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Vertigo Media, Inc.

CHARLOTTE · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Vertigo Media, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$32.4M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
1.4×
Latest step-up
Top 8%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Mar 09 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Vertigo Media, 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 media 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 1.84× the median modeled value of Series A Media & Content companies in 2016–2018 (32 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Media & Content

Vertigo Media, Inc. is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from CHARLOTTE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 93% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
2
Investors (latest)
2018-03-09
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeed · 2014-07-01 Raised $2.5M (real) Modeled valuation $42M (est)Seed2014Series A · 2016-07-01 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $136M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2016-07-01 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $68M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2016-07-27 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $6.8M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2016-09-19 Raised $400K (real) Modeled valuation $5.4M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2018-03-09 Raised $14M (real) Modeled valuation $191M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2018-03-09 Raised $5.9M (real) Modeled valuation $80M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2018-03-09 Raised $8.1M (real) Modeled valuation $110M (est)Series A2018+$10M+$5.0M+$500K+$400K+$14M+$5.9M+$8.1MCumulative $46M

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$2.5M · 2014
Series A$10.0M · 2016
Series A extension$5.0M · 2016
Series A extension$500K · 2016
Series A extension$400K · 2016
Series A extension$14.0M · 2018
Series A extension$5.9M · 2018
Series A extension$8.1M · 2018

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$190.6M
Base estimate est.
$17.2M
Conservative case
$1.0B
Upside case
$63.6M
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 media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $41.8M · 2014-07-012014Series A · modeled $136.2M · 2016-07-01Series A · modeled $68.1M · 2016-07-01Series A · modeled $6.8M · 2016-07-27Series A · modeled $5.4M · 2016-09-19Series A · modeled $190.6M · 2018-03-09Series A · modeled $79.9M · 2018-03-09Series A · modeled $110.4M · 2018-03-092018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
50%
Survival probability
27% low · 68% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
6 mo
Avg between rounds
$8.8M/yr
Capital velocity
12.0 yr
On record since
2014
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1052 companies in Media & Content. 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) 15× above median
This company$32.4M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.4× above median
This company$8.1M
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 11× above median
This company$190.6M
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 93% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 94% 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 #1 of 32.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Theory Entertainment LLC · Series A Raised $28.8M · modeled $187.8M (est)Magna Entertainment Partners, L.P. · Series A Raised $13.7M · modeled $186.5M (est)Korea Content Platform, LLC · Series A Raised $12.6M · modeled $171.6M (est)EX Studios, LLC · Series A Raised $12.5M · modeled $170.3M (est)Vault Media Group, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.8M · modeled $147.0M (est)AIM Media Midwest, LLC · Series A Raised $10.2M · modeled $138.2M (est)Luxury Trine Digital Media Group Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $136.2M (est)Smoke E.Z. Productions Llc · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $136.2M (est)ViaTouch Media, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $136.2M (est)Kew Media Group Inc. · Series A Raised $12.9M · modeled $128.0M (est)High Alpha Studio II, LLC · Series A Raised $9.2M · modeled $125.8M (est)Vertigo Media, Inc. (this company) Raised $32.4M · modeled $190.6M (est)Vertigo Media, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Vertigo Media, Inc. this companySeries A$32.4M$190.6M1.84×
Theory Entertainment LLCSeries A$28.8M$187.8M1.82×
Magna Entertainment Partners, L.P.Series A$13.7M$186.5M1.80×
Korea Content Platform, LLCSeries A$12.6M$171.6M1.66×
EX Studios, LLCSeries A$12.5M$170.3M1.65×
Vault Media Group, Inc.Series A$10.8M$147.0M1.42×
AIM Media Midwest, LLCSeries A$10.2M$138.2M1.34×
Luxury Trine Digital Media Group Inc.Series A$10.0M$136.2M1.32×
Smoke E.Z. Productions LlcSeries A$10.0M$136.2M1.32×
ViaTouch Media, Inc.Series A$10.0M$136.2M1.32×
Kew Media Group Inc.Series A$12.9M$128.0M1.24×
High Alpha Studio II, LLCSeries A$9.2M$125.8M1.22×
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$2.5M2014-07-01$12.5M$41.8M85%
Series A$10.0M2016-07-01$45.5M$136.2M90%
Series A$5.0M2016-07-01$22.7M$68.1M85%
Series A$500K2016-07-27$2.3M$6.8M85%
Series A$400K2016-09-19$1.8M$5.4M85%
Series A$14.0M2018-03-09$63.6M$190.6M90%
Series A$5.9M2018-03-09$26.7M$79.9M90%
Series A$8.1M2018-03-09$36.9M$110.4M90%
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$2.5M2014-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Series A$10.0M2016-07-01
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series A$5.0M2016-07-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series A$500K2016-07-27
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  5. Series A$400K2016-09-19
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$14.0M2018-03-09
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 35.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$5.9M2018-03-09
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  8. Series A$8.1M2018-03-09
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~6mo cadence
$11.2M
Modeled next size est.range $8.1M$17.9M
1.4×
Last step-up
$8.8M/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
Hal Eason4 other2014-07
Kyle J. Young1 other2018-03
Alexendar L Savenok2018-03
Alex Savenok2014-07
Dan L Yen2018-03
Dan Yen2016-07
David Savenok2014-07
Greg Leekley2014-07
Gregory L Leekley2018-03
Hal L Eason2018-03
Pavel Savenok2014-07
Peter J Travers2018-03
Scott J Borchetta2018-03
Shane J Michelli2018-03
Thai Lam2014-07
Registry & provenance

Vertigo Media, 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
1607773
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Vertigo Media, Inc. raised?
Vertigo Media, Inc. has raised approximately $32.4M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Vertigo Media, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Vertigo Media, Inc. is approximately $190.6M (modeled range $17.2M–$1.0B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Vertigo Media, Inc. at?
Vertigo Media, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Mar 09.
What does Vertigo Media, Inc. do and where is it based?
Vertigo Media, Inc. operates in the Media & Content sector, based in CHARLOTTE.
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