SERA PROGNOSTICS, INC. Secures $40M ATM Program Amidst Significant Losses and High Dilution Risk, Despite Positive Clinical Data

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This annual report reveals SERA PROGNOSTICS, INC.'s continued significant net losses and increased cash burn from operations in 2025, highlighting an ongoing need for capital. While the company successfully raised $53.6 million in a February 2025 public offering, it has now established a new At-The-Market (ATM) offering program to sell up to an additional $40.0 million in Class A common stock. This new ATM program, combined with existing warrants, represents a potential dilution of nearly 90% of current outstanding shares, posing a substantial risk to existing shareholders. This aggressive financing strategy underscores the company's precarious financial position, despite positive clinical trial results for its PreTRM test, which showed significant reductions in NICU admissions and neonatal morbidity/mortality. Investors should weigh the strong clinical validation against the severe potential dilution and ongoing financial challenges.

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• Continued Significant Net Losses and Increased Cash Burn

  The company reported a net loss of $31.9 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and experienced an increase in net cash used in operating activities to $25.6 million, indicating ongoing financial challenges.

• New $40 Million At-The-Market (ATM) Offering Program

  SERA PROGNOSTICS, INC. entered into a new ATM sales agreement on March 18, 2026, to sell up to $40.0 million of Class A common stock. This program, if fully utilized, represents a potential dilution of approximately 54% of the current market capitalization.

• Substantial Potential Dilution from Warrants and ATM

  Including the 11,250,000 pre-funded warrants issued in February 2025 and other outstanding warrants, the total potential dilution from all outstanding warrants and the new ATM program could reach nearly 90% of the current shares outstanding.

• Positive Clinical Trial Results for PreTRM Test

  The company announced the publication of the PRIME study in January 2026, demonstrating a 20% reduction in babies admitted to the NICU and neonatal morbidity/mortality, and a 56% reduction in births before 32 weeks, validating the clinical utility of its PreTRM test.

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This annual report reveals SERA PROGNOSTICS, INC.'s continued significant net losses and increased cash burn from operations in 2025, highlighting an ongoing need for capital. While the company successfully raised $53.6 million in a February 2025 public offering, it has now established a new At-The-Market (ATM) offering program to sell up to an additional $40.0 million in Class A common stock. This new ATM program, combined with existing warrants, represents a potential dilution of nearly 90% of current outstanding shares, posing a substantial risk to existing shareholders. This aggressive financing strategy underscores the company's precarious financial position, despite positive clinical trial results for its PreTRM test, which showed significant reductions in NICU admissions and neonatal morbidity/mortality. Investors should weigh the strong clinical validation against the severe potential dilution and ongoing financial challenges.