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Couragene, Inc.

EDISON · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Couragene, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$3.6M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 64%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Apr 03 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Couragene, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is quiet 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 0.39× the median modeled value of Seed Biotechnology companies in 2022–2024 (207 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Quiet
  • Last raise 2.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector 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

Couragene, Inc. is one of 4291 Biotechnology companies tracked from EDISON. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 37% 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.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2022
Year incorporated
2024-04-03
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$13M$25M$38M$50MSeed · 2022-08-24 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$2.6M$35MSeed2022Seed · 2024-04-03 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $5.5M (est)$1.0M$5.5MSeed2024+$1.0MCumulative $3.6M

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
Seed$2.6M · 2022
Seed extension$1.0M · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$5.5M
Base estimate est.
$720K
Conservative case
$15.7M
Upside case
$5.0M
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.

Seed · modeled $35.1M · 2022-08-242022Seed · modeled $5.5M · 2024-04-032024
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
2.2 yr
Elapsed time used
2.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
19 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.2M/yr
Capital velocity
3.9 yr
On record since
2022
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) 0.5× of median
This company$3.6M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.6× of median
This company$1.0M
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$5.5M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 37% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 11% 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 #167 of 207.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Mesentech Inc. · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $65.6M (est)Marlinspike Therapeutics, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $64.3M (est)Microbial Machines, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $63.6M (est)Pearl Diagnostics, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $62.8M (est)Crossfire Medical Inc · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $57.5M (est)Design Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $56.9M (est)Tekv Holdings LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $55.4M (est)Mi-Helper, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $50.9M (est)Thelium Therapeutics Inc. · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $50.7M (est)Turtle Health, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.7M · modeled $49.1M (est)Accufix Holdings, Inc. · Seed Raised $4.2M · modeled $46.7M (est)Kyttaro Ltd · Seed Raised $5.2M · modeled $45.5M (est)Couragene, Inc. (this company) Raised $3.6M · modeled $5.5M (est)Couragene, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Mesentech Inc.Seed$3.9M$65.6M4.61×
Marlinspike Therapeutics, Inc.Seed$3.5M$64.3M4.52×
Microbial Machines, Inc.Seed$3.9M$63.6M4.47×
Pearl Diagnostics, Inc.Seed$3.5M$62.8M4.41×
Crossfire Medical IncSeed$3.0M$57.5M4.04×
Design Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Seed$3.0M$56.9M4.00×
Tekv Holdings LLCSeed$4.0M$55.4M3.89×
Mi-Helper, Inc.Seed$4.0M$50.9M3.58×
Thelium Therapeutics Inc.Seed$3.1M$50.7M3.56×
Turtle Health, Inc.Seed$2.7M$49.1M3.45×
Accufix Holdings, Inc.Seed$4.2M$46.7M3.28×
Kyttaro LtdSeed$5.2M$45.5M3.20×
Couragene, Inc. this companySeed$3.6M$5.5M0.39×
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.
Seed$2.6M2022-08-24$13.0M$35.1M90%
Seed$1.0M2024-04-03$5.0M$5.5M90%
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. Seed$2.6M2022-08-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.0M2024-04-03
    • Raised 19 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~19mo cadence
$1.0M
Modeled next size est.range $1.0M$1.6M
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
Jinlin Wang3 other2022-08
Guojuan Liao2022-08
Jiangbing Zhou2022-08
Mike Hanrahan2024-04
Registry & provenance

Couragene, 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
1945169
SEC CIK
2022
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Couragene, Inc. raised?
Couragene, Inc. has raised approximately $3.6M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Couragene, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Couragene, Inc. is approximately $5.5M (modeled range $720K–$15.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Couragene, Inc. at?
Couragene, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Apr 03.
What does Couragene, Inc. do and where is it based?
Couragene, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in EDISON.
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