Companies · Pharmaceuticals

Tocagen Inc

DALLAS · Pharmaceuticals

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Tocagen Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$119.5M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
2.3×
Latest step-up
Top 8%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jul 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Tocagen Inc looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk 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 0.52× the median modeled value of Series C Pharmaceuticals companies in 2022–2024 (30 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Tocagen Inc behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
17.8 yr record
Peak capital year was 2013 with $83.7M across 4 filings.
Market position
ahead of 93% of Pharmaceuticals peers
Capital scale is ahead of 93% of Pharmaceuticals peers; modeled value is above 74% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Needs review
Row-level filing totals differ from canonical totals, so amendment/superseded filtering should be checked.
What triggered this
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2013: $83.7M across 4 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $46.2M on 2013-05-20.
  • Filing rows sum to $209.7M, while canonical raised total is $119.5M; likely amendments/superseded rows are mixed into the detail view.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
  • The more important signal is lifecycle: repeated filings ended years ago, so current activity needs outside confirmation.
  • Canonical filtering should be tightened before using row-level totals for diligence.
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

Tocagen Inc is one of 1610 Pharmaceuticals companies tracked from DALLAS. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 93% 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
27
Investors (latest)
2023-07-31
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$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BSeries A · 2008-09-05 Raised $7.1M (real) Modeled valuation $220M (est)Series A2008Series A · 2008-09-05 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $336M (est)Series A · 2008-09-05 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $336M (est)Series A2008Series A · 2009-06-12 Raised $9.1M (real) Modeled valuation $282M (est)Pre-Seed · 2009-06-12 Raised $1.0M (real) Modeled valuation $47M (est)Pre-Seed2009Series A · 2010-01-27 Raised $3.0M (real) Modeled valuation $93M (est)Series A · 2010-02-02 Raised $7.8M (real) Modeled valuation $241M (est)Series A2010Seed · 2010-06-30 Raised $2.1M (real) Modeled valuation $81M (est)Series A · 2010-06-30 Raised $5.3M (real) Modeled valuation $163M (est)Series A2010Seed · 2010-12-20 Raised $3.7M (real) Modeled valuation $142M (est)Series B · 2010-12-20 Raised $15M (real) Modeled valuation $521M (est)Series B2010Seed · 2010-12-20 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $40M (est)Seed · 2012-02-21 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $44M (est)Seed2012Series B · 2012-02-21 Raised $9.1M (real) Modeled valuation $308M (est)Series C · 2013-05-20 Raised $46M (real) Modeled valuation $1.6B (est)Series C2013Series A · 2013-05-20 Raised $8.5M (real) Modeled valuation $264M (est)Pre-Seed · 2013-05-20 Raised $210K (real) Modeled valuation $9.9M (est)Pre-Seed2013Series B · 2013-05-20 Raised $29M (real) Modeled valuation $979M (est)Seed · 2016-11-21 Raised $2.7M (real) Modeled valuation $104M (est)Seed2016Series C · 2016-11-21 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $382M (est)Series C · 2023-07-31 Raised $25M (real) Modeled valuation $301M (est)Series C2023Cumulative $210M

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$7.1M · 2008
Series A extension$10.8M · 2008
Series A extension$10.8M · 2008
Series A extension$9.1M · 2009
Bridge · Series A-stage$1.0M · 2009smaller follow-on
Series A extension$3.0M · 2010
Series A extension$7.8M · 2010
Bridge · Series A-stage$2.1M · 2010smaller follow-on
Series A extension$5.3M · 2010
Bridge · Series A-stage$3.7M · 2010smaller follow-on
Series B$15.3M · 2010
Bridge · Series B-stage$1.1M · 2010smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series B-stage$1.1M · 2012smaller follow-on
Series B extension$9.1M · 2012
Series C$46.2M · 2013
Bridge · Series C-stage$8.5M · 2013smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series C-stage$210K · 2013smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series C-stage$28.8M · 2013smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series C-stage$2.7M · 2016smaller follow-on
Series C extension$10.9M · 2016
Series C extension$25.0M · 2023

