Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

February 8, 2018

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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Violin Jonathan
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TREVENA INC [TRVN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TREVENA, INC., 955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 200		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP-Scientific Affairs & IR
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087		 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 10,192
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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/17/2023 Common Stock 49,190 $ 2.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 02/20/2024 Common Stock 12,000 $ 7.4 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 03/17/2025 Common Stock 10,000 $ 6.79 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 03/03/2026 Common Stock 16,875 $ 8.82 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 01/06/2027 Common Stock 8,500 $ 6.61 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 03/02/2027 Common Stock 19,369 $ 4.13 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 04/10/2027 Common Stock 30,000 $ 3.34 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (8) 08/28/2027 Common Stock 35,000 $ 2.27 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Violin Jonathan
C/O TREVENA, INC.
955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087		       SVP-Scientific Affairs & IR  

Signatures

/s/ John Limongelli, Attorney-in-Fact 02/08/2018
**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) Immediately exercisable.
(2) 11,250 of the shares underlying the option are immediately exercisable and the remaining 750 shares underlying the option shall vest and become exercisable on March 1, 2018, subject to the reporting person providing Continuous Service (as defined in the Trevena, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan")) to the Issuer on such date.
(3) The option shall vest and become exercisable in 4 equal annual installments beginning on March 17, 2016, subject to the reporting person providing Continuous Service, as that term is defined in the Plan, as of each such vesting date.
(4) The option shall vest and become exercisable in 4 equal annual installments beginning on March 3, 2017, subject to the reporting person providing Continuous Service, as that term is defined in the Plan, as of each such vesting date.
(5) The option shall vest and become exercisable in 4 equal annual installments beginning on January 6, 2018, subject to the reporting person providing Continuous Service, as that term is defined in the Plan, as of each such vesting date.
(6) The option shall vest and become exercisable in 4 equal annual installments beginning on March 2, 2018, subject to the reporting person providing Continuous Service, as that term is defined in the Plan, as of each such vesting date.
(7) The option shall vest and become exercisable in 4 equal annual installments beginning on April 10, 2018, subject to the reporting person providing Continuous Service, as that term is defined in the Plan, as of each such vesting date.
(8) The option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to one-sixteenth of the total number of shares subject to the option on a quarterly basis (every three months) from August 28, 2017, subject to the reporting person's Continuous Service, as that term is defined in the Plan, as of each such vesting date.
 
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