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Coxell: Data Anchor raised over $3M in seed plus round

Emery Coxell · Professor launches new Security SaaS, Breaks $30k MRR Fast · Jul 5, 2022 · at 5:24

Dr. Emery Coxell, founder of Data Anchor, details the company's funding rounds with host Nathan Latka.

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“And after two years we have raised the seed plus round, which is a little north of three million dollars. And we are currently on that round.”

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The claim, plainly

Data Anchor raised a seed plus round of a little north of $3 million.

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Assessment

On the July 5, 2022 episode of the Top Founders podcast, then-CEO Dr. C. Emre Koksal stated that DAtAnchor had raised a 'seed plus round' of 'a little north of three million dollars.' However, independent venture tracking databases (PitchBook, Preqin, Employbl/Diffbot) and regulatory filings show that DAtAnchor's Q2 2022 seed extension activity amounted to only approximately $500,000 to $580,000 (including an $80,000 investment from Alesta Yatırım and a June 2022 seed round of $500,000), leaving total cumulative seed funding under $2 million as of July 2022. While the company (subsequently rebranded as FenixPyre, Inc.) did later file a Form D for ~$3.13 million, that equity offering did not occur until August 2024.

Independent financing records indicate DAtAnchor's 2018 Seed round was ~$1.07M-$1.225M, followed by Q2 2022 extension investments totaling ~$500k-$580k.
Total cumulative seed financing recorded across venture tracking databases prior to mid-2022 remained under $2 million.
No SEC Form D or independent venture database records confirm a Seed+ round exceeding $3 million completed by or as of July 2022; the company's ~$3.13M offering occurred in August 2024.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] conqueringcolumbus.com [3] github.com [4] streetinsider.com [5] getlatka.com [6] preqin.com [7] pitchbook.com [8] employbl.com

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