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Lenz Therapeutics, Inc.

DEL MAR · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$136.2M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
1.7×
Latest step-up
Top 7%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Mar 06 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. looks over-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk 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.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.49× the median modeled value of Series C Biotechnology companies in 2022–2024 (111 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
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

Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. is one of 4293 Biotechnology companies tracked from DEL MAR. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 94% 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.

pharma

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
27
Investors (latest)
2023-03-06
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeed · 2016-06-03 Raised $3.4M (real) Modeled valuation $151M (est)$3.4M$151MSeed2016Seed · 2020-08-05 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)$250K$11MSeed2020Seed · 2020-10-30 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $65M (est)$1.8M$65MSeed2020Series C · 2020-10-30 Raised $49M (real) Modeled valuation $1.8B (est)$49M$1.8BSeries C2020Series C · 2023-03-06 Raised $83M (real) Modeled valuation $1.2B (est)$83M$1.2BSeries C2023+$250K+$1.8M+$49M+$83MCumulative $138M

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$3.4M · 2016
Seed extension$250K · 2020
Seed extension$1.8M · 2020
Series C$49.0M · 2020no Series A / Series B on file
Series C extension$83.5M · 2023

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B — 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
$1.2B
Base estimate est.
$258.3M
Conservative case
$2.2B
Upside case
$556.7M
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 biotech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $151.0M · 2016-06-032016Seed · modeled $10.5M · 2020-08-05Seed · modeled $64.8M · 2020-10-30Series C · modeled $1.8B · 2020-10-30Series C · modeled $1.2B · 2023-03-062023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
62%
Survival probability
46% low · 72% high
1.46×/yr
Annual markup
1.68×/yr upside case
3.3 yr
Elapsed time used
3.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
20 mo
Avg between rounds
$20.2M/yr
Capital velocity
10.1 yr
On record since
2016
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) 19× above median
This company$136.2M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.8× above median
This company$83.5M
Sector median$46.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 19× above median
This company$1.2B
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 94% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 91% 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 #8 of 111.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $121.5M · modeled $2.1B (est)Satellite Biosciences, Inc. · Series C Raised $101.5M · modeled $1.8B (est)Deepcell, Inc. · Series C Raised $96.9M · modeled $1.7B (est)Ventus Therapeutics U.S., Inc. · Series C Raised $186.8M · modeled $1.6B (est)Morphic Holding, Inc. · Series C Raised $200.6M · modeled $1.5B (est)Genleap Ai Inc. · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Dren Bio, Inc. · Series C Raised $93.1M · modeled $1.3B (est)eyeBrain Medical, Inc. · Series C Raised $126.3M · modeled $1.2B (est)A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $143.1M · modeled $1.2B (est)Invetx, Inc. · Series C Raised $70.7M · modeled $1.2B (est)Hexagon Bio Inc. · Series C Raised $148.6M · modeled $1.2B (est)Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. (this company) Raised $136.2M · modeled $1.2B (est)Lenz Therapeutics, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.Series C$121.5M$2.1B4.22×
Satellite Biosciences, Inc.Series C$101.5M$1.8B3.63×
Deepcell, Inc.Series C$96.9M$1.7B3.38×
Ventus Therapeutics U.S., Inc.Series C$186.8M$1.6B3.14×
Morphic Holding, Inc.Series C$200.6M$1.5B3.04×
Genleap Ai Inc.Series C$100.0M$1.5B3.00×
Dren Bio, Inc.Series C$93.1M$1.3B2.70×
Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. this companySeries C$136.2M$1.2B2.49×
eyeBrain Medical, Inc.Series C$126.3M$1.2B2.45×
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc.Series C$143.1M$1.2B2.42×
Invetx, Inc.Series C$70.7M$1.2B2.36×
Hexagon Bio Inc.Series C$148.6M$1.2B2.36×
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$3.4M2016-06-03$17.0M$151.0M85%
Seed$250K2020-08-05$1.3M$10.5M90%
Seed$1.8M2020-10-30$8.8M$64.8M90%
Series C$49.0M2020-10-30$326.7M$1.8B90%
Series C$83.5M2023-03-06$556.7M$1.2B90%
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$3.4M2016-06-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 45 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$250K2020-08-05
    • Raised again after 50 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 13.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 25 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$1.8M2020-10-30
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 30 investors on this round.
  4. Series C$49.0M2020-10-30
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 28.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 45 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$83.5M2023-03-06
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 27 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~20mo cadence
$142.3M
Modeled next size est.range $92.5M$227.7M
1.7×
Last step-up
$20.2M/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
Clare Ozawa7 other2020-10
Mark - Lester5 other2016-06
Zach Scheiner5 other2020-10
Stefan Larson3 other2023-03
CHRIS DIMITROPOULOS2 other2023-03
James McCollum2 other2016-06
Evert Schimmelpennink1 other2020-10
Frederic Guerard1 other2023-03
Fred Guerard2020-10
GERALD HORN2016-06
Gerald W. Horn2020-08
James W. McCollum2020-08
Mark W. Lester2020-08
Registry & provenance

Lenz 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
1678518
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. raised?
Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. has raised approximately $136.2M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Lenz Therapeutics, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. is approximately $1.2B (modeled range $258.3M–$2.2B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. at?
Lenz Therapeutics, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Mar 06.
What does Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. do and where is it based?
Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in DEL MAR.
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