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PellePharm, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on PellePharm, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$19.6M
Total raised · real
8
Rounds
2.3×
Latest step-up
Top 34%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jun 18 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

PellePharm, 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 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 1.29× the median modeled value of Series A Biotechnology companies in 2016–2018 (157 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (129% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.0 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

PellePharm, Inc. is one of 4291 Biotechnology companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 67% 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
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
7
Investors (latest)
2018-06-18
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$125M$250M$375M$500MPre-Seed · 2014-06-27 Raised $476K (real) Modeled valuation $26M (est)Pre-Seed2014Seed · 2014-10-09 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $56M (est)Seed2014Seed · 2015-01-08 Raised $119K (real) Modeled valuation $5.3M (est)Seed2015Seed · 2015-03-26 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $78M (est)Seed2015Series A · 2015-07-13 Raised $4.5M (real) Modeled valuation $164M (est)Series A2015Series A · 2015-09-15 Raised $720K (real) Modeled valuation $26M (est)Series A2015Series A · 2016-06-13 Raised $3.2M (real) Modeled valuation $117M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2018-06-18 Raised $7.5M (real) Modeled valuation $271M (est)Series A2018+$1.3M+$119K+$1.8M+$4.5M+$720K+$3.2M+$7.5MCumulative $20M

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
Pre-Seed$476K · 2014
Seed$1.3M · 2014
Seed extension$119K · 2015
Seed extension$1.8M · 2015
Series A$4.5M · 2015
Series A extension$720K · 2015
Series A extension$3.2M · 2016
Series A extension$7.5M · 2018

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$271.1M
Base estimate est.
$8.2M
Conservative case
$1.5B
Upside case
$34.1M
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.

Pre-Seed · modeled $26.3M · 2014-06-272014Seed · modeled $55.5M · 2014-10-09Seed · modeled $5.3M · 2015-01-08Seed · modeled $77.7M · 2015-03-26Series A · modeled $164.5M · 2015-07-13Series A · modeled $26.0M · 2015-09-15Series A · modeled $117.5M · 2016-06-13Series A · modeled $271.1M · 2018-06-182018
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
8.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
7 mo
Avg between rounds
$4.9M/yr
Capital velocity
12.0 yr
On record since
2014
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 4291 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) 2.7× above median
This company$19.6M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.4× above median
This company$7.5M
Sector median$5.4M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 4.2× above median
This company$271.1M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 67% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 76% 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 #53 of 157.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Cynvec LLC · Series A Raised $17.4M · modeled $542.3M (est)Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $542.3M (est)Bio-Dent, LTD. LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $542.3M (est)Biothera Holding Corp. · Series A Raised $16.2M · modeled $529.3M (est)Limelight Bio, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $506.2M (est)Overture Life, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.6M · modeled $491.7M (est)TAI Diagnostics, Inc. · Series A Raised $21.1M · modeled $463.8M (est)Occulo Holdings LLC · Series A Raised $12.8M · modeled $462.7M (est)Agilis Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Series A Raised $25.7M · modeled $458.0M (est)CAMBRIDGE EPIGENETIX Ltd · Series A Raised $12.3M · modeled $444.4M (est)Genten Therapeutics, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $433.8M (est)LTC BioSciences, Inc · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $433.8M (est)PellePharm, Inc. (this company) Raised $19.6M · modeled $271.1M (est)PellePharm, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Cynvec LLCSeries A$17.4M$542.3M2.57×
Anthera Pharmaceuticals IncSeries A$15.0M$542.3M2.57×
Bio-Dent, LTD. LLCSeries A$15.0M$542.3M2.57×
Biothera Holding Corp.Series A$16.2M$529.3M2.51×
Limelight Bio, Inc.Series A$14.0M$506.2M2.40×
Overture Life, Inc.Series A$13.6M$491.7M2.33×
TAI Diagnostics, Inc.Series A$21.1M$463.8M2.20×
Occulo Holdings LLCSeries A$12.8M$462.7M2.19×
Agilis Biotherapeutics, Inc.Series A$25.7M$458.0M2.17×
CAMBRIDGE EPIGENETIX LtdSeries A$12.3M$444.4M2.11×
Genten Therapeutics, Inc.Series A$12.0M$433.8M2.06×
LTC BioSciences, IncSeries A$12.0M$433.8M2.06×
PellePharm, Inc. this companySeries A$19.6M$271.1M1.29×
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.
Pre-Seed$476K2014-06-27$2.6M$26.3M85%
Seed$1.3M2014-10-09$6.3M$55.5M85%
Seed$119K2015-01-08$593K$5.3M85%
Seed$1.8M2015-03-26$8.8M$77.7M85%
Series A$4.5M2015-07-13$20.7M$164.5M85%
Series A$720K2015-09-15$3.3M$26.0M85%
Series A$3.2M2016-06-13$14.8M$117.5M85%
Series A$7.5M2018-06-18$34.1M$271.1M90%
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. Pre-Seed$476K2014-06-27
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$1.3M2014-10-09
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$119K2015-01-08
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Seed$1.8M2015-03-26
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 14.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$4.5M2015-07-13
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  6. Series A$720K2015-09-15
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  7. Series A$3.2M2016-06-13
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  8. Series A$7.5M2018-06-18
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2019 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~7mo cadence
$17.3M
Modeled next size est.range $11.3M$27.7M
2.3×
Last step-up
$4.9M/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
Mark De Souza9 other2015-01
Frank McCormick6 other2015-09
Neil Kumar2 other2015-09
Ervin Epstein2014-06
Ervin Epstein, M.D.2016-06
Frank McCormick, Ph.D.2016-06
Jean Tang2014-06
Jean Tang, M.D., Ph.D.2016-06
Jean Y. Tang, M.D., Ph.D.2018-06
Katrin Andreasson2014-06
Mark De Souza, Ph.D.2016-06
Neil Kumar, PH.D.2016-06
Sanuj Ravinddran, M.D.2018-06
Registry & provenance

PellePharm, 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
1611568
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has PellePharm, Inc. raised?
PellePharm, Inc. has raised approximately $19.6M in disclosed capital across 8 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is PellePharm, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for PellePharm, Inc. is approximately $271.1M (modeled range $8.2M–$1.5B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is PellePharm, Inc. at?
PellePharm, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jun 18.
What does PellePharm, Inc. do and where is it based?
PellePharm, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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