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CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.

HAYWARD · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$90.6M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.0×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Aug 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

CymaBay Therapeutics, 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 0.02× the median modeled value of Series B Biotechnology companies in 2013–2015 (77 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.9 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

CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. is one of 4293 Biotechnology companies tracked from HAYWARD. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 89% 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
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$2.0BSeries B · 2008-03-17 Raised $28M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)$28M$1.1BSeries B2008Series B · 2009-11-09 Raised $5.6M (real) Modeled valuation $222M (est)$5.6M$222MSeries B2009Series B · 2013-09-30 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $1.2B (est)$30M$1.2BSeries B2013Series B · 2013-09-30 Raised $27M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)$27M$1.1BSeries B2013Series B · 2015-08-07 Raised $325K (real) Modeled valuation $13M (est)$325K$13MSeries B2015+$5.6M+$30M+$27M+$325KCumulative $91M

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 B$27.7M · 2008
Series B extension$5.6M · 2009
Series B extension$30.2M · 2013
Series B extension$26.8M · 2013
Series B extension$325K · 2015

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 25%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$12.9M
Base estimate est.
$650K
Conservative case
$49.6M
Upside case
$1.8M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the biotech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $1.1B · 2008-03-172008Series B · modeled $221.6M · 2009-11-09Series B · modeled $1.2B · 2013-09-30Series B · modeled $1.1B · 2013-09-30Series B · modeled $12.9M · 2015-08-072015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
54%
Survival probability
36% low · 66% high
1.54×/yr
Annual markup
1.86×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
22 mo
Avg between rounds
$12.3M/yr
Capital velocity
18.3 yr
On record since
2008
First round
5
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) 13× above median
This company$90.6M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$325K
Sector median$17.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$12.9M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 22% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #75 of 77.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)BioAtla,LLC · Series B Raised $47.9M · modeled $1.5B (est)Scholar Rock LLC · Series B Raised $36.3M · modeled $1.4B (est)Oligasis, LLC · Series B Raised $35.8M · modeled $1.3B (est)Alector LLC · Series B Raised $32.3M · modeled $1.3B (est)Gelesis Inc · Series B Raised $37.7M · modeled $1.3B (est)Prosetta Biosciences Inc. · Series B Raised $31.1M · modeled $1.2B (est)Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp · Series B Raised $30.3M · modeled $1.2B (est)Tenex Health, Inc. · Series B Raised $57.4M · modeled $1.2B (est)Aquesys Inc · Series B Raised $49.5M · modeled $1.2B (est)4Tech, Inc. · Series B Raised $62.3M · modeled $1.1B (est)Lorus Therapeutics Inc · Series B Raised $28.3M · modeled $1.1B (est)Kallyope, Inc. · Series B Raised $28.1M · modeled $1.1B (est)CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. (this company) Raised $90.6M · modeled $12.9M (est)CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
BioAtla,LLCSeries B$47.9M$1.5B2.16×
Scholar Rock LLCSeries B$36.3M$1.4B2.01×
Oligasis, LLCSeries B$35.8M$1.3B1.88×
Alector LLCSeries B$32.3M$1.3B1.79×
Gelesis IncSeries B$37.7M$1.3B1.75×
Prosetta Biosciences Inc.Series B$31.1M$1.2B1.73×
Stem Cell Therapeutics CorpSeries B$30.3M$1.2B1.68×
Tenex Health, Inc.Series B$57.4M$1.2B1.66×
Aquesys IncSeries B$49.5M$1.2B1.66×
4Tech, Inc.Series B$62.3M$1.1B1.60×
Lorus Therapeutics IncSeries B$28.3M$1.1B1.57×
Kallyope, Inc.Series B$28.1M$1.1B1.56×
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. this companySeries B$90.6M$12.9M0.02×
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 B$27.7M2008-03-17$154.2M$1.1B90%
Series B$5.6M2009-11-09$31.0M$221.6M90%
Series B$30.2M2013-09-30$167.5M$1.2B90%
Series B$26.8M2013-09-30$149.1M$1.1B90%
Series B$325K2015-08-07$1.8M$12.9M90%
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 B$27.7M2008-03-17
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series B$5.6M2009-11-09
    • Raised 20 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Series B$30.2M2013-09-30
    • Raised again after 47 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  4. Series B$26.8M2013-09-30
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  5. Series B$325K2015-08-07
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 82.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~22mo cadence
$325K
Modeled next size est.range $325K$520K
0.0×
Last step-up
$12.3M/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
BRADLEY BOLZON9 other2008-03
Anthony Evnin5 other2008-03
Kurt Von Emster5 other2008-03
Carl Goldfischer4 other2008-03
Robert Zerbe4 other2008-03
Edward E. Penhoet, Ph.D.2 other2013-09
Donald Hill1 other2008-03
Edward Penhoet1 other2008-03
Louis Lange1 other2008-03
Carl G. Goldfischer, M.D.2013-09
Charles A. McWherter, Ph. D.2013-09
Charles McWherter2008-03
Daan Van Den Noort2008-03
David Karpf2008-03
Hari G. Kumar, Ph.D.2013-09
Harold Van Wart2008-03
Harold Van Wart, Ph. D.2013-09
Kurt G. Von Emster2013-09
Louis G. Lange, M.D., Ph.D.2013-09
Paul Quinlan2008-03
Pol J. Boudes2015-08
Robert J. Wills2015-08
Sujal A. Shah2013-09
Registry & provenance

CymaBay Therapeutics, 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
1042074
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. raised?
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. has raised approximately $90.6M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. is approximately $12.9M (modeled range $650K–$49.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. at?
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Aug 07.
What does CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. do and where is it based?
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in HAYWARD.
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