Companies · Telecommunications

Zoom Telephonics, Inc.

BOSTON · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Zoom Telephonics, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$38.8M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
7.5×
Latest step-up
Top 16%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Dec 04 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Zoom Telephonics, 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 1.37× the median modeled value of Series B Telecommunications companies in 2019–2021 (15 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (137% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.6 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

Zoom Telephonics, Inc. is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from BOSTON. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 85% 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
32
Investors (latest)
2020-12-04
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeed · 2015-09-25 Raised $3.4M (real) Modeled valuation $74M (est)$3.4M$74MSeed2015Seed · 2016-10-24 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$1.6M$35MSeed2016Series A · 2019-05-03 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $88M (est)$5.0M$88MSeries A2019Series A · 2020-05-27 Raised $3.4M (real) Modeled valuation $60M (est)$3.4M$60MSeries A2020Series B · 2020-12-04 Raised $25M (real) Modeled valuation $433M (est)$25M$433MSeries B2020+$1.6M+$5.0M+$3.4M+$25MCumulative $39M

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$3.4M · 2015
Seed extension$1.6M · 2016
Series A$5.0M · 2019
Series A extension$3.4M · 2020
Series B$25.3M · 2020

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
$433.2M
Base estimate est.
$61.5M
Conservative case
$1.5B
Upside case
$140.8M
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.

Seed · modeled $74.0M · 2015-09-252015Seed · modeled $34.7M · 2016-10-24Series A · modeled $87.6M · 2019-05-03Series A · modeled $59.6M · 2020-05-27Series B · modeled $433.2M · 2020-12-042020
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
5.6 yr
Elapsed time used
5.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$7.5M/yr
Capital velocity
10.8 yr
On record since
2015
First round
5
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) 9.8× above median
This company$38.8M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.4× above median
This company$25.3M
Sector median$17.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 15× above median
This company$433.2M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 85% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 90% 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$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)CALIENT Technologies INC · Series B Raised $109.1M · modeled $615.1M (est)Point Broadband, LLC · Series B Raised $42.8M · modeled $510.0M (est)Orion Labs, Inc. · Series B Raised $57.7M · modeled $464.7M (est)Dali Systems Co. Ltd. · Series B Raised $53.4M · modeled $419.2M (est)Skylake Wireless, LLC · Series B Raised $19.8M · modeled $350.4M (est)DAS Purchaser Parent, L.P. · Series B Raised $16.7M · modeled $321.7M (est)Wind Talker Innovations, Inc. · Series B Raised $30.3M · modeled $316.5M (est)Goodman Telecom Holdings, LLC · Series B Raised $16.0M · modeled $307.9M (est)Crexendo, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.2M · modeled $286.2M (est)Skylake Wireless II, LLC · Series B Raised $20.0M · modeled $272.4M (est)Fiber Minnesota, LLC · Series B Raised $18.0M · modeled $251.1M (est)Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (this company) Raised $38.8M · modeled $433.2M (est)Zoom Telephonics, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
CALIENT Technologies INCSeries B$109.1M$615.1M1.94×
Point Broadband, LLCSeries B$42.8M$510.0M1.61×
Orion Labs, Inc.Series B$57.7M$464.7M1.47×
Zoom Telephonics, Inc. this companySeries B$38.8M$433.2M1.37×
Dali Systems Co. Ltd.Series B$53.4M$419.2M1.32×
Skylake Wireless, LLCSeries B$19.8M$350.4M1.11×
DAS Purchaser Parent, L.P.Series B$16.7M$321.7M1.02×
Wind Talker Innovations, Inc.Series B$30.3M$316.5M1.00×
Goodman Telecom Holdings, LLCSeries B$16.0M$307.9M0.97×
Crexendo, Inc.Series B$21.2M$286.2M0.90×
Skylake Wireless II, LLCSeries B$20.0M$272.4M0.86×
Fiber Minnesota, LLCSeries B$18.0M$251.1M0.79×
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.
Seed$3.4M2015-09-25$17.2M$74.0M85%
Seed$1.6M2016-10-24$8.1M$34.7M90%
Series A$5.0M2019-05-03$22.7M$87.6M90%
Series A$3.4M2020-05-27$15.5M$59.6M90%
Series B$25.3M2020-12-04$140.8M$433.2M90%
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$3.4M2015-09-25
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.6M2016-10-24
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$5.0M2019-05-03
    • Raised again after 30 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$3.4M2020-05-27
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(c) (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 8 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$25.3M2020-12-04
    • Raised 6 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 506(c)).
    • 32 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$76.0M
Modeled next size est.range $49.4M$121.6M
7.5×
Last step-up
$7.5M/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
DAVID ALLEN8 other2020-05
David Aronoff6 other2020-12
Jeremy Hitchcock5 other2020-12
Sean Doherty3 other2020-12
Daniel Artusi2 other2020-12
Jacquelyn Barry Hamilton2 other2020-05
Graham Chynoweth1 other2020-12
Alla Berina2020-05
Elizabeth Hitchcock2020-12
Frank B. Manning2015-09
Frank R. Manning2020-05
George G.A. Patterson2015-09
Jeremy J. Hitchcock2020-05
Jeremy R. Hitchcock2019-05
John Lauten2020-05
Jonathan B. Seelig2019-05
Jonathan R. Seelig2020-05
Joseph B. Wytanis2019-05
Joseph J. Donovan2015-09
Joshua Horowitz2020-12
Joshua J. Horowitz2020-05
Nicole Hayward2020-12
Peter R. Kramer2015-09
Peter R. Sykes2019-05
Registry & provenance

Zoom Telephonics, 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
1467761
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Zoom Telephonics, Inc. raised?
Zoom Telephonics, Inc. has raised approximately $38.8M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Zoom Telephonics, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Zoom Telephonics, Inc. is approximately $433.2M (modeled range $61.5M–$1.5B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Zoom Telephonics, Inc. at?
Zoom Telephonics, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Dec 04.
What does Zoom Telephonics, Inc. do and where is it based?
Zoom Telephonics, Inc. operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in BOSTON.
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