Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  VOGELBAUM MARTIN
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. [CARA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RHO VENTURES, 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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 By Partnership (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
VOGELBAUM MARTIN
C/O RHO VENTURES
152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019		   X      

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Series D Preferred Stock 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. The reporting person, a member of the Board of Directors of the issuer, is a non-managing member of RMV and, as such, advises Ventures with respect to voting and investment decisions relating to the shares of stock owned by Ventures but does not have or share voting and investment power over such shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
 
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