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Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO · Biotechnology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Vir Biotechnology, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$348.4M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Wed May 06 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Vir Biotechnology, 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 biotech 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 0.32× the median modeled value of Series D+ Biotechnology companies in 2019–2021 (58 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.2 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

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is one of 4293 Biotechnology companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

biotech

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2016
Year incorporated
2020-05-06
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$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B$20.0BSeries C · 2018-06-14 Raised $66M (real) Modeled valuation $2.7B (est)$66M$2.7BSeries C2018Series D+ · 2020-04-29 Raised $250M (real) Modeled valuation $10.3B (est)$250M$10.3BSeries D+2020Series D+ · 2020-05-06 Raised $32M (real) Modeled valuation $1.3B (est)$32M$1.3BSeries D+2020+$250M+$32MCumulative $348M

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 C$66.0M · 2018
Series D+$250.0M · 2020
Series D+ extension$32.4M · 2020

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.3B
Base estimate est.
$147.1M
Conservative case
$2.9B
Upside case
$270.4M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the biotech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series C · modeled $2.7B · 2018-06-142018Series D+ · modeled $10.3B · 2020-04-29Series D+ · modeled $1.3B · 2020-05-062020
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
68%
Survival probability
54% low · 75% high
1.39×/yr
Annual markup
1.56×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$183.9M/yr
Capital velocity
8.1 yr
On record since
2018
First round
3
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) 48× above median
This company$348.4M
Sector median$7.2M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$32.4M
Sector median$120.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 21× above median
This company$1.3B
Sector median$64.2M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 92% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) 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 #54 of 58.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$100.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $430.5M · modeled $16.5B (est)Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $199.7M · modeled $8.2B (est)Affinivax, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $233.0M · modeled $7.8B (est)Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $265.0M · modeled $7.7B (est)Instil Bio, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $381.2M · modeled $6.5B (est)Umoja Biopharma, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $210.0M · modeled $6.3B (est)NiKang Therapeutics, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $200.0M · modeled $6.2B (est)Insitro, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $143.2M · modeled $5.9B (est)Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $230.6M · modeled $5.7B (est)VelosBio Inc. · Series D+ Raised $210.5M · modeled $5.6B (est)Erasca, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $183.7M · modeled $5.2B (est)Allovir, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $151.3M · modeled $5.0B (est)Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (this company) Raised $348.4M · modeled $1.3B (est)Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.Series D+$430.5M$16.5B3.92×
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc.Series D+$199.7M$8.2B1.96×
Affinivax, Inc.Series D+$233.0M$7.8B1.87×
Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Inc.Series D+$265.0M$7.7B1.82×
Instil Bio, Inc.Series D+$381.2M$6.5B1.54×
Umoja Biopharma, Inc.Series D+$210.0M$6.3B1.51×
NiKang Therapeutics, Inc.Series D+$200.0M$6.2B1.46×
Insitro, Inc.Series D+$143.2M$5.9B1.40×
Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.Series D+$230.6M$5.7B1.36×
VelosBio Inc.Series D+$210.5M$5.6B1.34×
Erasca, Inc.Series D+$183.7M$5.2B1.23×
Allovir, Inc.Series D+$151.3M$5.0B1.19×
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. this companySeries D+$348.4M$1.3B0.32×
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 C$66.0M2018-06-14$440.0M$2.7B90%
Series D+$250.0M2020-04-29$2.1B$10.3B90%
Series D+$32.4M2020-05-06$270.4M$1.3B90%
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 C$66.0M2018-06-14
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series C.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  2. Series D+$250.0M2020-04-29
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 506(c)).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Series D+$32.4M2020-05-06
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 7.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2021 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$32.4M
Modeled next size est.range $32.4M$51.9M
0.1×
Last step-up
$183.9M/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
Robert Nelsen21 other2018-06
Kristina Burow15 other2018-06
Robert More6 other2018-06
Vicki Sato5 other2018-06
George Scangos3 other2018-06
Saira Ramasastry3 other2020-04
Thomas Daniel3 other2018-06
Dipchand Nishar2 other2018-06
Robert Perez2 other2018-06
Jay Parrish1 other2018-06
Michael Kamarck1 other2018-06
Philip Sharp1 other2018-06
Alex Bangs2018-06
Alpna Seth2018-06
Herbert Virgin2018-06
Howard Horn2018-06
Klaus Frueh2018-06
Phillip Pang2020-04
Phillip Sharp2020-04
Registry & provenance

Vir Biotechnology, 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
1706431
SEC CIK
2016
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Vir Biotechnology, Inc. raised?
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. has raised approximately $348.4M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Vir Biotechnology, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is approximately $1.3B (modeled range $147.1M–$2.9B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Vir Biotechnology, Inc. at?
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed May 06.
What does Vir Biotechnology, Inc. do and where is it based?
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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