TELA Bio, Inc.
MALVERN, PA · Founded 2012 · CIK 0001561921 · Medtech · Public
Bioresorbable scaffold implants for surgical reconstruction
tela.bio →- Grants
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- No SBIR or STTR on record
- Sector median: 1
- Raised
- $105M
- 12 Form D · Jul 2019
- 87 months since last filing
- Contracts
- $1.1M
- 79 awards · Veterans Affairs
- #306 of 4531 in medtech
- Patents
- 40
- 25 granted · 15 pending
- Sector median: 2
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20122014201620182020202220242026
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $16,152,500 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $6,000,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $45,370,140 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $500,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $7,386,295 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffolds | $4,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex 6 X 10 (F10244-0610P) | $10,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Fx Repair Kit | $5,760 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Mesh | $10,728 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex Mesh | $7,128 | |
| Federal contract· 1 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · MESH | $9,120 | |
| Federal contract· 2 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex Mesh | $7,128 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Implant | $6,772 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex Mesh | $14,403 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex | $9,288 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Express Report: 516P86001,516P86282,516P87443 | $36,009 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $15,000,000 | |
| Federal contract· 1 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $6,840 | |
| Federal contract· 2 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $6,840 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Implants | $9,120 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $9,120 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex - Reconstruction | $13,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex | $14,256 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $7,200 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Express Report: Tela Bio, Inc. I | $14,406 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Mesh Implantable | $18,240 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex Permanent Mesh | $10,885 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Limb And Brace | $7,203 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Specialty Hernia Mes | $7,128 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex 1S Mesh X 2 Each | $14,371 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $500,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $500,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $240,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $501,120 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $18,240 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $2,067,080 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $9,675 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Bio Mesh | $10,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $12,350 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $10,623,181 | |
| Federal contract· 1 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Biologic Implants | $124,840 | |
| Federal contract· 2 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Incisional Hernia Repair Ovitex 1S Resorbable Mesh | $14,331 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernial Repair ***bill Only*** | $10,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Repair Mesh Implant | $14,331 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Implant | $12,350 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ventral Hernia With Obstruction Without Gangrene | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex 25 Mesh - 25 X 30 Surgical Implant | $13,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implants | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex 1S 25X30CM Mesh | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Mesh Ovitex 2S Permanent, 20X20 Cm F10248-2020P Ovitex 1S Permanent, 18X22 Cm F10246-1822P | $15,892 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · MESH | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Repair Mesh Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Mesh | $13,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Prosthesis New (lower) Right Leg | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · MESH | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Wheelchair | $16,625 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $16,625 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · MESH | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · MESH | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgery Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Artificial Limb | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Tela Bio Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold | $104,700 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Screws Rods | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Mesh | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Mesh | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Repair Mesh Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract· 1 of 3 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Mesh/tela Bio, Inc./visn 2/BUFFALO VAMC/FY24 | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract· 2 of 3 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Mesh | $13,500 | |
| Federal contract· 3 of 3 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Repair Mesh Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Prosthetics-lower Abdomen Skin Removal | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Prosthetics Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ventral Hernia | $17,500 | |
| Federal contract· 1 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant-mesh | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract· 2 of 2 same day | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Repair Mesh Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · MESH | $17,100 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex 2S Permanent 25X40 Cm | $17,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Hernia Repair Mesh Implant | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Prosthetics. Surgical Repair | $17,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Prosthetics-tissue "bill Only" | $15,960 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · MESH | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $12,350 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implant | $13,390 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Ovitex 1S Permanent 25X30 | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Surgical Implants | $10,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Prosthetics - Mesh | $11,025 |
Federal contract · USAspendingForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | ISTO TECHNOLOGIES | $1.1M | $21M |
| 304 | HESKA CORP | $1.1M | $132M |
| 305 | Empatica | $1.1M | $27M |
| 306 | TELA Bio, Inc. | $1.1M | $105M |
| 307 | MODULAR MATTER, INC. | $1.1M | — |
| 308 | Fenix Research Corporation | $1.1M | — |
| 309 | SIO2 MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC | $1.1M | $48M |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Founders & Team
- Kurt ArarbarzinDirector
- Christine ArasinExecutive Officer
- Kurt AzarbarzinDirector
- Nora BrennanExecutive Officer
- Vince BurgassDirector
- Vince BurgessDirector
- Francis ConwayExecutive Officer
- Ronald Ellis Jr.Director
- Ronald Ellis, Jr.Director
- Ashley FreidmanDirector
- Ashley FriedmanDirector
- Antony KoblishDirector · Executive Officer
- Adele OlivaDirector
- Maarten PersenaireExecutive Officer
- Kevin RakinDirector
- Christoper SmithExecutive Officer
- Christopher SmithExecutive Officer
- Paul TouheyDirector
- Matt ZugaDirector
Patents
- Implants With Corner-lock Stitch Patternsapplication
- Implants With Corner-lock Stitch Patternsgranted
- Surgical Repair Graftapplication
- Surgical Repair Graftgranted
- Surgical Attachment Deviceapplication
- Textured Medical Textilesapplication
- Surgical Attachment Devicegranted
- Textured Medical Textilesgranted
- Layered Materials For Implantsapplication
- Compliance Control Stitching In Substrate Materialsapplication
- Corner-lock Stitch Patternsgranted
- Compliance Control Stitching In Substrate Materialsgranted
Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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