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Verizon Communications Inc

New York · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Verizon Communications Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$10.1B
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
13.3×
Latest step-up
Top 1%
Sector rank · raised
Growth/Late
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Mar 12 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Verizon Communications Inc looks fair 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 telecom 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 0.95× the median modeled value of Growth/Late Telecommunications companies in 2007–2009 (5 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (95% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 19.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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 Telecommunications

Verizon Communications Inc is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from New York. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 100% 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
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$25.0B$50.0B$75.0B$100.0BGrowth/Late · 2006-02-09 Raised $3.8B (real) Modeled valuation $78.6B (est)$3.8B$78.6BGrowth/Late2006Growth/Late · 2006-02-09 Raised $3.8B (real) Modeled valuation $78.9B (est)$3.8B$78.9BGrowth/Late2006Growth/Late · 2006-02-09 Raised $1.3B (real) Modeled valuation $27.3B (est)$1.3B$27.3BGrowth/Late2006Series C · 2006-02-09 Raised $75M (real) Modeled valuation $1.5B (est)$75M$1.5BSeries C2006Growth/Late · 2007-03-12 Raised $1.0B (real) Modeled valuation $20.6B (est)$1.0B$20.6BGrowth/Late2007+$3.8B+$1.3B+$75M+$1.0BCumulative $10.1B

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
Growth/Late$3.8B · 2006
Growth/Late extension$3.8B · 2006
Growth/Late extension$1.3B · 2006
Bridge · Growth/Late-stage$75.0M · 2006smaller follow-on
Growth/Late extension$1.0B · 2007

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D+ — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 29%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$20.6B
Base estimate est.
$7.6B
Conservative case
$37.0B
Upside case
$10.0B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Growth/Latea round over $400M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Growth/Late · modeled $78.6B · 2006-02-092006Growth/Late · modeled $78.9B · 2006-02-09Growth/Late · modeled $27.3B · 2006-02-09Series C · modeled $1.5B · 2006-02-09Growth/Late · modeled $20.6B · 2007-03-122007
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
10%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
87%
Survival probability
76% low · 94% high
1.15×/yr
Annual markup
1.26×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
19.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
3 mo
Avg between rounds
$9.3B/yr
Capital velocity
20.4 yr
On record since
2006
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 2543× above median
This company$10.1B
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Growth/Late rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.5× above median
This company$1.0B
Sector median$667.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 727× above median
This company$20.6B
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 100% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 100% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Growth/Late) 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 #4 of 5.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0B$100.0B$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$100.0BCapital raised (log)Charter Communications, Inc. /Mo/ · Growth/Late Raised $1.7B · modeled $34.2B (est)Clearwire Communications Llc · Growth/Late Raised $1.1B · modeled $21.8B (est)Clearwire Corp /DE · Growth/Late Raised $1.1B · modeled $21.8B (est)Integra Telecom, Inc · Growth/Late Raised $617.0M · modeled $12.7B (est)Verizon Communications Inc (this company) Raised $10.1B · modeled $20.6B (est)Verizon Communications Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Charter Communications, Inc. /Mo/Growth/Late$1.7B$34.2B1.57×
Clearwire Communications LlcGrowth/Late$1.1B$21.8B1.00×
Clearwire Corp /DEGrowth/Late$1.1B$21.8B1.00×
Verizon Communications Inc this companyGrowth/Late$10.1B$20.6B0.95×
Integra Telecom, IncGrowth/Late$617.0M$12.7B0.58×
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.
Growth/Late$3.8B2006-02-09$38.2B$78.6B90%
Growth/Late$3.8B2006-02-09$38.4B$78.9B90%
Growth/Late$1.3B2006-02-09$13.3B$27.3B90%
Series C$75.0M2006-02-09$500.0M$1.5B90%
Growth/Late$1.0B2007-03-12$10.0B$20.6B90%
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. Growth/Late$3.8B2006-02-09
    • First recorded raise — entered as Growth/Late.
  2. Growth/Late$3.8B2006-02-09
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Growth/Late$1.3B2006-02-09
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series C$75.0M2006-02-09
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 17.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  5. Growth/Late$1.0B2007-03-12
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 13.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2007 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~3mo cadence
$3.0B
Modeled next size est.range $2.0B$4.8B
13.3×
Last step-up
$9.3B/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
John W. Diercksen1 other2006-02
Melanie L. Healey1 other2006-02
Anthony J. Melone2006-02
Clarence H. Otis, Jr.2006-02
Clarence T. Otis, Jr.2006-02
Daniel S. Mead2006-02
Donald T. Nicolaisen2006-02
Francis J. Shammo2006-02
Gregory D. Wasson2006-02
Hugh B. Price2006-02
Ivan G. Seidenberg2006-02
John F. Killian2006-02
John G. Stratton2006-02
John R. Stafford2006-02
John W. Snow2006-02
Joseph O. Neubauer2006-02
Joseph Robert Neubauer2006-02
Kathryn A. Tesija2006-02
Lowell C. McAdam2006-02
Marc C. Reed2006-02
M. Frances Keeth2006-02
Randal S. Milch2006-02
Richard J. Lynch2006-02
Richard L. Carrion2006-02
Registry & provenance

Verizon Communications 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
732712
SEC CIK
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Charter Communications, Inc. /Mo/TelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$1.7B$34.2Bsame sector · same stage
Lts Group Holdings LlcTelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$1.7B$3.8Bsame sector · same stage
WorldVu Satellites LtdTelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$1.5B$10.7Bsame sector · same stage
Clearwire Communications LlcTelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$1.1B$21.8Bsame sector · same stage
Clearwire Corp /DETelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$1.1B$21.8Bsame sector · same stage
LB Spectrum Holdings, LLCTelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$928.0M$19.1Bsame sector · same stage
Integra Telecom, IncTelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$617.0M$12.7Bsame sector · same stage
GTT Communications, Inc.TelecommunicationsGrowth/Late$592.6M$85.8Msame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has Verizon Communications Inc raised?
Verizon Communications Inc has raised approximately $10.1B in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Verizon Communications Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Verizon Communications Inc is approximately $20.6B (modeled range $7.6B–$37.0B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Verizon Communications Inc at?
Verizon Communications Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Growth/Late. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Mar 12.
What does Verizon Communications Inc do and where is it based?
Verizon Communications Inc operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in New York.
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