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Sift Media, Inc.

DURHAM · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Sift Media, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$10.0M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 17%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Mar 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Sift Media, Inc. looks under-valued 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. Valuation uses the media 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 0.03× the median modeled value of Series A Media & Content companies in 2025–2027 (15 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Active
  • Last raise 4 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Raising on or ahead of the sector's normal rhythm.
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 Media & Content

Sift Media, Inc. is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from DURHAM. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 84% 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
14
Investors (latest)
2026-03-09
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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeries A · 2015-12-28 Raised $4.2M (real) Modeled valuation $57M (est)Series A2015Series A · 2020-02-11 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $20M (est)Series A2020Pre-Seed · 2020-05-04 Raised $770K (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)Pre-Seed2020Series A · 2020-05-04 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $24M (est)Series A2020Series A · 2023-06-15 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)Series A2023Seed · 2023-06-15 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $5.9M (est)Seed2023Series A · 2025-10-09 Raised $507K (real) Modeled valuation $1.4M (est)Series A2025Series A · 2026-03-09 Raised $226K (real) Modeled valuation $558K (est)Series A2026+$1.5M+$770K+$1.8M+$1.8M+$1.0M+$507K+$226KCumulative $12M

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 A$4.2M · 2015
Series A extension$1.5M · 2020
Bridge · Series A-stage$770K · 2020smaller follow-on
Series A extension$1.8M · 2020
Series A extension$1.8M · 2023
Bridge · Series A-stage$1.0M · 2023smaller follow-on
Series A extension$507K · 2025
Series A extension$226K · 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
$558K
Base estimate est.
$277K
Conservative case
$819K
Upside case
$1.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $57.1M · 2015-12-282015Series A · modeled $20.4M · 2020-02-11Pre-Seed · modeled $16.0M · 2020-05-04Series A · modeled $24.1M · 2020-05-04Series A · modeled $10.4M · 2023-06-15Seed · modeled $5.9M · 2023-06-15Series A · modeled $1.4M · 2025-10-09Series A · modeled $558K · 2026-03-092026
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
50%
Survival probability
27% low · 68% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
0.3 yr
Elapsed time used
0.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$985K/yr
Capital velocity
10.5 yr
On record since
2015
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1052 companies in Media & Content. 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) 4.5× above median
This company$10.0M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$226K
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.0× of median
This company$558K
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 84% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 25% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #14 of 15.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)TopKid Entertainment U.S. LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)Suite Studios Inc. · Series A Raised $22.0M · modeled $40.3M (est)Ora Entertainment Corp · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $38.8M (est)Media Arts Productions · Series A Raised $11.4M · modeled $36.4M (est)Call Back Film LLC · Series A Raised $10.9M · modeled $34.5M (est)Starlings Studios, LLC · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $26.2M (est)Pix Media, Inc. · Series A Raised $7.1M · modeled $23.0M (est)Boyo Productions Limited Partnership · Series A Raised $6.5M · modeled $19.8M (est)Eighth Era Studios, Inc. · Series A Raised $6.7M · modeled $17.2M (est)Redemption Road Studios, Inc. · Series A Raised $6.0M · modeled $16.9M (est)Real Media Works, Inc. · Series A Raised $5.0M · modeled $15.6M (est)MITO Films Inc. · Series A Raised $4.5M · modeled $12.6M (est)Sift Media, Inc. (this company) Raised $10.0M · modeled $558K (est)Sift Media, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
TopKid Entertainment U.S. LLCSeries A$15.0M$49.1M2.48×
Suite Studios Inc.Series A$22.0M$40.3M2.03×
Ora Entertainment CorpSeries A$15.0M$38.8M1.95×
Media Arts ProductionsSeries A$11.4M$36.4M1.83×
Call Back Film LLCSeries A$10.9M$34.5M1.74×
Starlings Studios, LLCSeries A$10.0M$26.2M1.32×
Pix Media, Inc.Series A$7.1M$23.0M1.16×
Boyo Productions Limited PartnershipSeries A$6.5M$19.8M1.00×
Eighth Era Studios, Inc.Series A$6.7M$17.2M0.87×
Redemption Road Studios, Inc.Series A$6.0M$16.9M0.85×
Real Media Works, Inc.Series A$5.0M$15.6M0.79×
MITO Films Inc.Series A$4.5M$12.6M0.63×
Sift Media, Inc. this companySeries A$10.0M$558K0.03×
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 A$4.2M2015-12-28$19.0M$57.1M85%
Series A$1.5M2020-02-11$6.8M$20.4M90%
Pre-Seed$770K2020-05-04$4.3M$16.0M90%
Series A$1.8M2020-05-04$8.0M$24.1M90%
Series A$1.8M2023-06-15$8.4M$10.4M90%
Seed$1.0M2023-06-15$5.2M$5.9M90%
Series A$507K2025-10-09$2.3M$1.4M90%
Series A$226K2026-03-09$1.0M$558K90%
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 A$4.2M2015-12-28
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 17 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$1.5M2020-02-11
    • Raised again after 49 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$770K2020-05-04
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$1.8M2020-05-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$1.8M2023-06-15
    • Raised again after 37 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 20 investors on this round.
  6. Seed$1.0M2023-06-15
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 17 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$507K2025-10-09
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  8. Series A$226K2026-03-09
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 14 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2027 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$226K
Modeled next size est.range $226K$361K
0.4×
Last step-up
$985K/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
Judson S Bowman1 other2015-12
Lee S Richards2020-02
Robert S Long2015-12
Slawek S Pruchnik2015-12
Steve S Nelson2015-12
Wiley S Becker2023-06
William S Stone2015-12
Registry & provenance

Sift Media, 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
1663509
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Sift Media, Inc. raised?
Sift Media, Inc. has raised approximately $10.0M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Sift Media, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Sift Media, Inc. is approximately $558K (modeled range $277K–$819K). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Sift Media, Inc. at?
Sift Media, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Mar 09.
What does Sift Media, Inc. do and where is it based?
Sift Media, Inc. operates in the Media & Content sector, based in DURHAM.
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