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Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

BOSTON · Other Health Care

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$58.1M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
18.3×
Latest step-up
Top 8%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jul 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Afferent Pharmaceuticals, 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 health care 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 1.10× the median modeled value of Series C Other Health Care companies in 2013–2015 (33 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (110% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 11.0 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 Other Health Care

Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is one of 5377 Other Health Care companies tracked from BOSTON. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 93% 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
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BPre-Seed · 2009-10-23 Raised $150K (real) Modeled valuation $4.6M (est)$150K$4.6MPre-Seed2009Seed · 2009-12-09 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $74M (est)$3.0M$74MSeed2009Series C · 2015-07-01 Raised $55M (real) Modeled valuation $1.3B (est)$55M$1.3BSeries C2015+$3.0M+$55MCumulative $58M

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$150K · 2009
Seed$3.0M · 2009
Series C$55.0M · 2015no Series A / Series B on file

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Series A, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 60%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.3B
Base estimate est.
$199.9M
Conservative case
$3.3B
Upside case
$366.7M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the health care sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $4.6M · 2009-10-232009Seed · modeled $74.4M · 2009-12-09Series C · modeled $1.3B · 2015-07-012015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
73%
Survival probability
55% low · 85% high
1.29×/yr
Annual markup
1.48×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
11.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
health care
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
34 mo
Avg between rounds
$10.2M/yr
Capital velocity
16.7 yr
On record since
2009
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 5377 companies in Other Health Care. 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) 24× above median
This company$58.1M
Sector median$2.4M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.2× above median
This company$55.0M
Sector median$45.9M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 57× above median
This company$1.3B
Sector median$22.1M

Raised more than 93% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 97% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #14 of 33.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)ACON IWP Holdings, L.L.C. · Series C Raised $91.8M · modeled $2.1B (est)Erc Group Holdings, Llc · Series C Raised $91.7M · modeled $2.1B (est)Cpf Senior Living Holdings, Llc · Series C Raised $158.4M · modeled $2.0B (est)Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Series C Raised $87.7M · modeled $1.7B (est)TVG-SHC Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $70.4M · modeled $1.6B (est)Sequel Youth & Family Services, LLC · Series C Raised $97.8M · modeled $1.5B (est)Wave Life Sciences Pte Ltd · Series C Raised $77.8M · modeled $1.5B (est)MedSynergies, Inc. · Series C Raised $118.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)HALT Medical, Inc · Series C Raised $177.7M · modeled $1.4B (est)Med Fusion, LLC · Series C Raised $92.9M · modeled $1.4B (est)Data Driven Delivery Systems, LLC · Series C Raised $67.0M · modeled $1.4B (est)Remedy Partners, Inc. · Series C Raised $110.0M · modeled $1.4B (est)Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (this company) Raised $58.1M · modeled $1.3B (est)Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
ACON IWP Holdings, L.L.C.Series C$91.8M$2.1B1.84×
Erc Group Holdings, LlcSeries C$91.7M$2.1B1.83×
Cpf Senior Living Holdings, LlcSeries C$158.4M$2.0B1.72×
Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series C$87.7M$1.7B1.50×
TVG-SHC Holdings, LLCSeries C$70.4M$1.6B1.41×
Sequel Youth & Family Services, LLCSeries C$97.8M$1.5B1.32×
Wave Life Sciences Pte LtdSeries C$77.8M$1.5B1.32×
MedSynergies, Inc.Series C$118.0M$1.5B1.30×
HALT Medical, IncSeries C$177.7M$1.4B1.27×
Med Fusion, LLCSeries C$92.9M$1.4B1.22×
Data Driven Delivery Systems, LLCSeries C$67.0M$1.4B1.22×
Remedy Partners, Inc.Series C$110.0M$1.4B1.20×
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. this companySeries C$58.1M$1.3B1.10×
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$150K2009-10-23$833K$4.6M90%
Seed$3.0M2009-12-09$15.0M$74.4M90%
Series C$55.0M2015-07-01$366.7M$1.3B90%
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$150K2009-10-23
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Seed$3.0M2009-12-09
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 20.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series C$55.0M2015-07-01
    • Raised again after 67 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 18.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~34mo cadence
$165.0M
Modeled next size est.range $107.2M$264.0M
18.3×
Last step-up
$10.2M/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 Neafus6 other2009-10
Mitchell S. Bloom6 other2009-10
Kevin Starr4 other2009-10
Kathleen Sereda Glaub2 other2015-07
Arthur S. Pappas1 other2009-10
Liam Sereda Ratcliffe1 other2015-07
Peter Sereda Hirth1 other2015-07
Anthony Sereda Ford2015-07
Arthur Sereda Pappas2015-07
Jesse Sereda Treu2015-07
Jesse S. Treu2009-10
Kevin Sereda Starr2015-07
Liam S. Ratcliffe2009-10
Michael Sereda Kitt2015-07
Registry & provenance

Afferent Pharmaceuticals, 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
1476010
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. raised?
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has raised approximately $58.1M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is approximately $1.3B (modeled range $199.9M–$3.3B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at?
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jul 01.
What does Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. do and where is it based?
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates in the Other Health Care sector, based in BOSTON.
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