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Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.)

SAN DIEGO · Pharmaceuticals

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$30.5M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.9×
Latest step-up
Top 27%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Feb 03 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals 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 1.86× the median modeled value of Series A Pharmaceuticals companies in 2010–2012 (57 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 14.4 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

Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) is one of 1613 Pharmaceuticals companies tracked from SAN DIEGO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 74% 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 · 2009-05-11 Raised $7.7M (real) Modeled valuation $238M (est)$7.7M$238MSeries A2009Series A · 2009-11-09 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $372M (est)$12M$372MSeries A2009Series A · 2012-02-03 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $335M (est)$11M$335MSeries A2012+$12M+$11MCumulative $30M

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$7.7M · 2009
Series A extension$12.0M · 2009
Series A extension$10.8M · 2012

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$334.7M
Base estimate est.
$12.4M
Conservative case
$1.8B
Upside case
$49.1M
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 pharma sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $237.7M · 2009-05-112009Series A · modeled $371.7M · 2009-11-09Series A · modeled $334.7M · 2012-02-032012
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
46%
Survival probability
25% low · 63% high
1.57×/yr
Annual markup
1.97×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
14.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
pharma
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$11.2M/yr
Capital velocity
17.1 yr
On record since
2009
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) 3.8× above median
This company$30.5M
Sector median$8.1M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.1× above median
This company$10.8M
Sector median$5.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 4.4× above median
This company$334.7M
Sector median$76.1M

Raised more than 74% 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 #8 of 57.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Satori Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series A Raised $22.3M · modeled $464.6M (est)Labrys Biologics, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.6M · modeled $451.8M (est)Telsar Pharma, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $433.7M (est)Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Series A Raised $33.6M · modeled $433.2M (est)Seldar Pharma, Inc. · Series A Raised $18.2M · modeled $402.6M (est)Link Resources Inc. · Series A Raised $12.0M · modeled $371.7M (est)Scynexis Inc · Series A Raised $22.7M · modeled $354.6M (est)BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Series A Raised $11.3M · modeled $315.6M (est)Tioga Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series A Raised $24.3M · modeled $309.7M (est)Bonovo Orthopedics, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $309.7M (est)Quark Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $309.7M (est)Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) (this company) Raised $30.5M · modeled $334.7M (est)Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Satori Pharmaceuticals IncSeries A$22.3M$464.6M2.58×
Labrys Biologics, Inc.Series A$14.6M$451.8M2.51×
Telsar Pharma, Inc.Series A$14.0M$433.7M2.41×
Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series A$33.6M$433.2M2.40×
Seldar Pharma, Inc.Series A$18.2M$402.6M2.23×
Link Resources Inc.Series A$12.0M$371.7M2.06×
Scynexis IncSeries A$22.7M$354.6M1.97×
Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) this companySeries A$30.5M$334.7M1.86×
BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series A$11.3M$315.6M1.75×
Tioga Pharmaceuticals IncSeries A$24.3M$309.7M1.72×
Bonovo Orthopedics, Inc.Series A$10.0M$309.7M1.72×
Quark Pharmaceuticals IncSeries A$10.0M$309.7M1.72×
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$7.7M2009-05-11$34.9M$237.7M90%
Series A$12.0M2009-11-09$54.5M$371.7M90%
Series A$10.8M2012-02-03$49.1M$334.7M90%
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$7.7M2009-05-11
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$12.0M2009-11-09
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Series A$10.8M2012-02-03
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
2013 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$10.8M
Modeled next size est.range $10.8M$17.3M
0.9×
Last step-up
$11.2M/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
Robert Nelsen21 other2009-11
Kristina Burow15 other2012-02
Amir Nashat13 other2012-02
Robert Nelson6 other2009-05
Doug Cole5 other2009-11
Faheem Hasnain4 other2012-02
PAUL Grayson4 other2009-11
Sheila Gujrathi4 other2012-02
William Rastetter3 other2009-05
James Schmidt2 other2009-05
Marcus Boehm2 other2012-02
Raymond Stevens2 other2009-05
Chrysa Mineo1 other2012-02
Ed Torres2009-11
Michael Sheffery2009-05
Robert Peach2012-02
Registry & provenance

Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals 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
1463729
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) raised?
Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) has raised approximately $30.5M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.)'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) is approximately $334.7M (modeled range $12.4M–$1.8B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) at?
Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.)'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Feb 03.
What does Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) do and where is it based?
Receptos, Inc. (f.k.a. Receptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.) operates in the Pharmaceuticals sector, based in SAN DIEGO.
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