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readychapter1.com · Lakeland, FL
Funding event
The round itself, as filedInferred stagePre-seed
Sold of offered$957K of $1.1M
Filed2026-10-26
Days since filing18
- Exemption claimed
- Rule 506(b)
- First-ever Form D
- Yes
- Date of first sale
- 2026-10-15
Investors
No investors named: Form D does not list them
Officers on the filing
Names and roles as filed; addresses are never stored- Sarah KoehlerDirector
- Stephen Todd BaylisDirector
Health flags
Three flags, each with the raw inputs behind it · as of 2026-11-13UndersubscribedNot flagged$957K of $1.1M sold1 month since first sale
Prior raiseNot flaggedPrior raise not known—
AmendedNot flaggedNo amendmentNo D/A on file
Open roles
On the employer's own careers page · checked 2026-11-050
Pre-posting windowNot enough dataShown once this sector and stage have 20 observed lags from filing to first posting.
No open roles foundWe read careers pages daily.
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