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Galectin Therapeutics Inc

NORCROSS · Pharmaceuticals

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Galectin Therapeutics Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.8M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
2.0×
Latest step-up
Top 54%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Dec 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Galectin Therapeutics Inc looks over-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 pharma sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.89× the median modeled value of Seed Pharmaceuticals companies in 2016–2018 (71 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.5 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

Galectin Therapeutics Inc is one of 1613 Pharmaceuticals companies tracked from NORCROSS. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 47% 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.

pharma

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
5
Investors (latest)
2016-12-22
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeed · 2010-12-30 Raised $2.3M (real) Modeled valuation $86M (est)$2.3M$86MSeed2010Seed · 2016-09-22 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $57M (est)$1.5M$57MSeed2016Seed · 2016-12-22 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $114M (est)$3.0M$114MSeed2016+$1.5M+$3.0MCumulative $6.8M

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$2.3M · 2010
Seed extension$1.5M · 2016
Seed extension$3.0M · 2016

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
$114.1M
Base estimate est.
$2.3M
Conservative case
$895.4M
Upside case
$15.0M
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 pharma sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $85.6M · 2010-12-302010Seed · modeled $57.1M · 2016-09-22Seed · modeled $114.1M · 2016-12-222016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
34%
Survival probability
15% low · 52% high
1.68×/yr
Annual markup
2.20×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
pharma
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
36 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.1M/yr
Capital velocity
15.5 yr
On record since
2010
First round
3
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) 0.8× of median
This company$6.8M
Sector median$8.1M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.8× above median
This company$3.0M
Sector median$1.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.5× above median
This company$114.1M
Sector median$76.1M

Raised more than 47% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 57% 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 #15 of 71.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Chase Therapeutics Corp · Seed Raised $5.3M · modeled $152.2M (est)Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $152.2M (est)Paragon Biosciences Skyline Capital, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $150.9M (est)Phoenix PharmaLabs Inc · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $133.1M (est)Saghmos Therapeutics, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $133.1M (est)Immucell Corp /De/ · Seed Raised $3.5M · modeled $131.8M (est)Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.4M · modeled $128.4M (est)Hydropothecary Corp · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $124.6M (est)SapVax, LLC · Seed Raised $3.3M · modeled $123.6M (est)VersaPeutics, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $121.7M (est)Westwood Life Sciences, Llc · Seed Raised $3.1M · modeled $116.3M (est)Har-Kcy, Llc · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $114.3M (est)Galectin Therapeutics Inc (this company) Raised $6.8M · modeled $114.1M (est)Galectin Therapeutics Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Chase Therapeutics CorpSeed$5.3M$152.2M2.52×
Acura Pharmaceuticals, IncSeed$4.0M$152.2M2.52×
Paragon Biosciences Skyline Capital, LLCSeed$4.0M$150.9M2.50×
Phoenix PharmaLabs IncSeed$3.5M$133.1M2.21×
Saghmos Therapeutics, Inc.Seed$3.5M$133.1M2.21×
Immucell Corp /De/Seed$3.5M$131.8M2.19×
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Seed$3.4M$128.4M2.13×
Hydropothecary CorpSeed$3.3M$124.6M2.07×
SapVax, LLCSeed$3.3M$123.6M2.05×
VersaPeutics, Inc.Seed$3.8M$121.7M2.02×
Westwood Life Sciences, LlcSeed$3.1M$116.3M1.93×
Har-Kcy, LlcSeed$3.0M$114.3M1.90×
Galectin Therapeutics Inc this companySeed$6.8M$114.1M1.89×
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$2.3M2010-12-30$11.3M$85.6M85%
Seed$1.5M2016-09-22$7.5M$57.1M85%
Seed$3.0M2016-12-22$15.0M$114.1M90%
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$2.3M2010-12-30
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.5M2016-09-22
    • Raised again after 69 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Seed$3.0M2016-12-22
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 5 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~36mo cadence
$6.0M
Modeled next size est.range $3.9M$9.6M
2.0×
Last step-up
$1.1M/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
Gilbert S Omenn2 other2016-09
Kevin D Freeman2 other2016-09
Jack W Callicutt1 other2016-09
Peter G Traber1 other2016-09
Anatole C. Klyosov2010-12
Anthony D. Squeglia2010-12
Arthur R Greenberg2010-12
Eliezer C. Zomer2010-12
Gilbert F Amelio2010-12
Harold H. Shlevin2016-12
James C Czirr2010-12
Jerald F. Rome2010-12
John G. Mauldin2016-09
Marc G. Rubin2016-09
Maureen D. Foley2010-12
Peter D. Traber2010-12
Rod D. Martin2010-12
S. Colin Neill2010-12
Steven F. Prelack2010-12
Steven G. Prelack2016-09
Theodore D. Zucconi2010-12
Theodore H. Zuconni2016-12
Registry & provenance

Galectin 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
1133416
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Galectin Therapeutics Inc raised?
Galectin Therapeutics Inc has raised approximately $6.8M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Galectin Therapeutics Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Galectin Therapeutics Inc is approximately $114.1M (modeled range $2.3M–$895.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Galectin Therapeutics Inc at?
Galectin Therapeutics Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Dec 22.
What does Galectin Therapeutics Inc do and where is it based?
Galectin Therapeutics Inc operates in the Pharmaceuticals sector, based in NORCROSS.
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