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Witt/Kieffer Inc.

Oak Brook · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Witt/Kieffer Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$3.0M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
0.6×
Latest step-up
Top 45%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Dec 05 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Witt/Kieffer 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.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.86× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Other companies in 2019–2021 (1372 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (86% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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 Other

Witt/Kieffer Inc. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from Oak Brook. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 56% 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
$25M–$100M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2019-12-05
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2011-05-26 Raised $124K (real) Modeled valuation $2.9M (est)Pre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2011-05-26 Raised $249K (real) Modeled valuation $5.7M (est)Pre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2012-10-26 Raised $691K (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)Pre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2013-11-19 Raised $438K (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)Pre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2016-12-06 Raised $360K (real) Modeled valuation $8.3M (est)Pre-Seed2016Pre-Seed · 2017-12-15 Raised $576K (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)Pre-Seed2017Pre-Seed · 2018-11-15 Raised $420K (real) Modeled valuation $9.7M (est)Pre-Seed2018Pre-Seed · 2019-12-05 Raised $232K (real) Modeled valuation $5.4M (est)Pre-Seed2019+$249K+$691K+$438K+$360K+$576K+$420K+$232KCumulative $3.1M

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$124K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$249K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$691K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$438K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$360K · 2016
Pre-Seed extension$576K · 2017
Pre-Seed extension$420K · 2018
Pre-Seed extension$232K · 2019

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$5.4M
Base estimate est.
$154K
Conservative case
$60.7M
Upside case
$1.3M
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. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $2.9M · 2011-05-262011Pre-Seed · modeled $5.7M · 2011-05-26Pre-Seed · modeled $16.0M · 2012-10-26Pre-Seed · modeled $10.1M · 2013-11-19Pre-Seed · modeled $8.3M · 2016-12-06Pre-Seed · modeled $13.3M · 2017-12-15Pre-Seed · modeled $9.7M · 2018-11-15Pre-Seed · modeled $5.4M · 2019-12-052019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
30%
Survival probability
12% low · 55% high
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
15 mo
Avg between rounds
$348K/yr
Capital velocity
15.1 yr
On record since
2011
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 companies in Other. 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) 1.4× above median
This company$3.0M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$232K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.3× of median
This company$5.4M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 56% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 26% 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 #783 of 1,372.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Valued, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)CiiTA, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Wnder, LTD · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Supernova Discotheque, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)TommyKnockers LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Irws Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Old Club · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Finalytix Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Varfaj Ventures LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Jones Beach Adventure Excursions LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Sun Beef, Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Royalty Exchange Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $23.1M (est)Witt/Kieffer Inc. (this company) Raised $3.0M · modeled $5.4M (est)Witt/Kieffer Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Valued, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
CiiTA, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Wnder, LTDPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Supernova Discotheque, LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
TommyKnockers LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Irws LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Old ClubPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Finalytix Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Varfaj Ventures LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Jones Beach Adventure Excursions LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Sun Beef, LlcPre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Royalty Exchange Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$23.1M3.72×
Witt/Kieffer Inc. this companyPre-Seed$3.0M$5.4M0.86×
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$124K2011-05-26$690K$2.9M85%
Pre-Seed$249K2011-05-26$1.4M$5.7M85%
Pre-Seed$691K2012-10-26$3.8M$16.0M85%
Pre-Seed$438K2013-11-19$2.4M$10.1M85%
Pre-Seed$360K2016-12-06$2.0M$8.3M90%
Pre-Seed$576K2017-12-15$3.2M$13.3M90%
Pre-Seed$420K2018-11-15$2.3M$9.7M90%
Pre-Seed$232K2019-12-05$1.3M$5.4M90%
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. Pre-Seed$124K2011-05-26
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$249K2011-05-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$691K2012-10-26
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$438K2013-11-19
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 3 investors on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$360K2016-12-06
    • Raised again after 37 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  6. Pre-Seed$576K2017-12-15
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  7. Pre-Seed$420K2018-11-15
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  8. Pre-Seed$232K2019-12-05
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~15mo cadence
$232K
Modeled next size est.range $232K$371K
0.6×
Last step-up
$348K/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
Thomas Quinn2 other2019-12
David Matheson1 other2019-12
JAMES KING1 other2019-12
Andrew Chastain2019-12
Andrew Paul Chastain2017-12
Andrew P Chastain2011-05
Anna Wharton Phillips2011-05
Anna W Phillips2012-10
Charles W. B. Wardell2011-05
Christine P Mackey-Ross2012-10
Christine Wharton Mackey-Ross2011-05
David Paul Matheson2018-11
David U. Matheson2017-12
David W. Matheson2016-12
Donna Padilla2019-12
Edward D. Grier2016-12
Edward Grier2019-12
Edward Paul Grier2018-11
Elaina D. Spitaels Genser2017-12
Elaina Paul Spitaels Genser2018-11
Elaina Spitaels Genser2019-12
Elaina Wharton Spitaels-Genser2011-05
James Paul King2018-11
James U King2011-05
Registry & provenance

Witt/Kieffer 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
1411942
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Witt/Kieffer Inc. raised?
Witt/Kieffer Inc. has raised approximately $3.0M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Witt/Kieffer Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Witt/Kieffer Inc. is approximately $5.4M (modeled range $154K–$60.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Witt/Kieffer Inc. at?
Witt/Kieffer Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Dec 05.
What does Witt/Kieffer Inc. do and where is it based?
Witt/Kieffer Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in Oak Brook.
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