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Sunpower Corp

SAN JOSE · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Sunpower Corp — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$165.0M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
123.1×
Latest step-up
Top 4%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jan 31 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Sunpower Corp 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 energy 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 1.13× the median modeled value of Series D+ Other Energy companies in 2010–2012 (8 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (113% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 14.4 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 Other Energy

Sunpower Corp is one of 2048 Other Energy companies tracked from SAN JOSE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 97% of sector peers), and among the largest 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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeed · 2009-04-14 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $17M (est)$1.3M$17MSeed2009Series D+ · 2012-01-31 Raised $164M (real) Modeled valuation $2.0B (est)$164M$2.0BSeries D+2012+$164MCumulative $165M

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
Seed$1.3M · 2009
Series D+$163.7M · 2012no Series A / Series B / Series C on file

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.0B
Base estimate est.
$881.1M
Conservative case
$4.3B
Upside case
$1.4B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $17.3M · 2009-04-142009Series D+ · modeled $2.0B · 2012-01-312012
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
81%
Survival probability
65% low · 89% high
1.10×/yr
Annual markup
1.24×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
14.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
34 mo
Avg between rounds
$59.0M/yr
Capital velocity
17.2 yr
On record since
2009
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2048 companies in Other Energy. 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) 48× above median
This company$165.0M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.6× above median
This company$163.7M
Sector median$105.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 116× above median
This company$2.0B
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 97% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 98% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) 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 #4 of 8.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Vantage Energy II, LLC · Series D+ Raised $347.3M · modeled $3.5B (est)Inergy Midstream, L.P. · Series D+ Raised $225.0M · modeled $2.7B (est)California Ridge Wind Energy LLC · Series D+ Raised $174.1M · modeled $2.1B (est)Crosstex Energy Lp · Series D+ Raised $125.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Kior Inc · Series D+ Raised $150.0M · modeled $1.3B (est)Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Lp · Series D+ Raised $105.3M · modeled $1.3B (est)Stion Corp · Series D+ Raised $145.2M · modeled $301.3M (est)Sunpower Corp (this company) Raised $165.0M · modeled $2.0B (est)Sunpower Corp
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Vantage Energy II, LLCSeries D+$347.3M$3.5B2.04×
Inergy Midstream, L.P.Series D+$225.0M$2.7B1.56×
California Ridge Wind Energy LLCSeries D+$174.1M$2.1B1.21×
Sunpower Corp this companySeries D+$165.0M$2.0B1.13×
Crosstex Energy LpSeries D+$125.0M$1.5B0.87×
Kior IncSeries D+$150.0M$1.3B0.76×
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LpSeries D+$105.3M$1.3B0.73×
Stion CorpSeries D+$145.2M$301.3M0.17×
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.
Seed$1.3M2009-04-14$6.7M$17.3M90%
Series D+$163.7M2012-01-31$1.4B$2.0B90%
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. Seed$1.3M2009-04-14
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Series D+$163.7M2012-01-31
    • Raised again after 34 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 123.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~34mo cadence
$491.0M
Modeled next size est.range $319.2M$785.7M
123.1×
Last step-up
$59.0M/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
Pat Wood, III2 other2009-04
THOMAS H WERNER2 other2009-04
THOMAS R MCDANIEL2 other2009-04
THURMAN J RODGERS2 other2009-04
BETSY S ATKINS1 other2009-04
RICHARD M SWANSON1 other2009-04
W STEVE ALBRECHT1 other2009-04
Arnaud S. Chaperon2012-01
Bernard S. Clement2012-01
BRUCE R LEDESMA2009-04
Christopher S. Jaap2012-01
DANIEL S SHUGAR2009-04
Denis S. Giorno2012-01
DENNIS V ARRIOLA2009-04
DOUGLAS J RICHARDS2009-04
Eric J. Branderiz2012-01
HOWARD J WENGER2009-04
Humbert R. De Wendel2012-01
Jean-Marc R. Otero2012-01
Jerome R. Schmitt2012-01
MARTY T NEESE2009-04
Pat R. Wood III2012-01
UWE-ERNST BUFE2009-04
Registry & provenance

Sunpower Corp 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
867773
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.

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California Ridge Wind Energy LLCOther EnergySeries D+$174.1M$2.1Bsame sector · same stage
ZOOZ Power Ltd.Other EnergySeries D+$156.0M$1.1Bsame sector · same stage
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.Other EnergySeries D+$175.0M$1.5Bsame sector · same stage
Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc.Other EnergySeries D+$151.4M$1.0Bsame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has Sunpower Corp raised?
Sunpower Corp has raised approximately $165.0M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Sunpower Corp's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Sunpower Corp is approximately $2.0B (modeled range $881.1M–$4.3B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Sunpower Corp at?
Sunpower Corp's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jan 31.
What does Sunpower Corp do and where is it based?
Sunpower Corp operates in the Other Energy sector, based in SAN JOSE.
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