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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   TP MANAGEMENT VII LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/07/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Capnia, Inc. [CAPN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 SHORELINE HWY, SUITE 282, BLDG B 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 145,766 (1) I See Footnote (3) Common Stock 6,827,173 (2) I See Footnote (4)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TP MANAGEMENT VII LLC 100 SHORELINE HWY, SUITE 282, BLDG B MILL VALLEY, CA 94941	Â	  X	Â	Â
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS FUND VII LP 100 SHORELINE HWY, SUITE 282, BLDG B MILL VALLEY, CA 94941	Â	  X	Â	Â
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS AFFILIATES VII LP 100 SHORELINE HWY, SUITE 282, BLDG B MILL VALLEY, CA 94941	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/James Glasheen, as a Managing Member of TP Management VII, LLC		03/09/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/James Glasheen, as a Managing Member of TP Management VII, LLC, the sole general partner of Technology Partners Fund VII, L.P.		03/09/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/James Glasheen, as a Managing Member of TP Management VII, LLC, the sole general partner of Technology Partners Affiliates VII, L.P		03/09/2017
**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 reporting person(s) acquired these securities on March 7, 2017, as consideration for the reporting person(s) common stock of Essentialis, Inc. ("Essentialis"), which was acquired by the Issuer, through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Issuer with and into Essentialis on March 7, 2017 pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 22, 2016, by and between the Issuer, Merger Sub (as defined in the Merger Agreement), Essentialis and the Stockholders Representative (as defined therein) (the "Merger Agreement").
(2)	The reporting person(s) acquired these securities on March 7, 2017, as consideration for the reporting person(s) common stock of Essentialis, Inc. ("Essentialis"), which was acquired by the Issuer, through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Issuer with and into Essentialis on March 7, 2017 pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 22, 2016, by and between the Issuer, Merger Sub (as defined in the Merger Agreement), Essentialis and the Stockholders Representative (as defined therein) (the "Merger Agreement") and a related private placement closing concurrently with the merger transaction.
(3)	The shares are held directly by Technology Partners Affiliates VII, L.P. ("Affiliates VII"). The Reporting Person is the sole general partner of Affiliates VII, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. The Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Affiliates VII. James Glasheen, Sheila Mutter, Roger Quy, Ira Ehrenpreis, and Ted Ardell, and certain other individuals are members of the Reporting Person and disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by Affiliates VII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The shares are held directly by Technology Partners Fund VII, L.P. ("Technology Partners VII"). The Reporting Person is the sole general partner of Technology Partners VII, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. The Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Technology Partners VII. James Glasheen, Sheila Mutter, Roger Quy, Ira Ehrenpreis, and Ted Ardell, and certain other individuals are members of the Reporting Person and disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by Technology Partners VII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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