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Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc

PORTLAND · Space / Aerospace · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.2M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 36%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Aug 02 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Sonic Blue Aerospace 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 space/aerospace 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 0.06× the median modeled value of Seed Space / Aerospace companies in 2016–2018 (8 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.9 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 Space / Aerospace

Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc is one of 133 Space / Aerospace companies tracked from PORTLAND. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 65% 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.

space/aerospace

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
10
Investors (latest)
2016-08-02
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$100MPre-Seed · 2010-06-04 Raised $830K (real) Modeled valuation $29M (est)$830K$29MPre-Seed2010Seed · 2014-07-01 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $71M (est)$2.6M$71MSeed2014Seed · 2014-07-10 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$1.2M$35MSeed2014Seed · 2016-08-02 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $2.8M (est)$100K$2.8MSeed2016+$2.6M+$1.2M+$100KCumulative $4.7M

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$830K · 2010
Seed$2.6M · 2014
Seed extension$1.2M · 2014
Seed extension$100K · 2016

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.8M
Base estimate est.
$77K
Conservative case
$22.0M
Upside case
$500K
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 space/aerospace sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $28.9M · 2010-06-042010Seed · modeled $71.4M · 2014-07-01Seed · modeled $34.8M · 2014-07-10Seed · modeled $2.8M · 2016-08-022016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
34%
Survival probability
15% low · 53% high
1.59×/yr
Annual markup
2.09×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
space/aerospace
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
25 mo
Avg between rounds
$353K/yr
Capital velocity
16.1 yr
On record since
2010
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 133 companies in Space / Aerospace. 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) 0.5× of median
This company$2.2M
Sector median$4.7M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$100K
Sector median$1.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$2.8M
Sector median$38.2M

Raised more than 65% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 56% 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 #8 of 8.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Ulterius Aviation, LLC · Seed Raised $2.5M · modeled $70.0M (est)Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. · Seed Raised $1.9M · modeled $53.0M (est)NorthEast Planes Aviation, Inc. · Seed Raised $1.8M · modeled $50.4M (est)Impossible Aerospace Corp · Seed Raised $1.8M · modeled $50.3M (est)Hutchens Aviation, Inc. · Seed Raised $1.6M · modeled $45.5M (est)Precision Aerospace Components, Inc. · Seed Raised $1.3M · modeled $36.4M (est)SpaceCraft, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.5M · modeled $32.7M (est)Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc (this company) Raised $2.2M · modeled $2.8M (est)Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Ulterius Aviation, LLCSeed$2.5M$70.0M1.46×
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc.Seed$1.9M$53.0M1.11×
NorthEast Planes Aviation, Inc.Seed$1.8M$50.4M1.05×
Impossible Aerospace CorpSeed$1.8M$50.3M1.05×
Hutchens Aviation, Inc.Seed$1.6M$45.5M0.95×
Precision Aerospace Components, Inc.Seed$1.3M$36.4M0.76×
SpaceCraft, Inc.Seed$2.5M$32.7M0.68×
Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc this companySeed$2.2M$2.8M0.06×
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$830K2010-06-04$4.6M$28.9M85%
Seed$2.6M2014-07-01$12.8M$71.4M85%
Seed$1.2M2014-07-10$6.2M$34.8M85%
Seed$100K2016-08-02$500K$2.8M90%
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. Pre-Seed$830K2010-06-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$2.6M2014-07-01
    • Raised again after 49 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
  3. Seed$1.2M2014-07-10
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  4. Seed$100K2016-08-02
    • Raised again after 25 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 12.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~25mo cadence
$100K
Modeled next size est.range $100K$160K
0.1×
Last step-up
$353K/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
Aaron S. Frahm2014-07
Richard H. Lugg2010-06
Registry & provenance

Sonic Blue Aerospace 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
1451999
SEC CIK
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
Orbital Traction, Ltd.Space / AerospaceSeed$2.1M$26.5Msame sector · same stage
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeed$1.9M$53.0Msame sector · same stage
Ulterius Aviation, LLCSpace / AerospaceSeed$2.5M$70.0Msame sector · same stage
SpaceCraft, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeed$2.5M$32.7Msame sector · same stage
Satellite Innovations, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeed$1.8M$51.7Msame sector · same stage
NorthEast Planes Aviation, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeed$1.8M$50.4Msame sector · same stage
Impossible Aerospace CorpSpace / AerospaceSeed$1.8M$50.3Msame sector · same stage
Jetpack Aviation CorpSpace / AerospaceSeed$2.6M$73.6Msame 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
Ocean Aero, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeed$39.9M82%
Blue Tail Hawk Aviation CorpSpace / AerospaceSeed$17.1M82%
Orb Aerospace, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeries A$13.7M81%
SpaceCraft, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeed$32.7M80%
Spaceflight Industries, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeries D+$1.0B80%
Reflect Orbital Inc.Space / AerospaceSeries B$137.6M79%
Frontier Aerospace CorpSpace / AerospaceSeries A$59.6M79%
Firefly Aerospace Inc.Space / AerospaceSeries D+$1.6B79%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc raised?
Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc has raised approximately $2.2M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc is approximately $2.8M (modeled range $77K–$22.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc at?
Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Aug 02.
What does Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc do and where is it based?
Sonic Blue Aerospace Inc operates in the Space / Aerospace sector, based in PORTLAND.
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