Companies · Pharmaceuticals

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

South San Francisco · Pharmaceuticals

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$12.1M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
2.0×
Latest step-up
Top 43%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Dec 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Satsuma 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 2.11× the median modeled value of Series A Pharmaceuticals companies in 2016–2018 (88 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.5 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in Pharmaceuticals

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is one of 1613 Pharmaceuticals companies tracked from South San Francisco. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 58% 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
4
Investors (latest)
2016
Year incorporated
2016-12-16
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$500MSeries A · 2016-12-16 Raised $6.0M (real) Modeled valuation $186M (est)$6.0M$186MSeries A2016Series A · 2016-12-16 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $376M (est)$12M$376MSeries A2016+$12MCumulative $18M

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$6.0M · 2016
Series A extension$12.1M · 2016

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
$375.8M
Base estimate est.
$13.9M
Conservative case
$2.0B
Upside case
$55.2M
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 $185.8M · 2016-12-162016Series A · modeled $375.8M · 2016-12-162016
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
9.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
pharma
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
9.5 yr
On record since
2016
First round
2
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) 1.5× above median
This company$12.1M
Sector median$8.1M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.3× above median
This company$12.1M
Sector median$5.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 4.9× above median
This company$375.8M
Sector median$76.1M

Raised more than 58% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 78% 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 #9 of 88.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Arbutus Biopharma Corp · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $464.6M (est)Rvc 360, Llc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $464.6M (est)Sterrx, Llc · Series A Raised $18.0M · modeled $464.6M (est)Ribometrix, Inc. · Series A Raised $18.5M · modeled $464.6M (est)Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Series A Raised $40.6M · modeled $462.7M (est)SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. · Series A Raised $16.1M · modeled $460.3M (est)Right Value Drug Stores, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.3M · modeled $411.9M (est)USWM Enterprises, LLC · Series A Raised $12.2M · modeled $376.7M (est)Chase Pharmaceuticals Corp · Series A Raised $26.5M · modeled $370.9M (est)Vitruvias Therapeutics, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.4M · modeled $356.2M (est)Vyome Therapeutics Inc. · Series A Raised $14.5M · modeled $351.1M (est)Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (this company) Raised $12.1M · modeled $375.8M (est)Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Arbutus Biopharma CorpSeries A$15.0M$464.6M2.61×
Rvc 360, LlcSeries A$15.0M$464.6M2.61×
Sterrx, LlcSeries A$18.0M$464.6M2.61×
Ribometrix, Inc.Series A$18.5M$464.6M2.61×
Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series A$40.6M$462.7M2.60×
SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc.Series A$16.1M$460.3M2.59×
Right Value Drug Stores, Inc.Series A$13.3M$411.9M2.31×
USWM Enterprises, LLCSeries A$12.2M$376.7M2.12×
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. this companySeries A$12.1M$375.8M2.11×
Chase Pharmaceuticals CorpSeries A$26.5M$370.9M2.08×
Vitruvias Therapeutics, Inc.Series A$12.4M$356.2M2.00×
Vyome Therapeutics Inc.Series A$14.5M$351.1M1.97×
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$6.0M2016-12-16$27.3M$185.8M90%
Series A$12.1M2016-12-16$55.2M$375.8M90%
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$6.0M2016-12-16
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$12.1M2016-12-16
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$24.5M
Modeled next size est.range $16.0M$39.3M
2.0×
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
Heath Lukatch9 other2016-12
Thomas King5 other2016-12
Rajeev Shah3 other2016-12
John Kollins2016-12
Michael Riebe2016-12
Tadayoshi Iwashima2016-12
Registry & provenance

Satsuma 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
1692830
SEC CIK
2016
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. raised?
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has raised approximately $12.1M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is approximately $375.8M (modeled range $13.9M–$2.0B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at?
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Dec 16.
What does Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. do and where is it based?
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates in the Pharmaceuticals sector, based in South San Francisco.
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