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Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc.

MEDFORD · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$880K
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 85%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu May 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. looks under-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.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.60× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Biotechnology companies in 2016–2018 (152 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.2 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.

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Where it sits in Biotechnology

Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. is one of 4293 Biotechnology companies tracked from MEDFORD. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 16% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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.

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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$13M$25M$38M$50MPre-Seed · 2015-12-09 Raised $650K (real) Modeled valuation $36M (est)$650K$36MPre-Seed2015Pre-Seed · 2016-05-05 Raised $230K (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$230K$13MPre-Seed2016+$230KCumulative $880K

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$650K · 2015
Pre-Seed extension$230K · 2016

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

Modeled valuation trajectory
$12.7M
Base estimate est.
$123K
Conservative case
$144.0M
Upside case
$1.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the biotech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $35.9M · 2015-12-092015Pre-Seed · modeled $12.7M · 2016-05-052016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
24%
Survival probability
10% low · 44% high
1.86×/yr
Annual markup
2.52×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
5 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.2M/yr
Capital velocity
10.6 yr
On record since
2015
First round
2
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) 0.1× of median
This company$880K
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.6× of median
This company$230K
Sector median$412K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$12.7M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 16% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 21% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-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 #107 of 152.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)New Vital Signs, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $55.2M (est)Cerebral Magnetics INC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $55.2M (est)NutriBand Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.2M · modeled $55.2M (est)Jivana Biotechnology Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $2.0M · modeled $55.2M (est)AnTolRx, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $55.2M (est)US Biologic, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $55.2M (est)Zeta Biolongevity, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $995K · modeled $54.9M (est)ALRGN Bio, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $946K · modeled $52.2M (est)Cellsolutions Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $1.9M · modeled $49.7M (est)BioSurfaces, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $900K · modeled $49.7M (est)Pique Therapeutics, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.4M · modeled $47.2M (est)Gradient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $850K · modeled $46.9M (est)Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. (this company) Raised $880K · modeled $12.7M (est)Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
New Vital Signs, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$55.2M2.61×
Cerebral Magnetics INCPre-Seed$1.0M$55.2M2.61×
NutriBand Inc.Pre-Seed$1.2M$55.2M2.61×
Jivana Biotechnology IncPre-Seed$2.0M$55.2M2.61×
AnTolRx, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$55.2M2.61×
US Biologic, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$55.2M2.61×
Zeta Biolongevity, Inc.Pre-Seed$995K$54.9M2.60×
ALRGN Bio, Inc.Pre-Seed$946K$52.2M2.47×
Cellsolutions LlcPre-Seed$1.9M$49.7M2.35×
BioSurfaces, LLCPre-Seed$900K$49.7M2.35×
Pique Therapeutics, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.4M$47.2M2.23×
Gradient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Pre-Seed$850K$46.9M2.22×
Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$880K$12.7M0.60×
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$650K2015-12-09$3.6M$35.9M90%
Pre-Seed$230K2016-05-05$1.3M$12.7M90%
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$650K2015-12-09
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$230K2016-05-05
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2016 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~5mo cadence
$230K
Modeled next size est.range $230K$368K
0.4×
Last step-up
$2.2M/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
Alfred D Kingsley5 other2016-05
Michael D West5 other2016-05
Martin J. Joyce1 other2016-05
Jeffrey D. Janus2016-05
Jeffrey Janus2015-12
John K. McGeehan2015-12
Morton D. Collins2016-05
Robert G. Wilkens2016-05
Vincent R., Jr. Zurawski2015-12
Registry & provenance

Ascendance Biotechnology, 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
1661763
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. raised?
Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. has raised approximately $880K in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. is approximately $12.7M (modeled range $123K–$144.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. at?
Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu May 05.
What does Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. do and where is it based?
Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in MEDFORD.
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