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Alafair Biosciences, Inc.

AUSTIN · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Alafair Biosciences, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.5M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
2.4×
Latest step-up
Top 53%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Sep 28 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Alafair Biosciences, 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 biotech 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 1.46× the median modeled value of Seed Biotechnology companies in 2016–2018 (175 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (146% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.8 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

Alafair Biosciences, Inc. is one of 4293 Biotechnology companies tracked from AUSTIN. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 48% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
15
Investors (latest)
2018-09-28
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$50M$100M$150M$200MPre-Seed · 2011-11-01 Raised $702K (real) Modeled valuation $39M (est)$702K$39MPre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2013-07-26 Raised $525K (real) Modeled valuation $29M (est)$525K$29MPre-Seed2013Pre-Seed · 2014-04-23 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $55M (est)$1.0M$55MPre-Seed2014Pre-Seed · 2015-10-05 Raised $984K (real) Modeled valuation $54M (est)$984K$54MPre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2017-06-30 Raised $965K (real) Modeled valuation $53M (est)$965K$53MPre-Seed2017Seed · 2018-09-28 Raised $2.3M (real) Modeled valuation $103M (est)$2.3M$103MSeed2018+$525K+$1.0M+$984K+$965K+$2.3MCumulative $6.5M

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$702K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$525K · 2013
Pre-Seed extension$1.0M · 2014
Pre-Seed extension$984K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$965K · 2017
Seed$2.3M · 2018

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$103.5M
Base estimate est.
$1.7M
Conservative case
$811.8M
Upside case
$11.7M
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 $38.8M · 2011-11-012011Pre-Seed · modeled $29.0M · 2013-07-26Pre-Seed · modeled $55.2M · 2014-04-23Pre-Seed · modeled $54.3M · 2015-10-05Pre-Seed · modeled $53.3M · 2017-06-30Seed · modeled $103.5M · 2018-09-282018
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
7.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
17 mo
Avg between rounds
$942K/yr
Capital velocity
14.7 yr
On record since
2011
First round
6
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 4293 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) 0.9× of median
This company$6.5M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.3× above median
This company$2.3M
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.6× above median
This company$103.5M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 48% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 59% 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 #48 of 175.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Mimedx Group, Inc. · Seed Raised $8.2M · modeled $177.6M (est)Kenjockety Biotechnology, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $177.6M (est)Helocyte, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $177.5M (est)CytoDel, INC. · Seed Raised $4.1M · modeled $173.4M (est)Finch Therapeutics, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.5M · modeled $165.8M (est)Cordex Systems, Inc · Seed Raised $6.4M · modeled $164.2M (est)Viking Therapeutics, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.7M · modeled $162.3M (est)Escalier Biosciences B.V. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $155.4M (est)Corino Therapeutics, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $154.3M (est)Captozyme Inc. · Seed Raised $3.4M · modeled $151.0M (est)BluDiagnostics, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.5M · modeled $151.0M (est)FORGE Life Science, LLC · Seed Raised $3.6M · modeled $149.5M (est)Alafair Biosciences, Inc. (this company) Raised $6.5M · modeled $103.5M (est)Alafair Biosciences, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Mimedx Group, Inc.Seed$8.2M$177.6M2.50×
Kenjockety Biotechnology, LLCSeed$4.0M$177.6M2.50×
Helocyte, Inc.Seed$4.0M$177.5M2.50×
CytoDel, INC.Seed$4.1M$173.4M2.44×
Finch Therapeutics, Inc.Seed$4.5M$165.8M2.33×
Cordex Systems, IncSeed$6.4M$164.2M2.31×
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.Seed$3.7M$162.3M2.28×
Escalier Biosciences B.V.Seed$3.5M$155.4M2.19×
Corino Therapeutics, Inc.Seed$3.5M$154.3M2.17×
Captozyme Inc.Seed$3.4M$151.0M2.12×
BluDiagnostics, Inc.Seed$4.5M$151.0M2.12×
FORGE Life Science, LLCSeed$3.6M$149.5M2.10×
Alafair Biosciences, Inc. this companySeed$6.5M$103.5M1.46×
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$702K2011-11-01$3.9M$38.8M85%
Pre-Seed$525K2013-07-26$2.9M$29.0M85%
Pre-Seed$1.0M2014-04-23$5.6M$55.2M85%
Pre-Seed$984K2015-10-05$5.5M$54.3M85%
Pre-Seed$965K2017-06-30$5.4M$53.3M90%
Seed$2.3M2018-09-28$11.7M$103.5M90%
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$702K2011-11-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$525K2013-07-26
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$1.0M2014-04-23
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$984K2015-10-05
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$965K2017-06-30
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  6. Seed$2.3M2018-09-28
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 15 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2020 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~17mo cadence
$5.6M
Modeled next size est.range $3.7M$9.0M
2.4×
Last step-up
$942K/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
Jerry DeVries3 other2011-11
Robert P. Wills3 other2013-07
John B. Henneman1 other2017-06
R Gregory Brophy1 other2017-06
Christophe P. Lavigne2013-07
Daniel Gregory Peterson2017-06
Daniel Peterson2011-11
James Patrick Feller2017-06
James P. Feller2011-11
Jerry Gregory DeVries2017-06
Jim A. Gamett2017-06
John B. Henneman, III2015-10
John Gregory Joyoprayitno2017-06
John Joyoprayitno2011-11
Kyle A. Cox2017-06
Mark A. Benedyk2018-09
Registry & provenance

Alafair Biosciences, 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
1539007
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Alafair Biosciences, Inc. raised?
Alafair Biosciences, Inc. has raised approximately $6.5M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Alafair Biosciences, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Alafair Biosciences, Inc. is approximately $103.5M (modeled range $1.7M–$811.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Alafair Biosciences, Inc. at?
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Sep 28.
What does Alafair Biosciences, Inc. do and where is it based?
Alafair Biosciences, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in AUSTIN.
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