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Abzena plc

CAMBRIDGE · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Abzena plc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$4.3M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
5.1×
Latest step-up
Top 60%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Dec 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Abzena plc looks over-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 biotech sector profile.

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

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.40× the median modeled value of Seed Biotechnology companies in 2013–2015 (122 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 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 Biotechnology

Abzena plc is one of 4291 Biotechnology companies tracked from CAMBRIDGE. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 41% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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$50M$100M$150M$200MPre-Seed · 2015-09-11 Raised $700K (real) Modeled valuation $39M (est)$700K$39MPre-Seed2015Seed · 2015-12-11 Raised $3.6M (real) Modeled valuation $160M (est)$3.6M$160MSeed2015+$3.6MCumulative $4.3M

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
Pre-Seed$700K · 2015
Seed$3.6M · 2015

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$160.0M
Base estimate est.
$2.6M
Conservative case
$1.3B
Upside case
$18.0M
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 biotech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $38.6M · 2015-09-112015Seed · modeled $160.0M · 2015-12-112015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
32%
Survival probability
14% low · 50% high
1.74×/yr
Annual markup
2.28×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
3 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
10.8 yr
On record since
2015
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 4291 companies in Biotechnology. 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) 0.6× of median
This company$4.3M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.1× above median
This company$3.6M
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.5× above median
This company$160.0M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 41% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 68% 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 #7 of 122.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Harpoon Medical, Inc. · Seed Raised $7.8M · modeled $173.2M (est)Admittance Technologies, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $173.0M (est)Bell Biosystems, Inc. · Seed Raised $6.2M · modeled $169.2M (est)Nexstim Plc · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $166.4M (est)Iontera, Inc. · Seed Raised $16.8M · modeled $164.2M (est)Monteris Medical Inc · Seed Raised $9.0M · modeled $163.1M (est)Alkahest, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $155.4M (est)ONCoPEP, Inc. · Seed Raised $12.7M · modeled $153.5M (est)Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.4M · modeled $151.4M (est)QT Holdings Corp. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $145.9M (est)Insight Genetics, Inc. · Seed Raised $5.5M · modeled $135.4M (est)Abzena plc (this company) Raised $4.3M · modeled $160.0M (est)Abzena plc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Harpoon Medical, Inc.Seed$7.8M$173.2M2.59×
Admittance Technologies, Inc.Seed$3.9M$173.0M2.59×
Bell Biosystems, Inc.Seed$6.2M$169.2M2.53×
Nexstim PlcSeed$3.7M$166.4M2.49×
Iontera, Inc.Seed$16.8M$164.2M2.46×
Monteris Medical IncSeed$9.0M$163.1M2.44×
Abzena plc this companySeed$4.3M$160.0M2.40×
Alkahest, Inc.Seed$3.5M$155.4M2.33×
ONCoPEP, Inc.Seed$12.7M$153.5M2.30×
Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, Inc.Seed$3.4M$151.4M2.27×
QT Holdings Corp.Seed$3.8M$145.9M2.19×
Insight Genetics, Inc.Seed$5.5M$135.4M2.03×
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.
Pre-Seed$700K2015-09-11$3.9M$38.6M90%
Seed$3.6M2015-12-11$18.0M$160.0M90%
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. Pre-Seed$700K2015-09-11
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Seed$3.6M2015-12-11
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2016 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~3mo cadence
$10.8M
Modeled next size est.range $7.0M$17.3M
5.1×
Last step-up
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
Anker John Edward Lundemose2015-09
Anthony John Edward Brampton2015-09
Campbell John Edward Bunce2015-12
Gary John Edward Pierce2015-12
Jim John Edward Mills2015-12
Julian John Edward Smith2015-09
Kenneth John Edward Cunningham2015-09
Leigh John Edward Pierce2015-09
Matthew John Edward Baker2015-09
Nareshkumar John Edward Jain2015-12
Nigel John Edward Pitchford2015-09
Peter John Edward Grant2015-09
Sally John Edward Waterman2015-12
William John Edward Burt2015-09
Registry & provenance

Abzena plc 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
1653673
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Abzena plc raised?
Abzena plc has raised approximately $4.3M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Abzena plc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Abzena plc is approximately $160.0M (modeled range $2.6M–$1.3B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Abzena plc at?
Abzena plc's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Dec 11.
What does Abzena plc do and where is it based?
Abzena plc operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in CAMBRIDGE.
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