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Synthetic Genomics Inc

LA JOLLA · Other Energy

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Synthetic Genomics Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$55.0M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 10%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jan 29 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Synthetic Genomics 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 energy 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 0.63× the median modeled value of Series B Other Energy companies in 2013–2015 (31 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 13.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 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 Other Energy

Synthetic Genomics Inc is one of 2049 Other Energy companies tracked from LA JOLLA. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 91% 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 B · 2010-06-02 Raised $35M (real) Modeled valuation $406M (est)$35M$406MSeries B2010Series A · 2010-06-02 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $106M (est)$10M$106MSeries A2010Series B · 2013-01-29 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $116M (est)$10M$116MSeries B2013+$10M+$10MCumulative $55M

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 B$35.0M · 2010
Bridge · Series B-stage$10.0M · 2010smaller follow-on
Series B extension$10.0M · 2013

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: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$116.0M
Base estimate est.
$23.8M
Conservative case
$446.5M
Upside case
$55.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $406.1M · 2010-06-022010Series A · modeled $105.7M · 2010-06-02Series B · modeled $116.0M · 2013-01-292013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
65%
Survival probability
43% low · 79% high
1.22×/yr
Annual markup
1.47×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
13.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
16 mo
Avg between rounds
$20.7M/yr
Capital velocity
16.1 yr
On record since
2010
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2049 companies in Other Energy. 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) 16× above median
This company$55.0M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.5× of median
This company$10.0M
Sector median$19.1M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 6.8× above median
This company$116.0M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 91% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 84% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) 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 #21 of 31.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)SAExploration Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $38.9M · modeled $451.2M (est)Granite Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $63.6M · modeled $434.7M (est)PowerTeam Services Holdco, LLC · Series B Raised $70.2M · modeled $407.3M (est)Fuelcell Energy Inc · Series B Raised $65.0M · modeled $406.1M (est)Fluidic, Inc. · Series B Raised $101.4M · modeled $401.2M (est)OFS Energy Fund III (P), LP · Series B Raised $34.6M · modeled $401.0M (est)AMP Americas, LLC · Series B Raised $34.8M · modeled $371.3M (est)SG Holdco 3, LLC · Series B Raised $28.5M · modeled $330.1M (est)Gevo, Inc. · Series B Raised $97.3M · modeled $302.9M (est)Reliable Power Services, Inc. · Series B Raised $24.2M · modeled $280.8M (est)Solar Holdco 2013 I, LLC · Series B Raised $41.8M · modeled $276.5M (est)VECO Power Trading, LLC · Series B Raised $23.1M · modeled $268.1M (est)Synthetic Genomics Inc (this company) Raised $55.0M · modeled $116.0M (est)Synthetic Genomics Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
SAExploration Holdings, Inc.Series B$38.9M$451.2M2.44×
Granite Holdings, Inc.Series B$63.6M$434.7M2.35×
PowerTeam Services Holdco, LLCSeries B$70.2M$407.3M2.20×
Fuelcell Energy IncSeries B$65.0M$406.1M2.20×
Fluidic, Inc.Series B$101.4M$401.2M2.17×
OFS Energy Fund III (P), LPSeries B$34.6M$401.0M2.17×
AMP Americas, LLCSeries B$34.8M$371.3M2.01×
SG Holdco 3, LLCSeries B$28.5M$330.1M1.78×
Gevo, Inc.Series B$97.3M$302.9M1.64×
Reliable Power Services, Inc.Series B$24.2M$280.8M1.52×
Solar Holdco 2013 I, LLCSeries B$41.8M$276.5M1.49×
VECO Power Trading, LLCSeries B$23.1M$268.1M1.45×
Synthetic Genomics Inc this companySeries B$55.0M$116.0M0.63×
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 B$35.0M2010-06-02$194.4M$406.1M90%
Series A$10.0M2010-06-02$45.5M$105.7M90%
Series B$10.0M2013-01-29$55.6M$116.0M90%
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 B$35.0M2010-06-02
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series A$10.0M2010-06-02
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  3. Series B$10.0M2013-01-29
    • Raised again after 32 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~16mo cadence
$10.0M
Modeled next size est.range $10.0M$16.0M
1.0×
Last step-up
$20.7M/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
Steve Jurvetson9 other2013-01
Barry Schuler8 other2013-01
Juan Enriquez5 other2013-01
Gregory T. Lucier3 other2010-06
Greg Lucier1 other2013-01
Jim Flatt1 other2013-01
Alfonso Romo2013-01
Alfonso Romo Garza2010-06
Aristides Romo Patrinos2010-06
Aristides T. Patrinos2010-06
Barry Romo Schuler2010-06
David C. Kiernan2010-06
David Kiernan2013-01
Hamilton O. Smith2010-06
Hamilton Smith2013-01
J. Craig Venter2010-06
Joel Romo McComb2010-06
Joseph Mahler2013-01
Juan C. Enriquez2010-06
Steve Romo Jurvetson2010-06
Tan Sri Lim Kok Romo Thay2010-06
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay2013-01
Walter J. McBride2010-06
Registry & provenance

Synthetic Genomics 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
1341812
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Synthetic Genomics Inc raised?
Synthetic Genomics Inc has raised approximately $55.0M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Synthetic Genomics Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Synthetic Genomics Inc is approximately $116.0M (modeled range $23.8M–$446.5M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Synthetic Genomics Inc at?
Synthetic Genomics Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jan 29.
What does Synthetic Genomics Inc do and where is it based?
Synthetic Genomics Inc operates in the Other Energy sector, based in LA JOLLA.
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