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SweetWater Energy, Inc.

ROCHESTER · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on SweetWater Energy, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$24.0M
Total raised · real
9
Rounds
0.5×
Latest step-up
Top 18%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Mar 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

SweetWater Energy, 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 energy 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 0.55× the median modeled value of Series A Other Energy companies in 2013–2015 (81 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 13.3 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

SweetWater Energy, Inc. is one of 2049 Other Energy companies tracked from ROCHESTER. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 83% 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$25M$50M$75M$100MSeries A · Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $475K (est)Series ASeries A · Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $238K (est)Series ASeries A · Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $3.2M (est)Series ASeries A · Raised $4.0M (real) Modeled valuation $9.5M (est)Series APre-Seed · 2011-04-04 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $8.1M (est)Pre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2011-04-04 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $8.1M (est)Pre-Seed2011Seed · 2012-06-04 Raised $4.0M (real) Modeled valuation $52M (est)Seed2012Series A · 2012-07-30 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $53M (est)Series A2012Series A · 2012-12-17 Raised $5.7M (real) Modeled valuation $61M (est)Series A2012Series A · 2013-03-01 Raised $3.1M (real) Modeled valuation $33M (est)Series A2013+$100K+$1.4M+$4.0M+$500K+$500K+$4.0M+$5.0M+$5.7M+$3.1MCumulative $24M

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
Series A$200K
Series A extension$100K
Series A extension$1.4M
Series A extension$4.0M
Bridge · Series A-stage$500K · 2011smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series A-stage$500K · 2011smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series A-stage$4.0M · 2012smaller follow-on
Series A extension$5.0M · 2012
Series A extension$5.7M · 2012
Series A extension$3.1M · 2013

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$32.8M
Base estimate est.
$4.0M
Conservative case
$178.1M
Upside case
$14.1M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $475K · Series A · modeled $238K · Series A · modeled $3.2M · Series A · modeled $9.5M · Pre-Seed · modeled $8.1M · 2011-04-04Pre-Seed · modeled $8.1M · 2011-04-04Seed · modeled $51.9M · 2012-06-04Series A · modeled $52.8M · 2012-07-30Series A · modeled $60.7M · 2012-12-17Series A · modeled $32.8M · 2013-03-012013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
52%
Survival probability
28% low · 71% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.61×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
13.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
58 mo
Avg between rounds
$556K/yr
Capital velocity
56.5 yr
On record since
1970
First round
10
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2049 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) 7.0× above median
This company$24.0M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.6× of median
This company$3.1M
Sector median$5.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.9× above median
This company$32.8M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 83% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 63% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #58 of 81.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)AgriGroupe Energy Holdings · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $158.5M (est)Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. · Series A Raised $13.4M · modeled $142.1M (est)Ofs Pro Ci, Lp · Series A Raised $13.1M · modeled $138.2M (est)Apex Wind Energy Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $54.4M · modeled $134.2M (est)Ardica Technologies, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.6M · modeled $134.0M (est)Ethical Electric Holdings, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.1M · modeled $127.3M (est)UniEnergy Corp · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $126.8M (est)Lime Energy Co. · Series A Raised $11.8M · modeled $124.2M (est)Skyline Innovations, Inc. · Series A Raised $16.2M · modeled $123.0M (est)Industrial Heat, LLC · Series A Raised $11.6M · modeled $122.1M (est)Soltage, LLC · Series A Raised $11.5M · modeled $121.5M (est)SG Landlord 3, LLC · Series A Raised $11.0M · modeled $116.3M (est)SweetWater Energy, Inc. (this company) Raised $24.0M · modeled $32.8M (est)SweetWater Energy, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
AgriGroupe Energy HoldingsSeries A$15.0M$158.5M2.67×
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P.Series A$13.4M$142.1M2.40×
Ofs Pro Ci, LpSeries A$13.1M$138.2M2.33×
Apex Wind Energy Holdings, LLCSeries A$54.4M$134.2M2.26×
Ardica Technologies, Inc.Series A$14.6M$134.0M2.26×
Ethical Electric Holdings, Inc.Series A$14.1M$127.3M2.15×
UniEnergy CorpSeries A$12.0M$126.8M2.14×
Lime Energy Co.Series A$11.8M$124.2M2.09×
Skyline Innovations, Inc.Series A$16.2M$123.0M2.07×
Industrial Heat, LLCSeries A$11.6M$122.1M2.06×
Soltage, LLCSeries A$11.5M$121.5M2.05×
SG Landlord 3, LLCSeries A$11.0M$116.3M1.96×
SweetWater Energy, Inc. this companySeries A$24.0M$32.8M0.55×
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$500K2011-04-04$2.8M$8.1M90%
Pre-Seed$500K2011-04-04$2.8M$8.1M90%
Seed$4.0M2012-06-04$20.0M$51.9M90%
Series A$5.0M2012-07-30$22.7M$52.8M90%
Series A$5.7M2012-12-17$26.1M$60.7M90%
Series A$3.1M2013-03-01$14.1M$32.8M90%
Series A$200K$909K$475K90%
Series A$100K$455K$238K90%
Series A$1.4M$6.1M$3.2M90%
Series A$4.0M$18.2M$9.5M90%
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$500K2011-04-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$500K2011-04-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Seed$4.0M2012-06-04
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  4. Series A$5.0M2012-07-30
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series A$5.7M2012-12-17
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  6. Series A$3.1M2013-03-01
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~58mo cadence
$3.1M
Modeled next size est.range $3.1M$5.0M
0.5×
Last step-up
$556K/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
Arunas Chesonis10 other2012-07
William E. Jones1 other
Algimantas K. Chesonis2012-06
Algimantis K. Chesonis2012-07
ARUNAS PATRICK CHESONIS2011-04
Arunas W. Chesonis
George E. Daddis
Jerry Horton2012-07
JERRY PATRICK HORTON2011-04
Jerry Wayne Horton
Jerry W. Horton
John Baron2012-07
JOHN PATRICK BARON2011-04
John P. Baron
JONATHAN RICHARD SHERWOOD2011-04
Jonathan R. Sherwood
Karl K. Doenges2012-06
Keith M. Wilson2012-06
Nathan L. Rudgers
Ronald Boillat2012-07
RONALD PATRICK BOILLAT2011-04
Sarad M. Parekh2012-06
William Robert Stromeyer
William R. Stromeyer
Registry & provenance

SweetWater Energy, 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
1482362
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has SweetWater Energy, Inc. raised?
SweetWater Energy, Inc. has raised approximately $24.0M in disclosed capital across 9 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is SweetWater Energy, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for SweetWater Energy, Inc. is approximately $32.8M (modeled range $4.0M–$178.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is SweetWater Energy, Inc. at?
SweetWater Energy, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Mar 01.
What does SweetWater Energy, Inc. do and where is it based?
SweetWater Energy, Inc. operates in the Other Energy sector, based in ROCHESTER.
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