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VIA Motors, Inc.

OREM · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on VIA Motors, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$59.7M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 7%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Apr 02 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

VIA Motors, 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 manufacturing 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 0.16× the median modeled value of Series B Manufacturing companies in 2013–2015 (29 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.2 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 Manufacturing

VIA Motors, Inc. is one of 3257 Manufacturing companies tracked from OREM. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 94% 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
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2011-03-03 Raised $5.5M (real) Modeled valuation $55M (est)$5.5M$55MSeries A2011Series B · 2011-11-30 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $327M (est)$30M$327MSeries B2011Series B · 2013-10-25 Raised $5.8M (real) Modeled valuation $63M (est)$5.8M$63MSeries B2013Series B · 2013-11-22 Raised $8.9M (real) Modeled valuation $97M (est)$8.9M$97MSeries B2013Series B · 2013-11-22 Raised $6.8M (real) Modeled valuation $74M (est)$6.8M$74MSeries B2013Series B · 2014-04-02 Raised $2.9M (real) Modeled valuation $32M (est)$2.9M$32MSeries B2014+$30M+$5.8M+$8.9M+$6.8M+$2.9MCumulative $60M

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
Series A$5.5M · 2011
Series B$29.8M · 2011
Series B extension$5.8M · 2013
Series B extension$8.9M · 2013
Series B extension$6.8M · 2013
Series B extension$2.9M · 2014

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$31.7M
Base estimate est.
$7.4M
Conservative case
$121.8M
Upside case
$16.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $55.2M · 2011-03-032011Series B · modeled $327.3M · 2011-11-30Series B · modeled $63.1M · 2013-10-25Series B · modeled $97.4M · 2013-11-22Series B · modeled $74.2M · 2013-11-22Series B · modeled $31.7M · 2014-04-022014
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
69%
Survival probability
46% low · 85% high
1.19×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
12.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
7 mo
Avg between rounds
$19.4M/yr
Capital velocity
15.3 yr
On record since
2011
First round
6
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) 29× above median
This company$59.7M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$2.9M
Sector median$18.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.6× above median
This company$31.7M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 94% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 72% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #27 of 29.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Horsehead Holding Corp · Series B Raised $70.0M · modeled $438.6M (est)Specialized Tech Inc · Series B Raised $36.0M · modeled $394.7M (est)Cobham plc · Series B Raised $33.4M · modeled $366.1M (est)ACON Funko Investors Holdings, L.L.C. · Series B Raised $32.9M · modeled $360.8M (est)Workhorse Rail, LLC · Series B Raised $26.3M · modeled $287.8M (est)International Wire Group Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $26.0M · modeled $285.1M (est)Nn Inc · Series B Raised $25.0M · modeled $274.1M (est)Rollease Holding Company, LLC · Series B Raised $24.9M · modeled $273.0M (est)SiGNa Chemistry, Inc. · Series B Raised $24.5M · modeled $268.8M (est)MV Waterfall AG · Series B Raised $22.2M · modeled $243.5M (est)Noa Visual Group Americas, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.9M · modeled $240.3M (est)Elementis Plc · Series B Raised $21.6M · modeled $236.9M (est)VIA Motors, Inc. (this company) Raised $59.7M · modeled $31.7M (est)VIA Motors, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Horsehead Holding CorpSeries B$70.0M$438.6M2.28×
Specialized Tech IncSeries B$36.0M$394.7M2.05×
Cobham plcSeries B$33.4M$366.1M1.90×
ACON Funko Investors Holdings, L.L.C.Series B$32.9M$360.8M1.87×
Workhorse Rail, LLCSeries B$26.3M$287.8M1.49×
International Wire Group Holdings, Inc.Series B$26.0M$285.1M1.48×
Nn IncSeries B$25.0M$274.1M1.42×
Rollease Holding Company, LLCSeries B$24.9M$273.0M1.42×
SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.Series B$24.5M$268.8M1.40×
MV Waterfall AGSeries B$22.2M$243.5M1.26×
Noa Visual Group Americas, Inc.Series B$21.9M$240.3M1.25×
Elementis PlcSeries B$21.6M$236.9M1.23×
VIA Motors, Inc. this companySeries B$59.7M$31.7M0.16×
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.
Series A$5.5M2011-03-03$25.1M$55.2M90%
Series B$29.8M2011-11-30$165.8M$327.3M90%
Series B$5.8M2013-10-25$32.0M$63.1M90%
Series B$8.9M2013-11-22$49.3M$97.4M90%
Series B$6.8M2013-11-22$37.6M$74.2M90%
Series B$2.9M2014-04-02$16.0M$31.7M90%
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. Series A$5.5M2011-03-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series B$29.8M2011-11-30
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series B$5.8M2013-10-25
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series B$8.9M2013-11-22
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  5. Series B$6.8M2013-11-22
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  6. Series B$2.9M2014-04-02
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~7mo cadence
$2.9M
Modeled next size est.range $2.9M$4.6M
0.4×
Last step-up
$19.4M/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
Robert Lutz6 other2013-10
David West3 other2013-10
Carl Berg2 other2013-10
Carl E. Berg2 other2011-03
Alan D Perriton1 other2011-03
Alan G. Perriton1 other2014-04
David D. Muir1 other2014-04
John H. Weber1 other2014-04
Kraig Higginson1 other2013-10
Pablo Acedo1 other2013-10
Richard Clayton1 other2013-10
Richard D Clayton1 other2011-03
Robert D. Lutz1 other2014-04
Alan Perriton2013-10
Dave A. Rapier2013-11
Dave Rapier2013-10
David W West2011-03
John E. Weber2013-11
Kraig T Higginson2011-03
Pablo E. Acedo2013-11
Robert E Lutz2011-11
Registry & provenance

VIA Motors, 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
1515898
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has VIA Motors, Inc. raised?
VIA Motors, Inc. has raised approximately $59.7M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is VIA Motors, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for VIA Motors, Inc. is approximately $31.7M (modeled range $7.4M–$121.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is VIA Motors, Inc. at?
VIA Motors, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Apr 02.
What does VIA Motors, Inc. do and where is it based?
VIA Motors, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in OREM.
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