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Who invested in TearScience?
TearScience's investors include HealthCare Royalty Partners, General Catalyst, Investor AB, De Novo Ventures and Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners, and 2 more on record.
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$45MSeries C$70MGrowth$70MSeries DUnited States · Series D startup
Who invested in TearScience
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$185Mraised across 3 rounds since 2010, from 3 sources
$45MSeries C$70MGrowth$70MSeries D
- Latest round
- Growth, $70MFeb 2013
- Step-upi
- 1.6×
- Investors
- 7
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series C, $45M May 2010
- Biggest round
- $70M Growth · Feb 2013
- Between rounds
- 2.8 years from the last two
The rounds
- Feb 2013
- Feb 2013
- May 2010Series C$45M6 new
General Catalyst
Investor AB- De Novo Ventures
Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners
Quaker Partners- Spray Venture Partners
Reported by onbiovc.comSEC filing: $40M sold, first sale May 2010
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.
- Joe BooradyExecutive Officer, Directori
- Manoj GeorgeExecutive Officeri
On the board, as filediAbhijeet LeleImmanuel ThangarajJoe MandatoJoel CutlerTodd Davis
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
De Novo VenturesGrowth equity1round
Spray Venture PartnersVC firm1round
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Quick answers about TearScience
How much has TearScience raised?
TearScience has raised $185M across 3 rounds since 2010.
When did TearScience last raise?
TearScience's most recent round was a Series D of $70M in Feb 2013.
What was TearScience's biggest round?
TearScience's largest round on record is $70M (Growth), in Feb 2013.
Who backed TearScience first?
TearScience's first round on record, in May 2010, was backed by General Catalyst, Investor AB and De Novo Ventures and 3 others.
What stage is TearScience at?
TearScience's latest named round is a Series D, in Feb 2013.
Where is TearScience based?
TearScience is based in the United States.
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