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Vape Holdings, Inc.

CHATSWORTH · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Vape Holdings, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$7.0M
Total raised · real
12
Rounds
1.9×
Latest step-up
Top 35%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Apr 19 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Vape Holdings, 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 0.21× the median modeled value of Seed Other Technology companies in 2016–2018 (1024 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Vape Holdings, Inc. behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
17.1 yr record
Peak capital year was 2015 with $2.8M across 3 filings.
Market position
ahead of 66% of Other Technology peers
Capital scale is ahead of 66% of Other Technology peers; modeled value is above 27% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Consistent
Canonical totals and visible filing detail are broadly aligned.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2015: $2.8M across 3 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $2.0M on 2015-02-10.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
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

Vape Holdings, Inc. is one of 21302 Other Technology companies tracked from CHATSWORTH. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 66% 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
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$100MPre-Seed · 2009-06-10 Raised $175K (real) Modeled valuation $7.4M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2009-06-10 Raised $516K (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2009-06-10 Raised $518K (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)Pre-Seed2009Seed · 2011-05-18 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $41M (est)Seed2011Seed · 2014-01-27 Raised $110K (real) Modeled valuation $3.7M (est)Seed2014Seed · 2014-03-20 Raised $198K (real) Modeled valuation $6.7M (est)Seed2014Seed · 2014-11-07 Raised $523K (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)Seed2014Seed · 2014-12-03 Raised $560K (real) Modeled valuation $19M (est)Seed2014Seed · 2015-02-10 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $68M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-08-05 Raised $622K (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-12-10 Raised $190K (real) Modeled valuation $6.5M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2016-04-19 Raised $358K (real) Modeled valuation $12M (est)Seed2016Cumulative $7.0M

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
Pre-Seed$175K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$516K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$518K · 2009
Seed$1.2M · 2011
Seed extension$110K · 2014
Seed extension$198K · 2014
Seed extension$523K · 2014
Seed extension$560K · 2014
Seed extension$2.0M · 2015
Seed extension$622K · 2015
Seed extension$190K · 2015
Seed extension$358K · 2016

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$12.2M
Base estimate est.
$315K
Conservative case
$95.6M
Upside case
$1.8M
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 technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $7.4M · 2009-06-102009Pre-Seed · modeled $21.8M · 2009-06-10Pre-Seed · modeled $21.9M · 2009-06-10Seed · modeled $40.9M · 2011-05-18Seed · modeled $3.7M · 2014-01-27Seed · modeled $6.7M · 2014-03-20Seed · modeled $17.8M · 2014-11-07Seed · modeled $19.1M · 2014-12-03Seed · modeled $68.1M · 2015-02-10Seed · modeled $21.2M · 2015-08-05Seed · modeled $6.5M · 2015-12-10Seed · modeled $12.2M · 2016-04-192016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
39%
Survival probability
18% low · 61% high
1.61×/yr
Annual markup
2.11×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
7 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.0M/yr
Capital velocity
17.1 yr
On record since
2009
First round
12
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21302 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) 2.2× above median
This company$7.0M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$358K
Sector median$1.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.3× of median
This company$12.2M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 66% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 27% 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 #949 of 1,024.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)UVify Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Modern Teacher LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Red Lambda, Inc. · Seed Raised $9.2M · modeled $136.3M (est)RSV QOZB Rural, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Stratus Holdings, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Cryptocore Intellectual Holdings LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Watershed Systems, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Punchbowl, Inc. · Seed Raised $5.6M · modeled $136.3M (est)Pixobot, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.7M · modeled $136.3M (est)Devmynd Software Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)OneDine, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Lea, Llc · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $136.3M (est)Vape Holdings, Inc. (this company) Raised $7.0M · modeled $12.2M (est)Vape Holdings, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
UVify Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Modern Teacher LLCSeed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Red Lambda, Inc.Seed$9.2M$136.3M2.36×
RSV QOZB Rural, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Stratus Holdings, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Cryptocore Intellectual Holdings LLCSeed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Watershed Systems, Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Punchbowl, Inc.Seed$5.6M$136.3M2.36×
Pixobot, Inc.Seed$4.7M$136.3M2.36×
Devmynd Software Inc.Seed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
OneDine, LLCSeed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Lea, LlcSeed$4.0M$136.3M2.36×
Vape Holdings, Inc. this companySeed$7.0M$12.2M0.21×
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$175K2009-06-10$972K$7.4M90%
Pre-Seed$516K2009-06-10$2.9M$21.8M90%
Pre-Seed$518K2009-06-10$2.9M$21.9M90%
Seed$1.2M2011-05-18$6.0M$40.9M90%
Seed$110K2014-01-27$550K$3.7M90%
Seed$198K2014-03-20$990K$6.7M90%
Seed$523K2014-11-07$2.6M$17.8M90%
Seed$560K2014-12-03$2.8M$19.1M90%
Seed$2.0M2015-02-10$10.0M$68.1M90%
Seed$622K2015-08-05$3.1M$21.2M90%
Seed$190K2015-12-10$950K$6.5M90%
Seed$358K2016-04-19$1.8M$12.2M90%
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$175K2009-06-10
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$516K2009-06-10
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Pre-Seed$518K2009-06-10
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Seed$1.2M2011-05-18
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  5. Seed$110K2014-01-27
    • Raised again after 32 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  6. Seed$198K2014-03-20
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  7. Seed$523K2014-11-07
    • Came back fast: 8 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  8. Seed$560K2014-12-03
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  9. Seed$2.0M2015-02-10
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  10. Seed$622K2015-08-05
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  11. Seed$190K2015-12-10
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  12. Seed$358K2016-04-19
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2016 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~7mo cadence
$673K
Modeled next size est.range $437K$1.1M
1.9×
Last step-up
$1.0M/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
Michael Cook4 other2014-11
Darin Myman3 other2011-05
Mark Scialdone3 other2015-08
Darin Michael Myman1 other2009-06
Jerome Kaiser1 other2014-01
Adam Kotkin2011-05
Adam M Kotkin2009-06
Allan Viernes2014-11
Benjamin Beaulieu2015-08
JOE ANDREAE2014-03
Justin Braune2015-12
KYLE TRACEY2014-01
Robert DeMeulemeester2009-06
Robert M DeMeulemeester2009-06
Registry & provenance

Vape Holdings, 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
1455819
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Vape Holdings, Inc. raised?
Vape Holdings, Inc. has raised approximately $7.0M in disclosed capital across 12 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Vape Holdings, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Vape Holdings, Inc. is approximately $12.2M (modeled range $315K–$95.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Vape Holdings, Inc. at?
Vape Holdings, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Apr 19.
What does Vape Holdings, Inc. do and where is it based?
Vape Holdings, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in CHATSWORTH.
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