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Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

MALVERN · Pharmaceuticals

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$12.5M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.2×
Latest step-up
Top 42%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Wed May 04 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. looks under-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.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.08× the median modeled value of Series A Pharmaceuticals companies in 2016–2018 (88 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.2 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

Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. is one of 1613 Pharmaceuticals companies tracked from MALVERN. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 59% of sector peers), and in the long tail 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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeries A · Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)$5.0M$11MSeries ASeries A · 2014-03-20 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $155M (est)$5.0M$155MSeries A2014Series A · 2014-03-20 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $155M (est)$5.0M$155MSeries A2014Series A · 2015-03-26 Raised $2.0M (real) Modeled valuation $63M (est)$2.0M$63MSeries A2015Series A · 2016-05-04 Raised $480K (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)$480K$15MSeries A2016+$5.0M+$5.0M+$2.0M+$480KCumulative $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$5.0M
Series A extension$5.0M · 2014
Series A extension$5.0M · 2014
Series A extension$2.0M · 2015
Series A extension$480K · 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
$14.9M
Base estimate est.
$550K
Conservative case
$80.8M
Upside case
$2.2M
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 $10.5M · Series A · modeled $154.9M · 2014-03-20Series A · modeled $154.9M · 2014-03-20Series A · modeled $62.7M · 2015-03-26Series A · modeled $14.9M · 2016-05-042016
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
10.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
pharma
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
139 mo
Avg between rounds
$270K/yr
Capital velocity
56.5 yr
On record since
1970
First round
5
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$12.5M
Sector median$8.1M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$480K
Sector median$5.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$14.9M
Sector median$76.1M

Raised more than 59% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 23% 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 #84 of 88.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$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)Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.1M · modeled $375.8M (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)Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (this company) Raised $12.5M · modeled $14.9M (est)Scilex 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.Series 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×
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. this companySeries A$12.5M$14.9M0.08×
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$5.0M2014-03-20$22.7M$154.9M90%
Series A$5.0M2014-03-20$22.7M$154.9M90%
Series A$2.0M2015-03-26$9.2M$62.7M90%
Series A$480K2016-05-04$2.2M$14.9M90%
Series A$5.0M$22.7M$10.5M90%
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$5.0M2014-03-20
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$5.0M2014-03-20
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Series A$2.0M2015-03-26
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  4. Series A$480K2016-05-04
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2027 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~139mo cadence
$480K
Modeled next size est.range $480K$768K
0.2×
Last step-up
$270K/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
Richard B. Cohen2 other2014-03
Anthony Mack1 other2016-05
Eric Floyd1 other2016-05
Jerrold Sendrow1 other2016-05
William Pedranti1 other2014-03
Anthony P. Mack2014-03
Eric P. Floyd2014-03
Jerrold B. Sendrow2014-03
Registry & provenance

Scilex 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
1603542
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. raised?
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has raised approximately $12.5M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. is approximately $14.9M (modeled range $550K–$80.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. at?
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed May 04.
What does Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. do and where is it based?
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. operates in the Pharmaceuticals sector, based in MALVERN.
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