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Living Cell Technologies Ltd

AUCKLAND · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Living Cell Technologies Ltd — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$6.3M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 53%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jan 04 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Living Cell Technologies Ltd 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 biotech 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 1.02× the median modeled value of Series A Biotechnology companies in 2010–2012 (92 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (102% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 15.5 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

Living Cell Technologies Ltd is one of 4293 Biotechnology companies tracked from AUCKLAND. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 48% of sector peers), and in the upper tier 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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2011-01-04 Raised $5.6M (real) Modeled valuation $204M (est)$5.6M$204MSeries A2011Pre-Seed · 2011-01-04 Raised $638K (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$638K$35MPre-Seed2011+$638KCumulative $6.3M

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 A$5.6M · 2011
Bridge · Series A-stage$638K · 2011smaller follow-on

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$203.9M
Base estimate est.
$6.2M
Conservative case
$1.1B
Upside case
$25.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the biotech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $203.9M · 2011-01-042011Pre-Seed · modeled $35.2M · 2011-01-042011
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
44%
Survival probability
24% low · 60% high
1.62×/yr
Annual markup
2.04×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
15.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
15.5 yr
On record since
2011
First round
2
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) 0.9× of median
This company$6.3M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$638K
Sector median$5.4M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.2× above median
This company$203.9M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 48% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 72% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #46 of 92.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. · Series A Raised $23.2M · modeled $513.3M (est)Neoprobe Corp · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $506.1M (est)Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. · Series A Raised $25.9M · modeled $504.1M (est)Adimab, LLC · Series A Raised $13.8M · modeled $499.5M (est)Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series A Raised $27.4M · modeled $448.3M (est)Mnemosyne Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series A Raised $24.0M · modeled $445.8M (est)Macrogenics Inc · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $434.4M (est)Neurologica Corp · Series A Raised $17.0M · modeled $433.8M (est)Bodymedia Inc · Series A Raised $20.1M · modeled $429.9M (est)Peloton Therapeutics, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.7M · modeled $423.0M (est)Seahorse Bioscience Inc · Series A Raised $20.7M · modeled $410.2M (est)Stemgent, Inc. · Series A Raised $37.9M · modeled $408.5M (est)Living Cell Technologies Ltd (this company) Raised $6.3M · modeled $203.9M (est)Living Cell Technologies Ltd
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc.Series A$23.2M$513.3M2.56×
Neoprobe CorpSeries A$14.0M$506.1M2.53×
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.Series A$25.9M$504.1M2.52×
Adimab, LLCSeries A$13.8M$499.5M2.50×
Elevation Pharmaceuticals IncSeries A$27.4M$448.3M2.24×
Mnemosyne Pharmaceuticals IncSeries A$24.0M$445.8M2.23×
Macrogenics IncSeries A$12.0M$434.4M2.17×
Neurologica CorpSeries A$17.0M$433.8M2.17×
Bodymedia IncSeries A$20.1M$429.9M2.15×
Peloton Therapeutics, Inc.Series A$13.7M$423.0M2.11×
Seahorse Bioscience IncSeries A$20.7M$410.2M2.05×
Stemgent, Inc.Series A$37.9M$408.5M2.04×
Living Cell Technologies Ltd this companySeries A$6.3M$203.9M1.02×
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 A$5.6M2011-01-04$25.6M$203.9M90%
Pre-Seed$638K2011-01-04$3.5M$35.2M90%
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 A$5.6M2011-01-04
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Pre-Seed$638K2011-01-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 8.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$638K
Modeled next size est.range $638K$1.0M
0.1×
Last step-up
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
John Alfred Cowan2011-01
John Laurie Hunter2011-01
Robert Andrew Finder2011-01
Robert Bartlett Elliott2011-01
Ross Alexander Macdonald2011-01
Susanne Christine Clay2011-01
Registry & provenance

Living Cell Technologies Ltd 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
1399927
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Living Cell Technologies Ltd raised?
Living Cell Technologies Ltd has raised approximately $6.3M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Living Cell Technologies Ltd's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Living Cell Technologies Ltd is approximately $203.9M (modeled range $6.2M–$1.1B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Living Cell Technologies Ltd at?
Living Cell Technologies Ltd's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jan 04.
What does Living Cell Technologies Ltd do and where is it based?
Living Cell Technologies Ltd operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in AUCKLAND.
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