Companies · Manufacturing

Unique Fabricating, Inc.

AUBURN HILLS · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Unique Fabricating, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$8.4M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.9×
Latest step-up
Top 25%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Oct 03 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Unique Fabricating, Inc. looks fair 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.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.82× the median modeled value of Series A Manufacturing companies in 2022–2024 (114 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (82% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.7 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

Unique Fabricating, Inc. is one of 3257 Manufacturing companies tracked from AUBURN HILLS. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 76% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
9
Investors (latest)
2022-10-03
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$50MSeries A · 2021-09-15 Raised $4.4M (real) Modeled valuation $33M (est)$4.4M$33MSeries A2021Series A · 2022-10-03 Raised $4.0M (real) Modeled valuation $24M (est)$4.0M$24MSeries A2022+$4.0MCumulative $8.4M

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$4.4M · 2021
Series A extension$4.0M · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — 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
$23.9M
Base estimate est.
$5.6M
Conservative case
$77.3M
Upside case
$18.2M
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 manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $33.4M · 2021-09-152021Series A · modeled $23.9M · 2022-10-032022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
56%
Survival probability
31% low · 77% high
1.26×/yr
Annual markup
1.58×/yr upside case
3.8 yr
Elapsed time used
3.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$8.0M/yr
Capital velocity
4.8 yr
On record since
2021
First round
2
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) 4.1× above median
This company$8.4M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.8× of median
This company$4.0M
Sector median$5.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.0× above median
This company$23.9M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 76% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 67% 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 #74 of 114.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Whitehorse Timber Ventures SPC · Series A Raised $13.8M · modeled $95.9M (est)Camden Timbers Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $13.0M · modeled $85.5M (est)RST Brands, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $84.5M (est)Plantd, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.6M · modeled $77.1M (est)Sanford Aluminum Group, LLC · Series A Raised $11.0M · modeled $72.9M (est)Decked, L.L.C. · Series A Raised $12.4M · modeled $65.3M (est)Mustang Motor Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $9.2M · modeled $62.3M (est)LiftWave, Inc. · Series A Raised $21.7M · modeled $60.8M (est)SUN METALON Inc. · Series A Raised $9.6M · modeled $58.9M (est)MSolar Manufacturing, LLC · Series A Raised $16.0M · modeled $58.9M (est)American Battery Factory Inc. · Series A Raised $11.7M · modeled $57.9M (est)Agbanga Karite, Inc. · Series A Raised $9.6M · modeled $56.9M (est)Unique Fabricating, Inc. (this company) Raised $8.4M · modeled $23.9M (est)Unique Fabricating, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Whitehorse Timber Ventures SPCSeries A$13.8M$95.9M3.29×
Camden Timbers Holdings, LLCSeries A$13.0M$85.5M2.93×
RST Brands, LLCSeries A$15.0M$84.5M2.90×
Plantd, Inc.Series A$13.6M$77.1M2.65×
Sanford Aluminum Group, LLCSeries A$11.0M$72.9M2.50×
Decked, L.L.C.Series A$12.4M$65.3M2.24×
Mustang Motor Holdings, LLCSeries A$9.2M$62.3M2.14×
LiftWave, Inc.Series A$21.7M$60.8M2.09×
SUN METALON Inc.Series A$9.6M$58.9M2.02×
MSolar Manufacturing, LLCSeries A$16.0M$58.9M2.02×
American Battery Factory Inc.Series A$11.7M$57.9M1.99×
Agbanga Karite, Inc.Series A$9.6M$56.9M1.95×
Unique Fabricating, Inc. this companySeries A$8.4M$23.9M0.82×
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.
Series A$4.4M2021-09-15$20.0M$33.4M90%
Series A$4.0M2022-10-03$18.2M$23.9M90%
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. Series A$4.4M2021-09-15
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 61 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$4.0M2022-10-03
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 9 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2023 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$4.0M
Modeled next size est.range $4.0M$6.4M
0.9×
Last step-up
$8.0M/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
Richard L. Baum3 other2021-09
JAMES A ILLIKMAN1 other2021-09
Patrick L. Cavanagh1 other2021-09
BRIAN P LOFTUS2021-09
BYRD DOUGLAS CAIN, III2021-09
KIM L KORTH2021-09
PAUL L FRASCOIA2021-09
SUSAN L BENEDICT2021-09
WILLIAM L COOKE2021-09
Registry & provenance

Unique Fabricating, 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
1617669
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Unique Fabricating, Inc. raised?
Unique Fabricating, Inc. has raised approximately $8.4M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Unique Fabricating, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Unique Fabricating, Inc. is approximately $23.9M (modeled range $5.6M–$77.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Unique Fabricating, Inc. at?
Unique Fabricating, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Oct 03.
What does Unique Fabricating, Inc. do and where is it based?
Unique Fabricating, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in AUBURN HILLS.
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