Companies · Energy Conservation

SunPods, Inc.

SAN JOSE · Energy Conservation

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on SunPods, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.2M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
5.0×
Latest step-up
Top 64%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Mar 24 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

SunPods, Inc. 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 climate/enviro 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 4.44× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Energy Conservation companies in 2010–2012 (20 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 16.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Energy Conservation

SunPods, Inc. is one of 254 Energy Conservation companies tracked from SAN JOSE. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 37% 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
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 · 2009-05-18 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $6.7M (est)$200K$6.7MPre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2010-03-24 Raised $1000K (real) Modeled valuation $34M (est)$1000K$34MPre-Seed2010+$1000KCumulative $1.2M

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$200K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$1000K · 2010

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$33.7M
Base estimate est.
$613K
Conservative case
$382.6M
Upside case
$5.6M
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 climate/enviro sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $6.7M · 2009-05-182009Pre-Seed · modeled $33.7M · 2010-03-242010
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
28%
Survival probability
11% low · 51% high
1.67×/yr
Annual markup
2.27×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
16.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
climate/enviro
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
10 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.4M/yr
Capital velocity
17.1 yr
On record since
2009
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 254 companies in Energy Conservation. 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$1.2M
Sector median$2.5M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.8× above median
This company$1000K
Sector median$360K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.2× above median
This company$33.7M
Sector median$27.0M

Raised more than 37% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 58% 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 #3 of 20.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Peak Holding Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $33.7M (est)VAWT Manufacturing Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $33.7M (est)DwellGreen, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.1M · modeled $30.5M (est)Knotts Creek Industries, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $858K · modeled $29.0M (est)H2 Engine Systems, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $16.9M (est)Allfacilities Energy Group, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $350K · modeled $11.8M (est)Groundedpower Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.3M · modeled $11.8M (est)Catalyst Energy Technologies, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $300K · modeled $10.1M (est)Totus Group, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $8.4M (est)WePower, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $200K · modeled $6.7M (est)Turbo-Trac USA, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $200K · modeled $6.7M (est)SunPods, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.2M · modeled $33.7M (est)SunPods, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Peak Holding Corp.Pre-Seed$1.0M$33.7M4.44×
VAWT Manufacturing Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$33.7M4.44×
SunPods, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$1.2M$33.7M4.44×
DwellGreen, LLCPre-Seed$1.1M$30.5M4.02×
Knotts Creek Industries, Inc.Pre-Seed$858K$29.0M3.81×
H2 Engine Systems, LLCPre-Seed$500K$16.9M2.22×
Allfacilities Energy Group, LlcPre-Seed$350K$11.8M1.56×
Groundedpower IncPre-Seed$1.3M$11.8M1.56×
Catalyst Energy Technologies, Inc.Pre-Seed$300K$10.1M1.33×
Totus Group, LLCPre-Seed$250K$8.4M1.11×
WePower, LLCPre-Seed$200K$6.7M0.89×
Turbo-Trac USA, Inc.Pre-Seed$200K$6.7M0.89×
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$200K2009-05-18$1.1M$6.7M90%
Pre-Seed$1000K2010-03-24$5.6M$33.7M90%
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$200K2009-05-18
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$1000K2010-03-24
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2011 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~10mo cadence
$3.0M
Modeled next size est.range $1.9M$4.8M
5.0×
Last step-up
$1.4M/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
Bill Kammerrer2010-03
Carroll Buck2009-05
Dan Jaeger2009-05
Michael Gumm2009-05
Registry & provenance

SunPods, 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
1464071
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
WexEnergy LLCEnergy ConservationPre-Seed$1.2M$13.7Msame sector · same stage
Adamant Energy LLCEnergy ConservationPre-Seed$1.3M$8.4Msame sector · same stage
DwellGreen, LLCEnergy ConservationPre-Seed$1.1M$30.5Msame sector · same stage
Groundedpower IncEnergy ConservationPre-Seed$1.3M$11.8Msame sector · same stage
PwrCor, Inc.Energy ConservationPre-Seed$1.1M$930Ksame sector · same stage
Evaporcool Solutions, LLCEnergy ConservationPre-Seed$1.0M$7.7Msame sector · same stage
Peak Holding Corp.Energy ConservationPre-Seed$1.0M$33.7Msame sector · same stage
VAWT Manufacturing Inc.Energy ConservationPre-Seed$1.0M$33.7Msame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has SunPods, Inc. raised?
SunPods, Inc. has raised approximately $1.2M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is SunPods, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for SunPods, Inc. is approximately $33.7M (modeled range $613K–$382.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is SunPods, Inc. at?
SunPods, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Mar 24.
What does SunPods, Inc. do and where is it based?
SunPods, Inc. operates in the Energy Conservation sector, based in SAN JOSE.
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