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TearScience brings in $15mm through the sale of debt

Executive Summary

TearScience Inc. (ophthalmic medical devices) has raised $15mm through the sale of debt to Oxford Finance and Silicon Valley Bank. The company will use the funds to commercialize its LipiFlow, a device that was recently cleared by the FDA to remove meibomian gland obstructions on the eyelid during a 12-minute in-office treatment for dry eye syndrome. TearScience has raised about $70mm from VC firms since it was established in 2005.
Deal Industry
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Devices
    • Monitoring Equipment & Devices
    • Surgical Equipment & Devices
      • Minimally or Less Invasive
Deal Status
  • Final
Deal Type
  • Financing
    • Convertible Debt
    • Private Placement

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