Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Violin Jonathan

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/29/2018

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 /

(Street)

CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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	10192	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	6/17/2023	Common Stock	49190	$2.23	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	2/20/2024	Common Stock	12000	$7.40	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	3/17/2025	Common Stock	10000	$6.79	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	3/3/2026	Common Stock	16875	$8.82	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁵⁾	1/6/2027	Common Stock	8500	$6.61	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁶⁾	3/2/2027	Common Stock	19369	$4.13	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁷⁾	4/10/2027	Common Stock	30000	$3.34	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁸⁾	8/28/2027	Common Stock	35000	$2.27	D

Explanation of Responses:
(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.

Remarks:
Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	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		2/8/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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