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SolarOne Solutions, Inc.

NEEDHAM · Business Services

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on SolarOne Solutions, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.1M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 45%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Feb 16 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

SolarOne Solutions, Inc. looks fair 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 business services sector profile.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.09× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Business Services companies in 2016–2018 (140 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (109% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.4 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 Business Services

SolarOne Solutions, Inc. is one of 2439 Business Services companies tracked from NEEDHAM. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 56% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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
9
Investors (latest)
2017-02-16
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$13M$25M$38M$50MPre-Seed · 2012-06-18 Raised $770K (real) Modeled valuation $24M (est)$770K$24MPre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2017-02-16 Raised $300K (real) Modeled valuation $9.5M (est)$300K$9.5MPre-Seed2017+$300KCumulative $1.1M

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$770K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$300K · 2017

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$9.5M
Base estimate est.
$204K
Conservative case
$107.5M
Upside case
$1.7M
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 scaled by the business services sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $24.3M · 2012-06-182012Pre-Seed · modeled $9.5M · 2017-02-162017
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
31%
Survival probability
12% low · 56% high
1.63×/yr
Annual markup
2.21×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
business services
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
56 mo
Avg between rounds
$229K/yr
Capital velocity
14.0 yr
On record since
2012
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2439 companies in Business Services. 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) 0.7× of median
This company$1.1M
Sector median$1.5M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.9× of median
This company$300K
Sector median$322K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.6× of median
This company$9.5M
Sector median$15.0M

Raised more than 56% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 52% 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 #64 of 140.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Dip Cosmetica Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)preCharge USA, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)Kountable, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)Women In Their Prime, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)SkuSuite, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)SBS Weanling Pinhook II LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $31.6M (est)RonakBM, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.2M · modeled $30.3M (est)All South Flooring, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $900K · modeled $28.4M (est)1052 Partners, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.5M · modeled $28.4M (est)Virtuous Vices, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $875K · modeled $27.6M (est)Port Logistics, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $860K · modeled $27.2M (est)Pathao · Pre-Seed Raised $825K · modeled $26.1M (est)SolarOne Solutions, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.1M · modeled $9.5M (est)SolarOne Solutions, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Dip Cosmetica Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M3.64×
preCharge USA, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M3.64×
Kountable, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M3.64×
Women In Their Prime, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M3.64×
SkuSuite, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M3.64×
SBS Weanling Pinhook II LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$31.6M3.64×
RonakBM, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.2M$30.3M3.49×
All South Flooring, LLCPre-Seed$900K$28.4M3.27×
1052 Partners, LLCPre-Seed$1.5M$28.4M3.27×
Virtuous Vices, LLCPre-Seed$875K$27.6M3.18×
Port Logistics, LLCPre-Seed$860K$27.2M3.13×
PathaoPre-Seed$825K$26.1M3.00×
SolarOne Solutions, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.1M$9.5M1.09×
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.
Pre-Seed$770K2012-06-18$4.3M$24.3M85%
Pre-Seed$300K2017-02-16$1.7M$9.5M90%
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$770K2012-06-18
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$300K2017-02-16
    • Raised again after 56 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 9 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~56mo cadence
$300K
Modeled next size est.range $300K$480K
0.4×
Last step-up
$229K/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
Timothy C. Davis1 other2012-06
Doug C. Stewart2017-02
Henry C. Lin2017-02
John J. Nugent2012-06
Moneer H. Azzam2012-06
Nathanael C. Shepherd2017-02
Robert C. Karlicek2012-06
Rodolfo H. Archbold2017-02
Rodolpho H. Archbold2012-06
Thomas R. Shepherd2012-06
Registry & provenance

SolarOne Solutions, 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
1553432
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has SolarOne Solutions, Inc. raised?
SolarOne Solutions, Inc. has raised approximately $1.1M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is SolarOne Solutions, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for SolarOne Solutions, Inc. is approximately $9.5M (modeled range $204K–$107.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is SolarOne Solutions, Inc. at?
SolarOne Solutions, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Feb 16.
What does SolarOne Solutions, Inc. do and where is it based?
SolarOne Solutions, Inc. operates in the Business Services sector, based in NEEDHAM.
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