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Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.

SOUTH BURLINGTON · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$5.9M
Total raised · real
10
Rounds
2.8×
Latest step-up
Top 39%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Apr 05 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Step Ahead Innovations, 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 technology 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 0.91× the median modeled value of Seed Other Technology companies in 2019–2021 (1049 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (91% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Other Technology

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from SOUTH BURLINGTON. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 62% 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
8
Investors (latest)
2019-04-05
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 · 2012-09-24 Raised $320K (real) Modeled valuation $14M (est)Pre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2013-09-13 Raised $192K (real) Modeled valuation $8.1M (est)Pre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2014-06-06 Raised $127K (real) Modeled valuation $5.4M (est)Pre-Seed2014Pre-Seed · 2015-03-04 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)Pre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2015-11-24 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)Pre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2016-07-01 Raised $800K (real) Modeled valuation $34M (est)Pre-Seed2016Pre-Seed · 2016-07-01 Raised $517K (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)Pre-Seed2016Seed · 2017-07-01 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $51M (est)Seed2017Seed · 2018-11-28 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $17M (est)Seed2018Seed · 2019-04-05 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $48M (est)Seed2019+$192K+$127K+$250K+$250K+$800K+$517K+$1.5M+$500K+$1.4MCumulative $5.9M

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$320K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$192K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$127K · 2014
Pre-Seed extension$250K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$250K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$800K · 2016
Pre-Seed extension$517K · 2016
Seed$1.5M · 2017
Seed extension$500K · 2018
Seed extension$1.4M · 2019

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$48.1M
Base estimate est.
$1.2M
Conservative case
$377.1M
Upside case
$7.1M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $13.6M · 2012-09-242012Pre-Seed · modeled $8.1M · 2013-09-13Pre-Seed · modeled $5.4M · 2014-06-06Pre-Seed · modeled $10.6M · 2015-03-04Pre-Seed · modeled $10.6M · 2015-11-24Pre-Seed · modeled $33.9M · 2016-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $21.9M · 2016-07-01Seed · modeled $51.1M · 2017-07-01Seed · modeled $17.0M · 2018-11-28Seed · modeled $48.1M · 2019-04-052019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
39%
Survival probability
18% low · 61% high
1.61×/yr
Annual markup
2.11×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
9 mo
Avg between rounds
$899K/yr
Capital velocity
13.8 yr
On record since
2012
First round
10
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21302 companies in Other Technology. 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) 1.8× above median
This company$5.9M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.8× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$1.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.3× above median
This company$48.1M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 62% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 57% 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 #590 of 1,049.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Platypus Institute Inc. · Seed Raised $6.5M · modeled $136.3M (est)Pointivo, Inc. · Seed Raised $5.4M · modeled $136.3M (est)RealtimeX Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Scholastic Network Partners, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Social Circle, LLC · Seed Raised $4.5M · modeled $136.3M (est)Altinity Inc. · Seed Raised $6.9M · modeled $136.3M (est)Thundra, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Sideqik, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)LevelOps Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Zebrium, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.3M · modeled $136.3M (est)Datawire, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Centercode, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.5M · modeled $136.3M (est)Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. (this company) Raised $5.9M · modeled $48.1M (est)Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Platypus Institute Inc.Seed$6.5M$136.3M2.57×
Pointivo, Inc.Seed$5.4M$136.3M2.57×
RealtimeX Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Scholastic Network Partners, LLCSeed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Social Circle, LLCSeed$4.5M$136.3M2.57×
Altinity Inc.Seed$6.9M$136.3M2.57×
Thundra, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Sideqik, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
LevelOps Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Zebrium, Inc.Seed$7.3M$136.3M2.57×
Datawire, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.57×
Centercode, Inc.Seed$7.5M$136.3M2.57×
Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. this companySeed$5.9M$48.1M0.91×
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$320K2012-09-24$1.8M$13.6M85%
Pre-Seed$192K2013-09-13$1.1M$8.1M85%
Pre-Seed$127K2014-06-06$708K$5.4M85%
Pre-Seed$250K2015-03-04$1.4M$10.6M85%
Pre-Seed$250K2015-11-24$1.4M$10.6M85%
Pre-Seed$800K2016-07-01$4.4M$33.9M85%
Pre-Seed$517K2016-07-01$2.9M$21.9M85%
Seed$1.5M2017-07-01$7.5M$51.1M90%
Seed$500K2018-11-28$2.5M$17.0M90%
Seed$1.4M2019-04-05$7.1M$48.1M90%
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$320K2012-09-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$192K2013-09-13
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 2 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$127K2014-06-06
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$250K2015-03-04
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$250K2015-11-24
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  6. Pre-Seed$800K2016-07-01
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  7. Pre-Seed$517K2016-07-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  8. Seed$1.5M2017-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  9. Seed$500K2018-11-28
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  10. Seed$1.4M2019-04-05
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~9mo cadence
$4.0M
Modeled next size est.range $2.6M$6.4M
2.8×
Last step-up
$899K/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
James Clark10 other2013-09
Thomas J. Whalen4 other2019-04
Brian Degen1 other2016-07
TJ Whalen1 other2017-07
Brian T. Degen2015-11
Brian Thomas Degen2019-04
Daniel Thomas Tilipman2019-04
Daniel Tilipman2018-11
Doug Usifer2018-11
Giuseppe E Petrucci2015-03
Giuseppe Petrucci2014-06
Giuseppe T. Petrucci2015-11
James Buran2013-09
James E Clark2012-09
Jon E. Wettstein2015-11
Jon Wettstein2017-07
Thomas D'Urso2013-09
TJ E. Whalen2015-11
Registry & provenance

Step Ahead Innovations, 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
1559971
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. raised?
Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. has raised approximately $5.9M in disclosed capital across 10 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. is approximately $48.1M (modeled range $1.2M–$377.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. at?
Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Apr 05.
What does Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. do and where is it based?
Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in SOUTH BURLINGTON.
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