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Seraph Biosciences, Inc.

DETROIT · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Seraph Biosciences, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$10.0M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
1.3×
Latest step-up
Top 44%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Dec 21 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Seraph Biosciences, 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 1.20× 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 (120% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 7.5 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

Seraph Biosciences, Inc. is one of 4293 Biotechnology companies tracked from DETROIT. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 57% 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
18
Investors (latest)
2016
Year incorporated
2020-06-15
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$500MSeed · 2017-02-03 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $67M (est)$1.5M$67MSeed2017Series A · 2018-12-21 Raised $7.0M (real) Modeled valuation $254M (est)$7.0M$254MSeries A2018Seed · 2018-12-21 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $68M (est)$1.5M$68MSeed2018Series A · 2020-06-15 Raised $1.9M (real) Modeled valuation $69M (est)$1.9M$69MSeries A2020+$7.0M+$1.5M+$1.9MCumulative $12M

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
Seed$1.5M · 2017
Series A$7.0M · 2018
Bridge · Series A-stage$1.5M · 2018smaller follow-on
Series A extension$1.9M · 2020

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-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
$253.9M
Base estimate est.
$7.7M
Conservative case
$1.4B
Upside case
$31.9M
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.

Seed · modeled $66.6M · 2017-02-032017Series A · modeled $253.9M · 2018-12-21Seed · modeled $67.8M · 2018-12-21Series A · modeled $69.2M · 2020-06-152020
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
7.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$3.0M/yr
Capital velocity
9.4 yr
On record since
2017
First round
4
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) 1.4× above median
This company$10.0M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.4× of median
This company$1.9M
Sector median$5.4M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 4.0× above median
This company$253.9M
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 57% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 75% 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 #58 of 157.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Bio-Dent, LTD. LLC · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $542.3M (est)Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $542.3M (est)Cynvec LLC · Series A Raised $17.4M · 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)Seraph Biosciences, Inc. (this company) Raised $10.0M · modeled $253.9M (est)Seraph Biosciences, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Bio-Dent, LTD. LLCSeries A$15.0M$542.3M2.57×
Anthera Pharmaceuticals IncSeries A$15.0M$542.3M2.57×
Cynvec LLCSeries A$17.4M$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×
Seraph Biosciences, Inc. this companySeries A$10.0M$253.9M1.20×
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.
Seed$1.5M2017-02-03$7.5M$66.6M90%
Series A$7.0M2018-12-21$31.9M$253.9M90%
Seed$1.5M2018-12-21$7.6M$67.8M90%
Series A$1.9M2020-06-15$8.7M$69.2M90%
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. Seed$1.5M2017-02-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Series A$7.0M2018-12-21
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 29 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$1.5M2018-12-21
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$1.9M2020-06-15
    • Raised 18 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 18 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$2.4M
Modeled next size est.range $1.9M$3.8M
1.3×
Last step-up
$3.0M/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
Matthew Cullen2 other2017-02
Michael Shields2 other2018-12
Scott Merz2 other2018-12
James Mault1 other2017-02
Ahmad Nadeem Ishaque2018-12
Braden Nadeem Robison2018-12
Braden Robison2018-12
Charles Shanley2017-02
Gary Loveman2018-12
Gregory Auner2018-12
James Nadeem Shanley2018-12
James Shanley2018-12
MARK TREXLER2017-02
Paul Glantz2018-12
Richard Nadeem Creager2018-12
Scott Nadeem Merz2018-12
Registry & provenance

Seraph Biosciences, 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
1697736
SEC CIK
2016
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Seraph Biosciences, Inc. raised?
Seraph Biosciences, Inc. has raised approximately $10.0M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Seraph Biosciences, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Seraph Biosciences, Inc. is approximately $253.9M (modeled range $7.7M–$1.4B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Seraph Biosciences, Inc. at?
Seraph Biosciences, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Dec 21.
What does Seraph Biosciences, Inc. do and where is it based?
Seraph Biosciences, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in DETROIT.
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