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Tesla, Inc.

PALO ALTO · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Tesla, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$246.6M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Nov 08 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Tesla, 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 technology 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 0.16× the median modeled value of Series D+ Other Technology companies in 2016–2018 (28 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $100M+ revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.6 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

Tesla, Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from PALO ALTO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% 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
$100M+
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2018-11-08
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$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeed · 2007-01-03 Raised $3.2M (real) Modeled valuation $108M (est)Seed2007Series D+ · 2009-05-11 Raised $136M (real) Modeled valuation $4.3B (est)Series D+2009Series D+ · 2009-08-31 Raised $83M (real) Modeled valuation $2.6B (est)Series D+2009Series D+ · 2010-11-02 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $949M (est)Series D+2010Series D+ · 2011-06-08 Raised $59M (real) Modeled valuation $1.9B (est)Series D+2011Series D+ · 2013-05-30 Raised $55M (real) Modeled valuation $1.7B (est)Series D+2013Series D+ · 2018-11-08 Raised $20M (real) Modeled valuation $633M (est)Series D+2018+$136M+$83M+$30M+$59M+$55M+$20MCumulative $386M

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$3.2M · 2007
Series D+$136.2M · 2009no Series A / Series B / Series C on file
Series D+ extension$82.5M · 2009
Series D+ extension$30.0M · 2010
Series D+ extension$59.1M · 2011
Series D+ extension$55.0M · 2013
Series D+ extension$20.0M · 2018

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
$632.7M
Base estimate est.
$111.1M
Conservative case
$1.4B
Upside case
$166.7M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $108.3M · 2007-01-032007Series D+ · modeled $4.3B · 2009-05-11Series D+ · modeled $2.6B · 2009-08-31Series D+ · modeled $949.0M · 2010-11-02Series D+ · modeled $1.9B · 2011-06-08Series D+ · modeled $1.7B · 2013-05-30Series D+ · modeled $632.7M · 2018-11-082018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
83%
Survival probability
67% low · 92% high
1.29×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
24 mo
Avg between rounds
$20.8M/yr
Capital velocity
19.5 yr
On record since
2007
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 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) 78× above median
This company$246.6M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$20.0M
Sector median$115.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 17× above median
This company$632.7M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 94% 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 #26 of 28.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$100.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Essential Products, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $300.0M · modeled $9.5B (est)Proof Ethereum LLC · Series D+ Raised $250.0M · modeled $7.9B (est)Core Scientific, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $252.0M · modeled $7.9B (est)Cohesity, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $250.0M · modeled $7.9B (est)CRC Group Holdings, LLC · Series D+ Raised $226.8M · modeled $7.2B (est)Barcodes Acquisition Inc. · Series D+ Raised $226.3M · modeled $7.2B (est)Ams Ag · Series D+ Raised $372.9M · modeled $7.1B (est)Azbit.Com Ou · Series D+ Raised $188.2M · modeled $6.0B (est)NewTech Myning OU · Series D+ Raised $187.5M · modeled $5.9B (est)BAKKT Holdings, LLC · Series D+ Raised $182.5M · modeled $5.8B (est)Valor Foundation · Series D+ Raised $160.0M · modeled $5.1B (est)Ceridian Holding Ii Llc · Series D+ Raised $150.2M · modeled $4.8B (est)Tesla, Inc. (this company) Raised $246.6M · modeled $632.7M (est)Tesla, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Essential Products, Inc.Series D+$300.0M$9.5B2.45×
Proof Ethereum LLCSeries D+$250.0M$7.9B2.04×
Core Scientific, Inc.Series D+$252.0M$7.9B2.04×
Cohesity, Inc.Series D+$250.0M$7.9B2.04×
CRC Group Holdings, LLCSeries D+$226.8M$7.2B1.85×
Barcodes Acquisition Inc.Series D+$226.3M$7.2B1.85×
Ams AgSeries D+$372.9M$7.1B1.82×
Azbit.Com OuSeries D+$188.2M$6.0B1.54×
NewTech Myning OUSeries D+$187.5M$5.9B1.53×
BAKKT Holdings, LLCSeries D+$182.5M$5.8B1.49×
Valor FoundationSeries D+$160.0M$5.1B1.31×
Ceridian Holding Ii LlcSeries D+$150.2M$4.8B1.23×
Tesla, Inc. this companySeries D+$246.6M$632.7M0.16×
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$3.2M2007-01-03$15.9M$108.3M85%
Series D+$136.2M2009-05-11$1.1B$4.3B85%
Series D+$82.5M2009-08-31$687.5M$2.6B85%
Series D+$30.0M2010-11-02$250.0M$949.0M85%
Series D+$59.1M2011-06-08$492.1M$1.9B85%
Series D+$55.0M2013-05-30$458.3M$1.7B85%
Series D+$20.0M2018-11-08$166.7M$632.7M90%
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. Seed$3.2M2007-01-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  2. Series D+$136.2M2009-05-11
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 42.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 55 investors on this round.
  3. Series D+$82.5M2009-08-31
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  4. Series D+$30.0M2010-11-02
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series D+$59.1M2011-06-08
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Revenue band moved $25M–$100M → $100M+.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  6. Series D+$55.0M2013-05-30
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  7. Series D+$20.0M2018-11-08
    • Raised again after 65 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~24mo cadence
$20.0M
Modeled next size est.range $20.0M$32.0M
0.4×
Last step-up
$20.8M/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
Antonio Gracias14 other2007-01
Ira Ehrenpreis9 other2007-01
Steve Jurvetson9 other2009-08
Antonio J. Gracias6 other2009-05
Steve Westly6 other2007-01
Elon Musk5 other2007-01
Kimbal Musk4 other2007-01
Brad Buss2 other2013-05
Gilbert Passin2 other2013-05
Jeffrey B Straubel2 other2010-11
Steve J Jurvetson2 other2010-11
Steve R Jurvetson2 other2018-11
Brad W. Buss1 other2018-11
David H Morton Jr.1 other2018-11
Jeffrey Straubel1 other2013-05
Antonio Matthew Gracias2018-11
Brad J Buss2010-11
Deepak Ahuja2007-01
Deepak M Ahuja2018-11
Eric S Whitaker2011-06
George B Blankenship2010-11
George Blankenship2013-05
Gilbert B Passin2010-11
Gilbert S Passin2011-06
Registry & provenance

Tesla, 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
1318605
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Tesla, Inc. raised?
Tesla, Inc. has raised approximately $246.6M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Tesla, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Tesla, Inc. is approximately $632.7M (modeled range $111.1M–$1.4B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Tesla, Inc. at?
Tesla, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Nov 08.
What does Tesla, Inc. do and where is it based?
Tesla, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in PALO ALTO.
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