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Smooth Candy Corp.

DANVILLE · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Smooth Candy Corp. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$340K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 84%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Sep 18 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Smooth Candy Corp. looks fair against its niche peers and is at-risk 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 0.95× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Other companies in 2022–2024 (1723 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (95% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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

Smooth Candy Corp. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from DANVILLE. 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
$0–$1M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
4
Investors (latest)
2023
Year incorporated
2023-09-18
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$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0MPre-Seed · 2023-09-18 Raised $340K (real) Modeled valuation $1.9M (est)$340K$1.9MPre-Seed2023Pre-Seed · 2023-09-18 Raised $140K (real) Modeled valuation $791K (est)$140K$791KPre-Seed2023+$140KCumulative $480K

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$340K · 2023
Pre-Seed extension$140K · 2023

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.9M
Base estimate est.
$227K
Conservative case
$8.2M
Upside case
$1.9M
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $1.9M · 2023-09-182023Pre-Seed · modeled $791K · 2023-09-182023
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
2.8 yr
Elapsed time used
2.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
2.8 yr
On record since
2023
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 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$340K
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$140K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$1.9M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 17% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 11% 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 #906 of 1,723.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)El American Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $11.9M (est)AEA Hope, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $11.8M (est)Joy Milk Tea Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $11.7M (est)Manage Mindfully, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $11.5M (est)ValiDateMe LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $11.4M (est)BW-IGC, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $11.3M (est)Phoenix Asset Recovery Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $11.3M (est)Hge Fic N Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $10.7M (est)Isegoria, Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $10.6M (est)Brookstone VC Blaze, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $961K · modeled $10.5M (est)Supreme Colas LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $10.5M (est)Asian Court Holdings, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $897K · modeled $10.5M (est)Smooth Candy Corp. (this company) Raised $340K · modeled $1.9M (est)Smooth Candy Corp.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
El American Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$11.9M5.88×
AEA Hope, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$11.8M5.85×
Joy Milk Tea Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$11.7M5.77×
Manage Mindfully, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$11.5M5.70×
ValiDateMe LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$11.4M5.64×
BW-IGC, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$11.3M5.58×
Phoenix Asset Recovery CorpPre-Seed$1.0M$11.3M5.58×
Hge Fic N LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$10.7M5.28×
Isegoria, IncPre-Seed$1.0M$10.6M5.26×
Brookstone VC Blaze, LLCPre-Seed$961K$10.5M5.20×
Supreme Colas LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$10.5M5.18×
Asian Court Holdings, Inc.Pre-Seed$897K$10.5M5.18×
Smooth Candy Corp. this companyPre-Seed$340K$1.9M0.95×
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$340K2023-09-18$1.9M$1.9M90%
Pre-Seed$140K2023-09-18$778K$791K90%
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$340K2023-09-18
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$140K2023-09-18
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$140K
Modeled next size est.range $140K$224K
0.4×
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
Catherine Clarke2023-09
Gina Holmquist2023-09
Registry & provenance

Smooth Candy Corp. 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
2006634
SEC CIK
2023
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Smooth Candy Corp. raised?
Smooth Candy Corp. has raised approximately $340K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Smooth Candy Corp.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Smooth Candy Corp. is approximately $1.9M (modeled range $227K–$8.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Smooth Candy Corp. at?
Smooth Candy Corp.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Sep 18.
What does Smooth Candy Corp. do and where is it based?
Smooth Candy Corp. operates in the Other sector, based in DANVILLE.
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