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$301.0M
Base estimate est.
$81.2M
Conservative case
$519.0M
Upside case
$166.7M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the pharma sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $219.8M · 2008-09-052008Series A · modeled $335.9M · 2008-09-05Series A · modeled $335.9M · 2008-09-05Series A · modeled $282.3M · 2009-06-12Pre-Seed · modeled $47.3M · 2009-06-12Series A · modeled $92.9M · 2010-01-27Series A · modeled $240.9M · 2010-02-02Seed · modeled $81.2M · 2010-06-30Series A · modeled $163.2M · 2010-06-30Seed · modeled $141.5M · 2010-12-20Series B · modeled $520.6M · 2010-12-20Seed · modeled $40.2M · 2010-12-20Seed · modeled $43.7M · 2012-02-21Series B · modeled $307.9M · 2012-02-21Series C · modeled $1.6B · 2013-05-20Series A · modeled $263.6M · 2013-05-20Pre-Seed · modeled $9.9M · 2013-05-20Series B · modeled $979.5M · 2013-05-20Seed · modeled $104.1M · 2016-11-21Series C · modeled $382.3M · 2016-11-21Series C · modeled $301.0M · 2023-07-312023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
66%
Survival probability
49% low · 76% high
1.42×/yr
Annual markup
1.62×/yr upside case
2.9 yr
Elapsed time used
2.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
pharma
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
9 mo
Avg between rounds
$8.0M/yr
Capital velocity
17.8 yr
On record since
2008
First round
21
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1610 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) 15× above median
This company$119.5M
Sector median$8.1M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.5× of median
This company$25.0M
Sector median$46.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 4.0× above median
This company$301.0M
Sector median$76.1M

