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* EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FUND 2, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 WATERWAY AVENUE, SUITE 225 (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TELA Bio, Inc. [ TELA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See footnotes 1 and 2	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, $0.001 per share	599,853	D(1)(2)
Common Stock, $0.001 per share	875,440	D(1)(2)
Common Stock, $0.001 per share	1,475,293	I	See footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock, $0.001 per share	1,475,293	I	See footnotes(1)(2)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FUND 2, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 WATERWAY AVENUE, SUITE 225 (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FUND 2-A, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 WATERWAY AVENUE, SUITE 225 (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2 GP, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 WATERWAY AVENUE, SUITE 225 (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2-UGP, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 WATERWAY AVENUE, SUITE 225 (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2, L.P., is the holder of 599,853 shares and EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2-A, L.P., is the holder of 875,440 shares of the Issuer. EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2 GP, L.P. (the "EW Funds GP"), is the general partner of each of EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2, L.P. ("Fund 2") and EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2-A, L.P. ("EW Fund 2-A" and together with EW Fund 2, the "EW Funds"). EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2-UGP, LLC (the "General Partner") is the general partner of EW Funds GP. The General Partner holds sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by each of the EW Funds (the "Shares"). The managers of the General Partner are Martin P. Sutter, Ron Eastman, Scott Barry and Petri Vainio (collectively, the "Managers") and may exercise voting and investment control over the Shares only by majority action of the Managers.

2. Each individual Manager and the General Partner disclaims beneficial ownership over the Shares except to the extent of his or its respective pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FUND 2, L.P., By: EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2 GP, L.P., its General Partner, By: EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2-UGP, LLC, its General Partner, By: Martin P. Sutter, Attorney-in-Fact, /s/ Martin P. Sutter	02/15/2021
	EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FUND 2-A, L.P., By: EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2 GP, L.P., its General Partner, By: EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2-UGP, LLC, its General Partner, By: Martin P. Sutter, Attorney-in-Fact, /s/ Martin P. Sutter	02/15/2021
	EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FUND 2 GP, L.P., By: EW Healthcare Partners Fund 2-UGP, LLC, its General Partner, By: Martin P. Sutter, Attorney-in-Fact, /s/ Martin P. Sutter	02/15/2021
	EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FUND 2-UGP, LLC, By: Martin P. Sutter, Attorney-in-Fact, /s/ Martin P. Sutter	02/15/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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