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Wordlock Inc

SANTA CLARA · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Wordlock Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.0M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.6×
Latest step-up
Top 27%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Dec 10 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Wordlock 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 retail 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 0.33× the median modeled value of Seed Retailing companies in 2010–2012 (67 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 13.6 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 Retailing

Wordlock Inc is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from SANTA CLARA. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 74% 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
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$20MSeed · 2009-03-12 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $6.8M (est)$1.1M$6.8MSeed2009Seed · 2010-04-13 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)$1.6M$10MSeed2010Seed · 2010-10-18 Raised $670K (real) Modeled valuation $4.2M (est)$670K$4.2MSeed2010Seed · 2011-11-28 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $7.5M (est)$1.2M$7.5MSeed2011Seed · 2011-11-28 Raised $893K (real) Modeled valuation $5.6M (est)$893K$5.6MSeed2011Seed · 2012-12-10 Raised $520K (real) Modeled valuation $3.3M (est)$520K$3.3MSeed2012+$1.6M+$670K+$1.2M+$893K+$520KCumulative $6.0M

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$1.1M · 2009
Seed extension$1.6M · 2010
Seed extension$670K · 2010
Seed extension$1.2M · 2011
Seed extension$893K · 2011
Seed extension$520K · 2012

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: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$3.3M
Base estimate est.
$421K
Conservative case
$25.7M
Upside case
$2.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $6.8M · 2009-03-122009Seed · modeled $10.3M · 2010-04-13Seed · modeled $4.2M · 2010-10-18Seed · modeled $7.5M · 2011-11-28Seed · modeled $5.6M · 2011-11-28Seed · modeled $3.3M · 2012-12-102012
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
36%
Survival probability
16% low · 56% high
1.23×/yr
Annual markup
1.61×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
13.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
9 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.6M/yr
Capital velocity
17.3 yr
On record since
2009
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. 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) 3.8× above median
This company$6.0M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$520K
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.6× of median
This company$3.3M
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 74% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 38% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (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 #61 of 67.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)It'Sugar LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $25.2M (est)Velocity VIII Limited Partnership · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $25.2M (est)Ziftit, Inc. · Seed Raised $6.0M · modeled $25.2M (est)Game Trading Technologies, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $24.6M (est)Ecohaus Inc · Seed Raised $6.5M · modeled $24.2M (est)PAPAS Auto Mall, LLC · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $23.0M (est)City Sports Inc · Seed Raised $6.1M · modeled $21.5M (est)OluKai, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $19.9M (est)Velocity III Limited Partnership · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $18.9M (est)USA Discounters Holding CO Inc · Seed Raised $8.0M · modeled $18.9M (est)Velocity II Limited Partnership · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $18.9M (est)Drake's Holdings #2, LLC · Seed Raised $2.9M · modeled $18.5M (est)Wordlock Inc (this company) Raised $6.0M · modeled $3.3M (est)Wordlock Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
It'Sugar LLCSeed$4.0M$25.2M2.57×
Velocity VIII Limited PartnershipSeed$4.0M$25.2M2.57×
Ziftit, Inc.Seed$6.0M$25.2M2.57×
Game Trading Technologies, Inc.Seed$3.9M$24.6M2.51×
Ecohaus IncSeed$6.5M$24.2M2.47×
PAPAS Auto Mall, LLCSeed$3.6M$23.0M2.34×
City Sports IncSeed$6.1M$21.5M2.19×
OluKai, Inc.Seed$3.1M$19.9M2.03×
Velocity III Limited PartnershipSeed$3.0M$18.9M1.93×
USA Discounters Holding CO IncSeed$8.0M$18.9M1.93×
Velocity II Limited PartnershipSeed$3.0M$18.9M1.93×
Drake's Holdings #2, LLCSeed$2.9M$18.5M1.88×
Wordlock Inc this companySeed$6.0M$3.3M0.33×
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$1.1M2009-03-12$5.4M$6.8M90%
Seed$1.6M2010-04-13$8.1M$10.3M90%
Seed$670K2010-10-18$3.4M$4.2M90%
Seed$1.2M2011-11-28$6.0M$7.5M90%
Seed$893K2011-11-28$4.5M$5.6M90%
Seed$520K2012-12-10$2.6M$3.3M90%
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$1.1M2009-03-12
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$1.6M2010-04-13
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Seed$670K2010-10-18
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Seed$1.2M2011-11-28
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  5. Seed$893K2011-11-28
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  6. Seed$520K2012-12-10
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2013 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~9mo cadence
$520K
Modeled next size est.range $520K$831K
0.6×
Last step-up
$1.6M/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
Phil Schlein6 other2009-03
Howard Beech2009-03
Howard S. Beech2010-04
Irene Baran2009-03
Irene S. Baran2010-04
John Eastburn, Jr.2010-10
John S. Eastburn, Jr.2009-03
Phil S. Schlein2010-04
Rahn Basche2009-03
Todd Basche2009-03
Registry & provenance

Wordlock 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
1422939
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Wordlock Inc raised?
Wordlock Inc has raised approximately $6.0M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Wordlock Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Wordlock Inc is approximately $3.3M (modeled range $421K–$25.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Wordlock Inc at?
Wordlock Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Dec 10.
What does Wordlock Inc do and where is it based?
Wordlock Inc operates in the Retailing sector, based in SANTA CLARA.
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