# TELA Bio funding: rounds and investors > TELA Bio has raised $138M across 6 rounds since 2013. Investors include OrbiMed, Perceptive Advisors and ProMedica. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tela-bio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *TELA Bio* 6 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. Biotech Healthcare Raised 12 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$138M** raised across 6 rounds since 2013, from 6 sources **$6.0M** Growth **$45M** Venture **$500K** Venture **$25M** Round **$1.0M** Round **$60M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $60M Nov 2025 - **Step-up i:** 60× - **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. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$6.0M** Growth **$45M** Venture **$500K** Venture **$25M** Round **$1.0M** Round **$60M** Debt - **First round:** Growth, $6.0M - **Biggest round:** $60M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months ## The rounds - **Nov 2025** Debt **$60M** *2 new* [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) Source recorded - **Mar 2018** Round **$1.0M** *1 new* [ProMedica](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promedica) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Mar 2018 - **Oct 2017** Round **$25M** *1 new* [Pacira Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacira-pharmaceuticals) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Oct 2017 - **Nov 2014** Venture **$500K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Nov 2014 - **Oct 2014** Venture **$45M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Oct 2014 - **Aug 2013** Growth **$6.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Aug 2013 ## Founders and team From TELA Bio's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 11 on the team. - **Heather C. Getz** Chief Executive Officer - **Jason Gugliuzza** Senior Vice President - TELA Bio Europe - **Jennifer Armstrong** Senior Vice President – Human Resources - **Jeffrey Blizard** President - **Megan Smeykal** Chief Accounting Officer & Controller - **Paul Talmo** Chief Science and Innovation Officer - **Joseph Capper** Chairman - **Antony Koblish** Executive Officer, Director i - **Francis Conway** Executive Officer i - **Maarten Persenaire** Executive Officer i - **Nora J. Brennan** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Adele Oliva* *Ashley Friedman* *Kurt Azarbarzin* *Matt Zuga* *Ronald J. Ellis* *Vince Burgess* ## 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. **Growth** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Debt** 2025 [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) [ProMedica](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promedica) [Pacira Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacira-pharmaceuticals) ## Everyone who backed them [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) Private equity **1** round [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) Asset manager **1** round [ProMedica](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promedica) VC firm **1** round [Pacira Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacira-pharmaceuticals) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=tela-bio). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list TELA Bio 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. [Signet Healthcare Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signet-healthcare-partners) VC firm Per its own site [HighCape Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highcape-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Checkmate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/checkmate-capital-group-llc) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about TELA Bio ### Who invested in TELA Bio? TELA Bio's investors include OrbiMed, Perceptive Advisors, ProMedica and Pacira Pharmaceuticals. ### How much has TELA Bio raised? TELA Bio has raised $138M across 6 rounds since 2013. ### When did TELA Bio last raise? TELA Bio's most recent round was a Debt of $60M in Nov 2025. ### What was TELA Bio's biggest round? Its most recent round, $60M in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed TELA Bio first? TELA Bio's first round on record, in Oct 2017, was backed by Pacira Pharmaceuticals. ### What stage is TELA Bio at? TELA Bio's latest named round is a Debt, in Nov 2025. ### Where is TELA Bio based? TELA Bio is based in the United States. ## Companies like TELA Bio In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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