Companies · Biotech

ZBiotics CoWinter 2018Active

SAN FRANCISCO · CA, USA · Biotech · refined from filed group “Other · founded 2017 · https://zbiotics.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on ZBiotics Co — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$28.1M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
3.9×
Latest step-up
Top 8%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Mar 26 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

ZBiotics Co looks fair 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 biotech sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.16× the median modeled value of Series B Biotech companies in 2022–2024 (7 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (116% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in Biotech

ZBiotics Co is one of 233 Biotech companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, on record since 2017. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 93% 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.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

ZBiotics makes genetically engineered probiotics.

ZBiotics is a synthetic biology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company bioengineers probiotic bacteria for nutraceutical and other applications. They launched the world's first genetically engineered probiotic in 2019 – a probiotic that breaks down a toxic byproduct of alcohol. They are currently developing a pipeline of additional engineered probiotics for other consumer health applications.

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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
68
Investors (latest)
2024-03-26
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$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2020-03-05 Raised $5.7M (real) Modeled valuation $206M (est)$5.7M$206MSeries A2020Series B · 2024-03-26 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $179M (est)$22M$179MSeries B2024+$22MCumulative $28M

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$5.7M · 2020
Series B$22.4M · 2024

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
$179.1M
Base estimate est.
$44.8M
Conservative case
$337.2M
Upside case
$124.6M
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 biotech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $205.7M · 2020-03-052020Series B · modeled $179.1M · 2024-03-262024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
54%
Survival probability
36% low · 66% high
1.54×/yr
Annual markup
1.86×/yr upside case
2.3 yr
Elapsed time used
2.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
biotech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
49 mo
Avg between rounds
$6.9M/yr
Capital velocity
6.3 yr
On record since
2020
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 233 companies in Biotech. 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) 3.6× above median
This company$28.1M
Sector median$7.8M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.3× above median
This company$22.4M
Sector median$17.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.2× above median
This company$179.1M
Sector median$56.1M

Raised more than 93% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 93% 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 #3 of 7.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Watchmaker Genomics, Inc. · Series B Raised $48.3M · modeled $712.8M (est)Mytos, Inc. · Series B Raised $18.0M · modeled $179.3M (est)Siren Biotechnology, Inc. · Series B Raised $19.6M · modeled $154.2M (est)Invert, Inc. · Series B Raised $20.1M · modeled $144.6M (est)AgNovos Bioscience, Inc. · Series B Raised $44.8M · modeled $119.7M (est)Volta Labs, Inc. · Series B Raised $37.7M · modeled $112.3M (est)ZBiotics Co (this company) Raised $28.1M · modeled $179.1M (est)ZBiotics Co
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Watchmaker Genomics, Inc.Series B$48.3M$712.8M4.62×
Mytos, Inc.Series B$18.0M$179.3M1.16×
ZBiotics Co this companySeries B$28.1M$179.1M1.16×
Siren Biotechnology, Inc.Series B$19.6M$154.2M1.00×
Invert, Inc.Series B$20.1M$144.6M0.94×
AgNovos Bioscience, Inc.Series B$44.8M$119.7M0.78×
Volta Labs, Inc.Series B$37.7M$112.3M0.73×
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$5.7M2020-03-05$25.9M$205.7M90%
Series B$22.4M2024-03-26$124.6M$179.1M90%
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$5.7M2020-03-05
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 38 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$22.4M2024-03-26
    • Raised again after 49 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 68 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2028 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~49mo cadence
$67.3M
Modeled next size est.range $43.7M$107.6M
3.9×
Last step-up
$6.9M/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
Adam Donald Ramada2024-03
Stephen Donald Lamb2024-03
Stephen Lamb2020-03
Zachary Donald Abbott2024-03
Registry & provenance

ZBiotics Co 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
1807168
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has ZBiotics Co raised?
ZBiotics Co has raised approximately $28.1M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is ZBiotics Co's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for ZBiotics Co is approximately $179.1M (modeled range $44.8M–$337.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is ZBiotics Co at?
ZBiotics Co's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Mar 26.
What does ZBiotics Co do and where is it based?
ZBiotics Co operates in the Biotech sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA. ZBiotics makes genetically engineered probiotics.
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