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Vertical Computer Systems Inc

RICHARDSON · Software / Tech · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Vertical Computer Systems Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.4M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.5×
Latest step-up
Top 73%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Feb 12 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Vertical Computer Systems 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 0.49× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Software / Tech companies in 2019–2021 (307 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $1M–$5M revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.4 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 Software / Tech

Vertical Computer Systems Inc is one of 3920 Software / Tech companies tracked from RICHARDSON. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 28% 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
$1M–$5M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
12
Investors (latest)
2021-02-12
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$50MPre-Seed · 2016-08-31 Raised $860K (real) Modeled valuation $36M (est)$860K$36MPre-Seed2016Pre-Seed · 2016-08-31 Raised $350K (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)$350K$15MPre-Seed2016Pre-Seed · 2021-02-12 Raised $187K (real) Modeled valuation $5.6M (est)$187K$5.6MPre-Seed2021+$350K+$187KCumulative $1.4M

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
Pre-Seed$860K · 2016
Pre-Seed extension$350K · 2016
Pre-Seed extension$187K · 2021

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$5.6M
Base estimate est.
$122K
Conservative case
$53.0M
Upside case
$1.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $36.4M · 2016-08-312016Pre-Seed · modeled $14.8M · 2016-08-31Pre-Seed · modeled $5.6M · 2021-02-122021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
29%
Survival probability
12% low · 54% high
1.72×/yr
Annual markup
2.33×/yr upside case
5.4 yr
Elapsed time used
5.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
27 mo
Avg between rounds
$314K/yr
Capital velocity
9.8 yr
On record since
2016
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3920 companies in Software / Tech. 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) 0.3× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$4.6M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.5× of median
This company$187K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$5.6M
Sector median$36.6M

Raised more than 28% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 18% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #241 of 307.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Spectric Labs Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Sidehustle App, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Backbone Labs, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)AGAE Technologies LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.1M · modeled $42.4M (est)Asius Technologies, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.4M · modeled $42.4M (est)1638 Digital Partners, LP · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)Groundbreaker Technologies Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $2.0M · modeled $42.4M (est)DLO Digital Loans, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.3M (est)Owl Peak Technologies, Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $42.3M (est)Datum Tech, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $950K · modeled $40.2M (est)Aurora Labs, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.1M · modeled $40.2M (est)Everfit Technologies Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $900K · modeled $38.1M (est)Vertical Computer Systems Inc (this company) Raised $1.4M · modeled $5.6M (est)Vertical Computer Systems Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Spectric Labs IncPre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.69×
Sidehustle App, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.69×
Backbone Labs, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.69×
AGAE Technologies LLCPre-Seed$1.1M$42.4M3.69×
Asius Technologies, LlcPre-Seed$1.4M$42.4M3.69×
1638 Digital Partners, LPPre-Seed$1.0M$42.4M3.69×
Groundbreaker Technologies Inc.Pre-Seed$2.0M$42.4M3.69×
DLO Digital Loans, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$42.3M3.69×
Owl Peak Technologies, IncPre-Seed$1.0M$42.3M3.69×
Datum Tech, Inc.Pre-Seed$950K$40.2M3.51×
Aurora Labs, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.1M$40.2M3.51×
Everfit Technologies Inc.Pre-Seed$900K$38.1M3.32×
Vertical Computer Systems Inc this companyPre-Seed$1.4M$5.6M0.49×
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$860K2016-08-31$4.8M$36.4M90%
Pre-Seed$350K2016-08-31$1.9M$14.8M90%
Pre-Seed$187K2021-02-12$1.0M$5.6M90%
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$860K2016-08-31
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$350K2016-08-31
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$187K2021-02-12
    • Raised again after 53 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 12 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2023 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~27mo cadence
$187K
Modeled next size est.range $187K$298K
0.5×
Last step-up
$314K/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 Adler3 other2021-02
Freddy Holder2021-02
James Salz2021-02
Leonard Chermack2021-02
Michael Short2021-02
Richard S. Wade2016-08
Scott Winning2021-02
William K. Mills2016-08
Registry & provenance

Vertical Computer 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
1099509
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Vertical Computer Systems Inc raised?
Vertical Computer Systems Inc has raised approximately $1.4M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Vertical Computer Systems Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Vertical Computer Systems Inc is approximately $5.6M (modeled range $122K–$53.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Vertical Computer Systems Inc at?
Vertical Computer Systems Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Feb 12.
What does Vertical Computer Systems Inc do and where is it based?
Vertical Computer Systems Inc operates in the Software / Tech sector, based in RICHARDSON.
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