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BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp.

SAN MATEO · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$24.5M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 14%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Nov 13 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. 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.

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 0.14× the median modeled value of Series A Other companies in 2007–2009 (168 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 16.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 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

BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. is one of 25015 Other companies tracked from SAN MATEO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 87% 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.

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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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeries A · 2009-04-03 Raised $6.7M (real) Modeled valuation $101M (est)$6.7M$101MSeries A2009Series A · 2009-04-03 Raised $6.3M (real) Modeled valuation $95M (est)$6.3M$95MSeries A2009Series A · 2009-04-03 Raised $6.2M (real) Modeled valuation $93M (est)$6.2M$93MSeries A2009Series A · 2009-04-03 Raised $4.5M (real) Modeled valuation $68M (est)$4.5M$68MSeries A2009Series A · 2009-11-13 Raised $900K (real) Modeled valuation $14M (est)$900K$14MSeries A2009+$6.3M+$6.2M+$4.5M+$900KCumulative $24M

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
Series A$6.7M · 2009
Series A extension$6.3M · 2009
Series A extension$6.2M · 2009
Series A extension$4.5M · 2009
Series A extension$900K · 2009

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$13.6M
Base estimate est.
$1.2M
Conservative case
$74.1M
Upside case
$4.1M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $100.8M · 2009-04-032009Series A · modeled $94.7M · 2009-04-03Series A · modeled $93.2M · 2009-04-03Series A · modeled $68.2M · 2009-04-03Series A · modeled $13.6M · 2009-11-132009
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.70×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
16.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
2 mo
Avg between rounds
$39.9M/yr
Capital velocity
17.2 yr
On record since
2009
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25015 companies in Other. 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) 12× above median
This company$24.5M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.2× of median
This company$900K
Sector median$5.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.8× of median
This company$13.6M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 87% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 45% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #164 of 168.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Osiris Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)C3 Acquisition Co. LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $227.0M (est)NARS Holding Company, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.9M · modeled $225.8M (est)LBC Western, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.5M · modeled $219.4M (est)Grid Net Inc · Series A Raised $13.8M · modeled $209.5M (est)General Resonance LLC · Series A Raised $22.5M · modeled $209.0M (est)DanceBeat Limited Partnership · Series A Raised $13.8M · modeled $205.0M (est)Informa Plc · Series A Raised $38.7M · modeled $202.9M (est)EB Sports Corp. · Series A Raised $13.2M · modeled $199.1M (est)Blue Hole Expedition LLC · Series A Raised $13.2M · modeled $199.0M (est)Rs-Anb Fund, L.P. · Series A Raised $13.0M · modeled $196.7M (est)Cyberarts Licensing Llc · Series A Raised $13.0M · modeled $196.7M (est)BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. (this company) Raised $24.5M · modeled $13.6M (est)BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Osiris Holdings, LLCSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.32×
C3 Acquisition Co. LLCSeries A$15.0M$227.0M2.32×
NARS Holding Company, Inc.Series A$14.9M$225.8M2.31×
LBC Western, Inc.Series A$14.5M$219.4M2.25×
Grid Net IncSeries A$13.8M$209.5M2.14×
General Resonance LLCSeries A$22.5M$209.0M2.14×
DanceBeat Limited PartnershipSeries A$13.8M$205.0M2.10×
Informa PlcSeries A$38.7M$202.9M2.08×
EB Sports Corp.Series A$13.2M$199.1M2.04×
Blue Hole Expedition LLCSeries A$13.2M$199.0M2.04×
Rs-Anb Fund, L.P.Series A$13.0M$196.7M2.01×
Cyberarts Licensing LlcSeries A$13.0M$196.7M2.01×
BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. this companySeries A$24.5M$13.6M0.14×
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.
Series A$6.7M2009-04-03$30.3M$100.8M90%
Series A$6.3M2009-04-03$28.4M$94.7M90%
Series A$6.2M2009-04-03$28.0M$93.2M90%
Series A$4.5M2009-04-03$20.5M$68.2M90%
Series A$900K2009-11-13$4.1M$13.6M90%
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. Series A$6.7M2009-04-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$6.3M2009-04-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Series A$6.2M2009-04-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Series A$4.5M2009-04-03
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  5. Series A$900K2009-11-13
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2010 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~2mo cadence
$900K
Modeled next size est.range $900K$1.4M
0.2×
Last step-up
$39.9M/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
Howard Koenig2 other2009-04
Edward H. Sondker2009-04
Glen E. Shu2009-04
Howard H. Koenig2009-04
Matt Carpenter2009-04
Matt E. Carpenter2009-04
Scott E. Vertrees2009-04
Vince H. Narez2009-04
Vince Narez2009-04
Registry & provenance

BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. 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
1462082
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. raised?
BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. has raised approximately $24.5M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. is approximately $13.6M (modeled range $1.2M–$74.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. at?
BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Nov 13.
What does BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. do and where is it based?
BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp. operates in the Other sector, based in SAN MATEO.
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