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Sientra

Medical DeviceUSAClosed 2024

Total Raised

Undisclosed

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

Year Collapsed

2024

Business model

Medical device company manufacturing breast implants and other plastic surgery products.

In brief

A medical device maker focused on breast implants and related plastic surgery products, operating in a market dominated by much larger competitors like Allergan and Mentor. Years of thin margins against larger-scale competitors, combined with mounting debt, led it to file for Cha…

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Key facts

Founded
2007
Closed
2024
Headquarters
Santa Barbara, USA
Industry
Medical Device
Employees
Revenue
Undisclosed
Founders
Founded as a spinout of Juniper Biologics/Specialty Surgical Products

Related failures

Often compared with: Allergan, Mentor (Johnson & Johnson).