# TearSolutions funding: rounds and investors

> TearSolutions has raised $1.4M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include LaunchCapital, CIT GAP Funds and Santen Pharmaceutical.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tearsolutions (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *TearSolutions*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Fashion

Raised 12 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.4M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

**$390K** Round **$500K** Series A **$517K** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $517K Nov 2025
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

**$390K** Round

**$500K** Series A

**$517K** Venture

- **First round:** Round, $390K
- **Biggest round:** $517K
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 years

## The rounds

- **Nov 2025** Venture **$517K** *1 returning* [LaunchCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchcapital) Source recorded SEC filing: $517K sold, first sale Oct 2025
- **Nov 2014** Series A **$500K** *4 new* [CIT GAP Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cit-gap-funds) [LaunchCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchcapital) [Santen Pharmaceutical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santen-ventures) [Medarva Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medarva-innovations) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Oct 2014
- **Jul 2014** Round **$390K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $390K sold, first sale May 2014

## Founders and team

From TearSolutions's own website: 1 founder, 5 on the team.

**Mark Logan** Co-founder and Director

- **Anil C. Asrani** President / CEO
- **Colin M. Rolph** Chief Financial Officer
- **James N. Cook** Chief Development Officer
- **James Ramey** Preferred B Director
- **Jens Biertumpel** Independent Director

Advisers *Amir Shojaei* *Dr. Kelly Nichols*

## 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.

**Round** 2014 **Series A** 2014 **Venture** 2025 [LaunchCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchcapital) [CIT GAP Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cit-gap-funds) [Santen Pharmaceutical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santen-ventures) [Medarva Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medarva-innovations)

## Everyone who backed them

[LaunchCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchcapital) VC firm **2** rounds

[CIT GAP Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cit-gap-funds) VC firm **1** round

[Santen Pharmaceutical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santen-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Medarva Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medarva-innovations) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list TearSolutions as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[CAV Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cav-angels) Angel network Per its own site

[VTC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vtc-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC) Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virginia-tech-carilion-vtc-innovation-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Vtc Seed Fund Management Company, Llc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vtc-seed-fund-management-company-llc) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about TearSolutions

### Who invested in TearSolutions?

TearSolutions's investors include LaunchCapital, CIT GAP Funds, Santen Pharmaceutical and Medarva Innovations.

### How much has TearSolutions raised?

TearSolutions has raised $1.4M across 3 rounds since 2014.

### When did TearSolutions last raise?

TearSolutions's most recent round was a Venture of $517K in Nov 2025.

### What was TearSolutions's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $517K in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed TearSolutions first?

TearSolutions's first round on record, in Nov 2014, was backed by CIT GAP Funds, LaunchCapital and Santen Pharmaceutical and 1 others.

### What stage is TearSolutions at?

TearSolutions's latest named round is a Venture, in Nov 2025.

### Where is TearSolutions based?

TearSolutions is based in the United States.

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