3.1M$40.2M2.07×
Sheer Wind, Inc. this companySeed$1.4M$1.8M0.09×
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$1.3M2012-06-01$6.3M$16.2M90%
Seed$135K2013-08-01$675K$1.8M90%
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$1.3M2012-06-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$135K2013-08-01
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~14mo cadence
$135K
Modeled next size est.range $135K$216K
0.1×
Last step-up
$1.2M/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
Mark P. Borman1 other2012-06
Cynthia L Lesher2013-08
Cynthia P Lesher2012-06
Daryoush Allaei2012-06
Herbert Connor2012-06
Jay A Novak2012-06
Joseph C Lawyer2012-06
Richie Lee Tabachnick2012-06
Russ L Bruemmer2013-08
Russ P Bruemmer2012-06
Stephen P Hill2012-06
Registry & provenance

Sheer Wind, 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
1587250
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Sheer Wind, Inc. raised?
Sheer Wind, Inc. has raised approximately $1.4M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Sheer Wind, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Sheer Wind, Inc. is approximately $1.8M (modeled range $115K–$13.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Sheer Wind, Inc. at?
Sheer Wind, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Aug 01.
What does Sheer Wind, Inc. do and where is it based?
Sheer Wind, Inc. operates in the Other Energy sector, based in CHASKA.
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