SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RHO Ventures VI LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/30/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cara Therapeutics, Inc. [ CARA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series D Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2,442,239	(1)	I	See Footnote(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RHO Ventures VI LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RMV VI, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RHO VENTURES 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Rho Capital Partners LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RHO VENTURES 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KAIROUZ HABIB (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RHO VENTURES 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LESCHLY MARK (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RHO VENTURES 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RUCH JOSHUA (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RHO VENTURES 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Series D Preferred Stock held by the reporting persons will automatically convert on a 1-for-2.5 basis into shares of common stock upon the closing of the issuer's initial public offering. The Series D Preferred Stock has no expiration date.

2. These securities are owned directly by Rho Ventures VI, L.P. ("Ventures"). RMV VI, L.L.C. ("RMV") is the general partner of Ventures and Rho Capital Partners LLC ("Partners") is the managing member of RMV. Mark Leschly, Habib Kairouz and Joshua Ruch are managing members of Partners and exercise shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares owned by Ventures. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his or its respective pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact	01/30/2014
	Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact	01/30/2014
	Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact	01/30/2014
	Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact	01/30/2014
	Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact	01/30/2014
	Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact	01/30/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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