Companies · Pharmaceuticals

Forty Seven, Inc.

MENLO PARK · Pharmaceuticals

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Forty Seven, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$109.1M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
2.2×
Latest step-up
Top 9%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Oct 17 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Forty Seven, 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 pharma 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 1.13× the median modeled value of Series C Pharmaceuticals companies in 2016–2018 (32 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (113% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.7 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 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 Pharmaceuticals

Forty Seven, Inc. is one of 1613 Pharmaceuticals companies tracked from MENLO PARK. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 92% of sector peers), and among the largest 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
32
Investors (latest)
2014
Year incorporated
2017-10-17
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$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeries B · 2015-11-23 Raised $34M (real) Modeled valuation $1.2B (est)$34M$1.2BSeries B2015Series C · 2017-10-17 Raised $75M (real) Modeled valuation $2.6B (est)$75M$2.6BSeries C2017+$75MCumulative $109M

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$34.1M · 2015
Series C$75.0M · 2017

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: 40%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.6B
Base estimate est.
$243.6M
Conservative case
$6.9B
Upside case
$500.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the pharma sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $1.2B · 2015-11-232015Series C · modeled $2.6B · 2017-10-172017
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
66%
Survival probability
49% low · 76% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.62×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
pharma
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
23 mo
Avg between rounds
$57.4M/yr
Capital velocity
10.6 yr
On record since
2015
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1613 companies in Pharmaceuticals. 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$109.1M
Sector median$8.1M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.6× above median
This company$75.0M
Sector median$46.4M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 35× above median
This company$2.6B
Sector median$76.1M

Raised more than 92% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 96% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #11 of 32.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Series C Raised $116.6M · modeled $3.2B (est)Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series C Raised $85.4M · modeled $3.0B (est)Homology Medicines, Inc. · Series C Raised $127.1M · modeled $2.9B (est)KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $80.6M · modeled $2.8B (est)TP Therapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $126.4M · modeled $2.8B (est)Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Series C Raised $91.3M · modeled $2.8B (est)Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Co · Series C Raised $175.4M · modeled $2.8B (est)Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. · Series C Raised $92.1M · modeled $2.6B (est)Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Series C Raised $75.0M · modeled $2.6B (est)Daisy Pharma Opioid Venture, LLC · Series C Raised $75.0M · modeled $2.6B (est)MEI Pharma, Inc. · Series C Raised $76.1M · modeled $2.6B (est)Forty Seven, Inc. (this company) Raised $109.1M · modeled $2.6B (est)Forty Seven, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series C$116.6M$3.2B1.38×
Ligand Pharmaceuticals IncSeries C$85.4M$3.0B1.29×
Homology Medicines, Inc.Series C$127.1M$2.9B1.26×
KSQ Therapeutics, Inc.Series C$80.6M$2.8B1.22×
TP Therapeutics, Inc.Series C$126.4M$2.8B1.21×
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.Series C$91.3M$2.8B1.21×
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals CoSeries C$175.4M$2.8B1.19×
Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.Series C$92.1M$2.6B1.13×
Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.Series C$75.0M$2.6B1.13×
Daisy Pharma Opioid Venture, LLCSeries C$75.0M$2.6B1.13×
Forty Seven, Inc. this companySeries C$109.1M$2.6B1.13×
MEI Pharma, Inc.Series C$76.1M$2.6B1.13×
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$34.1M2015-11-23$189.4M$1.2B85%
Series C$75.0M2017-10-17$500.0M$2.6B90%
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$34.1M2015-11-23
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
    • 32 investors on this round.
  2. Series C$75.0M2017-10-17
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 32 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~23mo cadence
$165.0M
Modeled next size est.range $107.2M$264.0M
2.2×
Last step-up
$57.4M/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
Jonathan MacQuitty6 other2015-11
Christopher Schaepe5 other2015-11
DENNIS HENNER4 other2015-11
Eric Jensen4 other2015-11
Jeffrey Bird4 other2015-11
Irving Weissman1 other2015-11
Mark A. McCamish1 other2017-10
Chris A. Schaepe2017-10
Dennis A. Henner2017-10
Irving A. Weissman2017-10
Jeffrey A. Bird2017-10
Jonathan A. MacQuitty2017-10
Ravindra A. Majeti2017-10
Ravindra Majeti2015-11
Registry & provenance

Forty Seven, 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
1667633
SEC CIK
2014
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Forty Seven, Inc. raised?
Forty Seven, Inc. has raised approximately $109.1M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Forty Seven, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Forty Seven, Inc. is approximately $2.6B (modeled range $243.6M–$6.9B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Forty Seven, Inc. at?
Forty Seven, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Oct 17.
What does Forty Seven, Inc. do and where is it based?
Forty Seven, Inc. operates in the Pharmaceuticals sector, based in MENLO PARK.
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