Companies · Manufacturing

Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc.

AURORA · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.6M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 46%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Mar 29 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. looks over-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 manufacturing sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.73× the median modeled value of Seed Manufacturing companies in 2019–2021 (134 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
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

Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. is one of 3257 Manufacturing companies tracked from AURORA. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 55% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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
3
Investors (latest)
2018
Year incorporated
2019-03-29
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 · 2019-03-29 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)$2.6M$32MSeed2019Pre-Seed · 2019-03-29 Raised $199K (real) Modeled valuation $3.0M (est)$199K$3.0MPre-Seed2019+$199KCumulative $2.8M

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$2.6M · 2019
Bridge · Seed-stage$199K · 2019smaller follow-on

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$32.5M
Base estimate est.
$2.4M
Conservative case
$254.9M
Upside case
$13.2M
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 $32.5M · 2019-03-292019Pre-Seed · modeled $3.0M · 2019-03-292019
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
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
7.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
7.3 yr
On record since
2019
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) 1.3× above median
This company$2.6M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$199K
Sector median$1.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.7× above median
This company$32.5M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 55% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 73% 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 #22 of 134.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Go Africa LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)Alpen High Performance Products, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $49.1M (est)Rhino Health Inc. · Seed Raised $7.0M · modeled $46.8M (est)DCG Lounger Growth, LLC · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $45.1M (est)Mile High Bioscience, LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $43.5M (est)Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.9M · modeled $42.9M (est)RADCO Ventures LLC · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $42.9M (est)Pinewell RF LP · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $42.6M (est)Lianluo Smart Ltd · Seed Raised $8.1M · modeled $42.1M (est)Zinc-Polymer Investor Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $3.4M · modeled $42.0M (est)Otto Aviation Group, LLC · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $39.5M (est)CyH.COM LLC · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $38.6M (est)Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. (this company) Raised $2.6M · modeled $32.5M (est)Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Go Africa LLCSeed$4.0M$49.1M2.61×
Alpen High Performance Products, Inc.Seed$4.0M$49.1M2.61×
Rhino Health Inc.Seed$7.0M$46.8M2.50×
DCG Lounger Growth, LLCSeed$3.7M$45.1M2.41×
Mile High Bioscience, LLCSeed$3.5M$43.5M2.32×
Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc.Seed$4.9M$42.9M2.29×
RADCO Ventures LLCSeed$3.5M$42.9M2.29×
Pinewell RF LPSeed$3.5M$42.6M2.27×
Lianluo Smart LtdSeed$8.1M$42.1M2.24×
Zinc-Polymer Investor Holdings, LLCSeed$3.4M$42.0M2.24×
Otto Aviation Group, LLCSeed$3.9M$39.5M2.10×
CyH.COM LLCSeed$3.1M$38.6M2.06×
Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. this companySeed$2.6M$32.5M1.73×
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$2.6M2019-03-29$13.2M$32.5M90%
Pre-Seed$199K2019-03-29$1.1M$3.0M90%
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$2.6M2019-03-29
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$199K2019-03-29
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 13.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$199K
Modeled next size est.range $199K$318K
0.1×
Last step-up
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
Andrew Sturner6 other2019-03
Matthew Anderson6 other2019-03
Dov Szapiro2 other2019-03
Todd Boren2 other2019-03
Conor McBroom2019-03
Jess Wetsel2019-03
John Dunwoody2019-03
Salur Kurucu2019-03
Registry & provenance

Vanguard Scientific Systems, 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
1777735
SEC CIK
2018
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. raised?
Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. has raised approximately $2.6M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. is approximately $32.5M (modeled range $2.4M–$254.9M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. at?
Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Mar 29.
What does Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. do and where is it based?
Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in AURORA.
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