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Spark in the Dark Productions LLC

LOS ANGELES · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Spark in the Dark Productions LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.3M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.6×
Latest step-up
Top 47%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed May 04 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Spark in the Dark Productions LLC looks over-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 media sector profile.

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

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.38× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Media & Content companies in 2016–2018 (84 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports no revenue, yet is modeled well above niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Spark in the Dark Productions LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
10.2 yr record
Peak capital year was 2016 with $1.3M across 2 filings.
Market position
ahead of 54% of Media & Content peers
Capital scale is ahead of 54% of Media & Content peers; modeled value is above 61% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Consistent
Canonical totals and visible filing detail are broadly aligned.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2016: $1.3M across 2 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $775K on 2016-05-04.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
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

Spark in the Dark Productions LLC is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from LOS ANGELES. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 54% 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
No revenue
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2016
Year incorporated
2016-05-04
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2016-05-04 Raised $775K (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)$775K$16MPre-Seed2016Pre-Seed · 2016-05-04 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)$500K$10MPre-Seed2016+$500KCumulative $1.3M

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$775K · 2016
Pre-Seed extension$500K · 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
$16.1M
Base estimate est.
$465K
Conservative case
$182.8M
Upside case
$4.3M
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 media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $16.1M · 2016-05-042016Pre-Seed · modeled $10.4M · 2016-05-042016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
27%
Survival probability
11% low · 50% high
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
10.2 yr
On record since
2016
First round
2
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) 0.6× of median
This company$1.3M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.4× above median
This company$500K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.0× of median
This company$16.1M
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 54% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 61% 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 #13 of 84.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Lifeline Entertainment, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)First American Media Group, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $20.8M (est)Media Design Group, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)New Hope Productions LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)Recall Studios Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.2M · modeled $20.8M (est)Cirrina Studios, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)Icelounge Media, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)Fossil Records, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)S&T Media · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $20.8M (est)Glass-Media, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $960K · modeled $20.0M (est)Dope Media, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $18.2M (est)Complex Sports & Entertainment LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $850K · modeled $17.7M (est)Spark in the Dark Productions LLC (this company) Raised $1.3M · modeled $16.1M (est)Spark in the Dark Productions LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Lifeline Entertainment, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.08×
First American Media Group, Inc.Pre-Seed$3.3M$20.8M3.08×
Media Design Group, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.08×
New Hope Productions LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.08×
Recall Studios IncPre-Seed$1.2M$20.8M3.08×
Cirrina Studios, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.08×
Icelounge Media, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.08×
Fossil Records, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.08×
S&T MediaPre-Seed$1.0M$20.8M3.08×
Glass-Media, Inc.Pre-Seed$960K$20.0M2.95×
Dope Media, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$18.2M2.69×
Complex Sports & Entertainment LLCPre-Seed$850K$17.7M2.62×
Spark in the Dark Productions LLC this companyPre-Seed$1.3M$16.1M2.38×
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$775K2016-05-04$4.3M$16.1M90%
Pre-Seed$500K2016-05-04$2.8M$10.4M85%
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$775K2016-05-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$500K2016-05-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$500K
Modeled next size est.range $500K$800K
0.6×
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
Adam Matthew Dick2016-05
Registry & provenance

Spark in the Dark Productions LLC 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
1674403
SEC CIK
2016
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Spark in the Dark Productions LLC raised?
Spark in the Dark Productions LLC has raised approximately $1.3M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Spark in the Dark Productions LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Spark in the Dark Productions LLC is approximately $16.1M (modeled range $465K–$182.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Spark in the Dark Productions LLC at?
Spark in the Dark Productions LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed May 04.
What does Spark in the Dark Productions LLC do and where is it based?
Spark in the Dark Productions LLC operates in the Media & Content sector, based in LOS ANGELES.
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