Diligence memo · auto-generated · as of July 2, 2026
Vaxgen Inc
Vaxgen Inc looks fair against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.
Businessfiled
Vaxgen Inc operates in Biotechnology, based in SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO.
No verified homepage on file yet — operating evidence is limited to the public record.
Capital & rounds (filed)filed
Vaxgen Inc has raised $5.2M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded round, aggregated from public filings. Its latest round is modeled as Series A (a $4.0M–$15M round).
Largest single filing: $5.2M on 2010-07-28.
Most recent recorded round closed around 2010-07-28.
Valuation (modeled)modeled
Provath models Vaxgen Inc at approximately $188M (range $5.7M–$1.0B). This is an algorithmic estimate from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
Read: Fair. Modeled value is 0.94× the median modeled value of Series A Biotechnology companies in 2010–2012 (92 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era. Within the normal band (94% of peer median) for its niche.
Financing rhythm & timingmixed
Last raise 15.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 months.
Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
Comparablesmixed
Capital scale ranks ahead of 45% of Biotechnology peers (4293 compared).
Modeled value ranks above 71% of those peers.
Closest niche peers: Tobira Therapeutics, Inc., Neoprobe Corp, Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., Adimab, LLC, Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Peoplefiled
8 named people on file across officers, directors and signatories.
Risks & flagsmixed
Financing has been silent well beyond sector cadence — possibly defunct, acquired, or paused.
No clearly named CEO/founder/principal in the surfaced records — key-person evidence is thin.