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TearLab Corp

SAN DIEGO · Other Health Care

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on TearLab Corp — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$23.5M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 15%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Oct 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

TearLab Corp 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 health care 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 0.29× the median modeled value of Series A Other Health Care companies in 2013–2015 (187 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 10.7 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 Other Health Care

TearLab Corp is one of 5377 Other Health Care companies tracked from SAN DIEGO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 86% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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.

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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$500MSeed · 2009-07-15 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $43M (est)Seed2009Seed · 2009-07-15 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $38M (est)Seed2009Seed · 2010-01-08 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $43M (est)Seed2010Seed · 2011-04-14 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $5.0M (est)Seed2011Seed · 2011-06-13 Raised $2.3M (real) Modeled valuation $58M (est)Seed2011Series A · 2011-06-30 Raised $14M (real) Modeled valuation $286M (est)Series A2011Series A · 2015-10-08 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)Series A2015+$1.5M+$1.7M+$200K+$2.3M+$14M+$1.8MCumulative $23M

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$1.7M · 2009
Seed extension$1.5M · 2009
Seed extension$1.7M · 2010
Seed extension$200K · 2011
Seed extension$2.3M · 2011
Series A$14.2M · 2011
Series A extension$1.8M · 2015

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
$35.3M
Base estimate est.
$2.2M
Conservative case
$192.0M
Upside case
$8.0M
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 health care sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $43.4M · 2009-07-152009Seed · modeled $38.4M · 2009-07-15Seed · modeled $43.2M · 2010-01-08Seed · modeled $5.0M · 2011-04-14Seed · modeled $57.6M · 2011-06-13Series A · modeled $285.6M · 2011-06-30Series A · modeled $35.3M · 2015-10-082015
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
52%
Survival probability
28% low · 71% high
1.43×/yr
Annual markup
1.80×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
10.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
health care
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
12 mo
Avg between rounds
$3.8M/yr
Capital velocity
17.0 yr
On record since
2009
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 5377 companies in Other Health Care. 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) 9.7× above median
This company$23.5M
Sector median$2.4M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$1.8M
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.6× above median
This company$35.3M
Sector median$22.1M

Raised more than 86% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 61% 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 #155 of 187.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Imagine Health, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $302.7M (est)Spruce Health, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $302.7M (est)Inova Labs, Inc. · Series A Raised $32.6M · modeled $302.7M (est)Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc. · Series A Raised $21.2M · modeled $296.8M (est)ClarVista Medical, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.5M · modeled $293.0M (est)Minimally Invasive Devices Inc. · Series A Raised $43.3M · modeled $284.9M (est)Osprey Medical Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $282.5M (est)IGeneX Group, LLC · Series A Raised $13.5M · modeled $273.4M (est)Urohsd, Llc · Series A Raised $13.2M · modeled $266.9M (est)Secure EDI Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $28.3M · modeled $263.5M (est)Sterling Healthcare Holdings, Llc · Series A Raised $13.4M · modeled $259.1M (est)Wallick Senior Housing Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $12.8M · modeled $259.1M (est)TearLab Corp (this company) Raised $23.5M · modeled $35.3M (est)TearLab Corp
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Imagine Health, Inc.Series A$15.0M$302.7M2.50×
Spruce Health, Inc.Series A$15.0M$302.7M2.50×
Inova Labs, Inc.Series A$32.6M$302.7M2.50×
Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc.Series A$21.2M$296.8M2.46×
ClarVista Medical, Inc.Series A$14.5M$293.0M2.42×
Minimally Invasive Devices Inc.Series A$43.3M$284.9M2.36×
Osprey Medical Inc.Series A$14.0M$282.5M2.34×
IGeneX Group, LLCSeries A$13.5M$273.4M2.26×
Urohsd, LlcSeries A$13.2M$266.9M2.21×
Secure EDI Holdings, LLCSeries A$28.3M$263.5M2.18×
Sterling Healthcare Holdings, LlcSeries A$13.4M$259.1M2.14×
Wallick Senior Housing Holdings, LLCSeries A$12.8M$259.1M2.14×
TearLab Corp this companySeries A$23.5M$35.3M0.29×
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$1.7M2009-07-15$8.7M$43.4M90%
Seed$1.5M2009-07-15$7.7M$38.4M90%
Seed$1.7M2010-01-08$8.7M$43.2M90%
Seed$200K2011-04-14$1000K$5.0M90%
Seed$2.3M2011-06-13$11.6M$57.6M90%
Series A$14.2M2011-06-30$64.3M$285.6M90%
Series A$1.8M2015-10-08$8.0M$35.3M90%
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$1.7M2009-07-15
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
  2. Seed$1.5M2009-07-15
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Seed$1.7M2010-01-08
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Seed$200K2011-04-14
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  5. Seed$2.3M2011-06-13
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 11.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  6. Series A$14.2M2011-06-30
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  7. Series A$1.8M2015-10-08
    • Raised again after 51 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2016 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~12mo cadence
$1.8M
Modeled next size est.range $1.8M$2.8M
0.1×
Last step-up
$3.8M/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 Lindstrom12 other2015-10
Richard L Lindstrom7 other2009-07
Adrienne Graves5 other2009-07
Paul Karpecki5 other2015-10
Elias Vamvakas2 other2009-07
Wes Brazell1 other2015-10
Adrienne L Graves2009-07
Anthony Altig2009-07
Anthony L. Altig2010-01
Brock Alan Wright2011-06
Brock L. Wright2011-04
Brock Wright2015-10
Donald L. Rindell2010-01
Donald Rindell2009-07
Paul Alan Karpecki2011-06
Paul L. Karpecki2011-04
Robert Alan Walder2009-07
Robert A Walder2009-07
Robert L. Walder2011-04
Thomas Davidson, Jr.2011-04
Thomas N Davidson2009-07
William G Dumencu2009-07
William L. Dumencu2011-04
Registry & provenance

TearLab Corp 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
1299139
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has TearLab Corp raised?
TearLab Corp has raised approximately $23.5M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is TearLab Corp's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for TearLab Corp is approximately $35.3M (modeled range $2.2M–$192.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is TearLab Corp at?
TearLab Corp's latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Oct 08.
What does TearLab Corp do and where is it based?
TearLab Corp operates in the Other Health Care sector, based in SAN DIEGO.
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