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Yume Inc

Redwood City · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Yume Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$66.5M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.5×
Latest step-up
Top 11%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Oct 28 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Yume 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. Valuation uses the telecom sector profile.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.16× the median modeled value of Series B Telecommunications companies in 2010–2012 (15 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (116% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 14.7 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 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 Telecommunications

Yume Inc is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from Redwood City. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 90% 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.

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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 · 2009-06-03 Raised $4.6M (real) Modeled valuation $81M (est)$4.6M$81MSeries A2009Seed · 2009-06-03 Raised $2.9M (real) Modeled valuation $63M (est)$2.9M$63MSeed2009Seed · 2009-06-03 Raised $2.9M (real) Modeled valuation $63M (est)$2.9M$63MSeed2009Series B · 2010-02-12 Raised $25M (real) Modeled valuation $481M (est)$25M$481MSeries B2010Series B · 2011-10-28 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $423M (est)$22M$423MSeries B2011Series B · 2011-10-28 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $231M (est)$12M$231MSeries B2011+$2.9M+$2.9M+$25M+$22M+$12MCumulative $69M

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$4.6M · 2009
Bridge · Series A-stage$2.9M · 2009smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series A-stage$2.9M · 2009smaller follow-on
Series B$25.0M · 2010
Series B extension$22.0M · 2011
Series B extension$12.0M · 2011

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: 75%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$423.4M
Base estimate est.
$53.3M
Conservative case
$1.6B
Upside case
$122.2M
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 telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $81.1M · 2009-06-032009Seed · modeled $62.8M · 2009-06-03Seed · modeled $62.8M · 2009-06-03Series B · modeled $481.1M · 2010-02-12Series B · modeled $423.4M · 2011-10-28Series B · modeled $230.9M · 2011-10-282011
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
66%
Survival probability
44% low · 81% high
1.32×/yr
Annual markup
1.60×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
14.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
6 mo
Avg between rounds
$27.7M/yr
Capital velocity
17.1 yr
On record since
2009
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. 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) 17× above median
This company$66.5M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$12.0M
Sector median$17.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 15× above median
This company$423.4M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 90% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 89% 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 #4 of 15.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Neophotonics Corp · Series B Raised $48.7M · modeled $765.6M (est)Globalstar, Inc. · Series B Raised $30.0M · modeled $577.3M (est)Row 44 Inc · Series B Raised $27.8M · modeled $534.0M (est)Eco-Site, Inc · Series B Raised $31.4M · modeled $401.2M (est)Apeiron Wireless, LLC · Series B Raised $20.5M · modeled $394.5M (est)Rgb Networks Inc · Series B Raised $20.0M · modeled $384.9M (est)Skorpios Technologies, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.2M · modeled $365.6M (est)Kajeet Inc · Series B Raised $18.1M · modeled $347.9M (est)Vello Systems · Series B Raised $17.0M · modeled $327.1M (est)Glimmerglass Networks Inc · Series B Raised $22.2M · modeled $300.7M (est)Tristar Investors Inc · Series B Raised $50.9M · modeled $288.7M (est)Yume Inc (this company) Raised $66.5M · modeled $423.4M (est)Yume Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Neophotonics CorpSeries B$48.7M$765.6M2.09×
Globalstar, Inc.Series B$30.0M$577.3M1.58×
Row 44 IncSeries B$27.8M$534.0M1.46×
Yume Inc this companySeries B$66.5M$423.4M1.16×
Eco-Site, IncSeries B$31.4M$401.2M1.10×
Apeiron Wireless, LLCSeries B$20.5M$394.5M1.08×
Rgb Networks IncSeries B$20.0M$384.9M1.05×
Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Series B$21.2M$365.6M1.00×
Kajeet IncSeries B$18.1M$347.9M0.95×
Vello SystemsSeries B$17.0M$327.1M0.89×
Glimmerglass Networks IncSeries B$22.2M$300.7M0.82×
Tristar Investors IncSeries B$50.9M$288.7M0.79×
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$4.6M2009-06-03$21.0M$81.1M90%
Seed$2.9M2009-06-03$14.6M$62.8M90%
Seed$2.9M2009-06-03$14.6M$62.8M90%
Series B$25.0M2010-02-12$138.9M$481.1M90%
Series B$22.0M2011-10-28$122.2M$423.4M90%
Series B$12.0M2011-10-28$66.7M$230.9M90%
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$4.6M2009-06-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Seed$2.9M2009-06-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Seed$2.9M2009-06-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Series B$25.0M2010-02-12
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  5. Series B$22.0M2011-10-28
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  6. Series B$12.0M2011-10-28
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2012 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~6mo cadence
$12.0M
Modeled next size est.range $12.0M$19.2M
0.5×
Last step-up
$27.7M/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
Ping Li13 other2009-06
Shawn Carolan13 other2011-10
DAVID WEIDEN12 other2009-06
Richard Yanowitch3 other2009-06
Young Chung3 other2009-06
Bryan Everett1 other2011-10
Michael Hudes1 other2011-10
Michael Mathieu1 other2010-02
Ayyappan Sankaran2009-06
David Welden2010-02
Jayant Kadambi2009-06
Michael J Mathieu2009-06
Scot McLernon2011-10
Timothy Laehy2011-10
Registry & provenance

Yume 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
1415624
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Yume Inc raised?
Yume Inc has raised approximately $66.5M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Yume Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Yume Inc is approximately $423.4M (modeled range $53.3M–$1.6B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Yume Inc at?
Yume Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Oct 28.
What does Yume Inc do and where is it based?
Yume Inc operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in Redwood City.
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