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Sword Performance, Inc.

LEXINGTON · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Sword Performance, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$5.0M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 33%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Nov 14 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Sword Performance, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the manufacturing 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 0.17× the median modeled value of Seed Manufacturing companies in 2022–2024 (161 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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 Manufacturing

Sword Performance, Inc. is one of 3257 Manufacturing companies tracked from LEXINGTON. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 68% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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
2
Investors (latest)
2019
Year incorporated
2023-11-14
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$13M$25M$38M$50MSeed · 2020-03-13 Raised $2.1M (real) Modeled valuation $26M (est)$2.1M$26MSeed2020Seed · 2021-12-03 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$1.6M$13MSeed2021Pre-Seed · 2021-12-03 Raised $225K (real) Modeled valuation $2.0M (est)$225K$2.0MPre-Seed2021Seed · 2023-08-09 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $4.9M (est)$1.0M$4.9MSeed2023Seed · 2023-11-14 Raised $320K (real) Modeled valuation $1.4M (est)$320K$1.4MSeed2023+$1.6M+$225K+$1.0M+$320KCumulative $5.3M

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
Seed$2.1M · 2020
Seed extension$1.6M · 2021
Bridge · Seed-stage$225K · 2021smaller follow-on
Seed extension$1.0M · 2023
Seed extension$320K · 2023

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.4M
Base estimate est.
$294K
Conservative case
$4.5M
Upside case
$1.6M
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 manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $26.4M · 2020-03-132020Seed · modeled $12.5M · 2021-12-03Pre-Seed · modeled $2.0M · 2021-12-03Seed · modeled $4.9M · 2023-08-09Seed · modeled $1.4M · 2023-11-142023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
41%
Survival probability
18% low · 63% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.77×/yr upside case
2.6 yr
Elapsed time used
2.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.4M/yr
Capital velocity
6.3 yr
On record since
2020
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3257 companies in Manufacturing. 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) 2.5× above median
This company$5.0M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$320K
Sector median$1.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 68% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 7% 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 #152 of 161.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Three Rivers Preferred Group LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $29.6M (est)Thelma's, L.L.C. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $27.7M (est)Mills Products, LLC · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $26.2M (est)Unity Laundry Systems Corp · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $25.8M (est)Ohio Heat Holdings LLC · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $25.6M (est)VMC Acquisition Co LLC · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $21.8M (est)LightningCath, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $21.6M (est)Smede Son Holding Co LLC · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $20.9M (est)Total Advantage LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $20.4M (est)Applied Bioplastics Corp. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $20.3M (est)World Matcha Inc. · Seed Raised $5.6M · modeled $19.7M (est)Cotsworks, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $19.6M (est)Sword Performance, Inc. (this company) Raised $5.0M · modeled $1.4M (est)Sword Performance, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Three Rivers Preferred Group LLCSeed$4.0M$29.6M3.49×
Thelma's, L.L.C.Seed$3.8M$27.7M3.26×
Mills Products, LLCSeed$3.8M$26.2M3.09×
Unity Laundry Systems CorpSeed$4.0M$25.8M3.04×
Ohio Heat Holdings LLCSeed$3.8M$25.6M3.01×
VMC Acquisition Co LLCSeed$2.9M$21.8M2.56×
LightningCath, Inc.Seed$3.0M$21.6M2.55×
Smede Son Holding Co LLCSeed$3.6M$20.9M2.47×
Total Advantage LLCSeed$3.5M$20.4M2.40×
Applied Bioplastics Corp.Seed$4.0M$20.3M2.40×
World Matcha Inc.Seed$5.6M$19.7M2.32×
Cotsworks, Inc.Seed$2.9M$19.6M2.31×
Sword Performance, Inc. this companySeed$5.0M$1.4M0.17×
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$2.1M2020-03-13$10.8M$26.4M90%
Seed$1.6M2021-12-03$7.8M$12.5M90%
Pre-Seed$225K2021-12-03$1.3M$2.0M90%
Seed$1.0M2023-08-09$5.0M$4.9M90%
Seed$320K2023-11-14$1.6M$1.4M90%
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$2.1M2020-03-13
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 13 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.6M2021-12-03
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Pre-Seed$225K2021-12-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 6.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  4. Seed$1.0M2023-08-09
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  5. Seed$320K2023-11-14
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$320K
Modeled next size est.range $320K$512K
0.3×
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
Daniel Beldy1 other2023-08
Bradford L. Ray2020-03
Bradford M. Ray2021-12
Bradford Ray2023-08
Brian Dworkin2023-11
Chad M. Punchard2021-12
Chad Punchard2023-08
Daniel L. Beldy2020-03
Darin Dillow2020-03
Darin M. Dillow2021-12
Richard M. Remmers2021-12
Richard Remmers2023-08
Robyn L. Zlotkin2020-03
Robyn M. Zlotkin2021-12
Robyn Zlotkin2023-08
Scott L. Black2020-03
Shawn L. Stasko2020-03
Shawn M. Stasko2021-12
Shawn Stasko2023-08
Registry & provenance

Sword Performance, 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
1814853
SEC CIK
2019
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Sword Performance, Inc. raised?
Sword Performance, Inc. has raised approximately $5.0M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Sword Performance, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Sword Performance, Inc. is approximately $1.4M (modeled range $294K–$4.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Sword Performance, Inc. at?
Sword Performance, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Nov 14.
What does Sword Performance, Inc. do and where is it based?
Sword Performance, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in LEXINGTON.
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