Raised more than 93% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 74% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) 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 #24 of 30.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. · Series C Raised $215.0M · modeled $1.3B (est)Leap Therapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $105.1M · modeled $1.1B (est)Alimera Sciences Inc · Series C Raised $173.8M · modeled $1.1B (est)VYNE Therapeutics Inc. · Series C Raised $139.5M · modeled $971.1M (est)Lusaris Therapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $60.2M · modeled $954.8M (est)Context Therapeutics Inc. · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $922.2M (est)Enliven Therapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $140.1M · modeled $867.1M (est)Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. · Series C Raised $138.4M · modeled $840.7M (est)Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Series C Raised $115.5M · modeled $829.7M (est)OnKure, Inc. · Series C Raised $123.2M · modeled $731.8M (est)Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. · Series C Raised $83.2M · modeled $729.5M (est)MBX Biosciences, Inc. · Series C Raised $74.8M · modeled $723.4M (est)Tocagen Inc (this company) Raised $119.5M · modeled $301.0M (est)Tocagen Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Vigil Neuroscience, Inc.Series C$215.0M$1.3B2.19×
Leap Therapeutics, Inc.Series C$105.1M$1.1B1.94×
Alimera Sciences IncSeries C$173.8M$1.1B1.91×
VYNE Therapeutics Inc.Series C$139.5M$971.1M1.69×
Lusaris Therapeutics, Inc.Series C$60.2M$954.8M1.66×
Context Therapeutics Inc.Series C$100.0M$922.2M1.60×
Enliven Therapeutics, Inc.Series C$140.1M$867.1M1.51×
Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.Series C$138.4M$840.7M1.46×
Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series C$115.5M$829.7M1.44×
OnKure, Inc.Series C$123.2M$731.8M1.27×
Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc.Series C$83.2M$729.5M1.27×
MBX Biosciences, Inc.Series C$74.8M$723.4M1.26×
Tocagen Inc this companySeries C$119.5M$301.0M0.52×
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$7.1M2008-09-05$32.3M$219.8M85%
Series A$10.8M2008-09-05$49.3M$335.9M85%
Series A$10.8M2008-09-05$49.3M$335.9M85%
Series A$9.1M2009-06-12$41.4M$282.3M85%
Pre-Seed$1.0M2009-06-12$5.6M$47.3M85%
Series A$3.0M2010-01-27$13.6M$92.9M85%
Series A$7.8M2010-02-02$35.3M$240.9M85%
Seed$2.1M2010-06-30$10.7M$81.2M85%
Series A$5.3M2010-06-30$23.9M$163.2M85%
Seed$3.7M2010-12-20$18.6M$141.5M85%
Series B$15.3M2010-12-20$85.1M$520.6M85%
Seed$1.1M2010-12-20$5.3M$40.2M85%
Seed$1.1M2012-02-21$5.8M$43.7M85%
Series B$9.1M2012-02-21$50.3M$307.9M85%
Series C$46.2M2013-05-20$308.0M$1.6B85%
Series A$8.5M2013-05-20$38.7M$263.6M85%
Pre-Seed$210K2013-05-20$1.2M$9.9M85%
Series B$28.8M2013-05-20$160.0M$979.5M85%
Seed$2.7M2016-11-21$13.7M$104.1M90%
Series C$10.9M2016-11-21$72.6M$382.3M90%
Series C$25.0M2023-07-31$166.7M$301.0M90%
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 A$7.1M2008-09-05
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 71 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$10.8M2008-09-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 99 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$10.8M2008-09-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 99 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$9.1M2009-06-12
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 100 investors on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$1.0M2009-06-12
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 9.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  6. Series A$3.0M2010-01-27
    • Came back fast: 8 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$7.8M2010-02-02
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 75 investors on this round.
  8. Seed$2.1M2010-06-30
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 24 investors on this round.
  9. Series A$5.3M2010-06-30
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 43 investors on this round.
  10. Seed$3.7M2010-12-20
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 33 investors on this round.
  11. Series B$15.3M2010-12-20
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 88 investors on this round.
  12. Seed$1.1M2010-12-20
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 14.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  13. Seed$1.1M2012-02-21
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  14. Series B$9.1M2012-02-21
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 7.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 32 investors on this round.
  15. Series C$46.2M2013-05-20
    • Raised 15 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 250 investors on this round.
  16. Series A$8.5M2013-05-20
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 5.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 77 investors on this round.
  17. Pre-Seed$210K2013-05-20
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 40.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 06 (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 3 investors on this round.
  18. Series B$28.8M2013-05-20
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 137.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 156 investors on this round.
  19. Seed$2.7M2016-11-21
    • Raised again after 42 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 17 investors on this round.
  20. Series C$10.9M2016-11-21
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 4.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 107 investors on this round.
  21. Series C$25.0M2023-07-31
    • Raised again after 80 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 27 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~9mo cadence
$57.4M
Modeled next size est.range $37.3M$91.9M
2.3×
Last step-up
$8.0M/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
Donald Williams3 other2023-07
Franklin M. Berger3 other2013-05
DAVID GRYSKA2 other2023-07
Paul Wagner2 other2023-07
Dennis Berman1 other2008-09
Faheem M. Hasnain1 other2013-05
Lawrence Eichenfield1 other2023-07
Antony Riley2023-07
Barbara Fink2023-07
David R. Parkinson2013-05
Douglas Jolly2008-09
Harry Gruber2008-09
Hubert Chen2023-07
Lori R. Kunkel2013-05
Mark J Foletta2016-11
Martin J Duvall2016-11
Paul R. Schimmel2013-05
Scott Brun2023-07
Stephen Doberstein2023-07
Steven Kornfeld2023-07
Thomas Darcy2008-09
Registry & provenance

Tocagen 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
1419041
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Tocagen Inc raised?
Tocagen Inc has raised approximately $119.5M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Tocagen Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Tocagen Inc is approximately $301.0M (modeled range $81.2M–$519.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Tocagen Inc at?
Tocagen Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jul 31.
What does Tocagen Inc do and where is it based?
Tocagen Inc operates in the Pharmaceuticals sector, based in DALLAS.
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