Global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health/health IT, including private equity and corporate venture capital, reach $5.1 billion in the first half of 2019, according to market research firm Mercom Capital. The 1H and Q2 2019 Digital Health (Healthcare IT) Funding and M&A Report reveals $5.1B in funding across 318 deals compared to $4.9B across 383 deals in 1H 2018. Q2 2019 VC funding held strong at $3.1 billion in 169 deals following the $2 billion raised in 149 deals in Q1 2019.
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Rock Health Report: Is 2019 The Year of the Digital Health IPO?
Digital health funding reached a new record of $4.2 billion across 180 deals in the first half of 2019, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. The digital health sector is on track for an $8.4B year in 2019—and may even break 2018’s annual funding total. The report also validates the continued trend of the large $100M+ mega deals, attributing to 30% of venture funding in H1 2019. The 2019 Midyear Digital Health Market Update reflects a maturing digital
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Why 2018 May Have Been A High-Water Mark for Digital Health Funding
Notwithstanding the quite significant stock market turmoil for publicly traded healthcare companies in recent months, the level of private investment activity continued to be quite strong this past quarter. According to Rock Health, 1Q19 registered just under $1.0 billion of investments made in 61 healthcare technology companies, which while below the trailing two year quarterly average of $1.4 billion, still suggests an annual investment pace running toward $4.0 billion. StartUp Health, which
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Rock Health Q1 2019: Digital Health Funding Breaks $986M
Digital health funding reached $986M across 61 digital health deals in Q1 2019, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. The Q1 2019 funding represents about half of the $1.62B that was raised a year ago in Q1 2018 but in line with 2017 and 31% below 2016.
Compared to the $1.2B in Q4 2018, quarterly funding has averaged $1.4B over the past two years (Q1 2017-Q1 2019). Rock Health signals the $986M invested in this past quarter are somewhat below
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Rock Health H1 2018: Digital Health Funding Breaks $3.4B Across 193 Deals
Digital health funding reached a new record of $3.4 billion across 193 deals in the first half of 2018, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health.The 2018 Midyear Funding Review reveals a maturing market with an increasing number of digital health companies are hitting key validation milestones, creating a stable funding environment based on proven outcomes;investors are taking notice and rewarding companies with larger deals. The average deal size
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Rock Health: Digital Health Funding Brings in Record $1.62B in Q1 2018
Digital health funding has reached a record breaking $1.62 billion in Q1 2018 across 77 digital health deals, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health.The Q1 2018 Rock Health report reveals investors are starting to become more confident investing in large, late stage round with the top 10 deals, representing over 55% of total funding—but only 13% of deals—in the quarter. In addition, the average deal size increase from $16.4M in 2017 to $21M in 2018.The
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Global Digital Health Funding Breaks $7.2B in 2017, Up 42% From 2016
Global digital health funding, including private equity and corporate venture capital reached a record-breaking total of $7.2B in 2017 over 778 deals, representing a 42 percent increase from the $5.1B in 622 deals in 2016, according to the latest report from Mercom Capital Group. Mercom’s Q4 and Annual 2017 Digital Health Funding and M&A report reveals total corporate funding for Healthcare IT companies – including debt and public market financing – climbed to $8.2 billion in 2017, a 47
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Mercom: Health IT/ Digital Health VC Funding Tops $5.5B in First 9 Months of 2017
Healthcare IT / Digital Health VC funding in the first nine months of 2017 has already surpassed 2016's total - and 2016 set an all-time record by eclipsing $5 billion for the first time, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. The latest report covers deals of all sizes from across the globe, which includes funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Healthcare Information Technology (IT) / Digital Health sector for the third quarter and first nine months (9M)
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Is The Digital Health Industry Failing or Flourishing? New Report Provides Answers
Recently, there's been an argument about whether digital health (as an industry) is dead, or alive. In some cases, investors have failed to realize rapid returns and companies are struggling to gain traction. Others argue that it's too early to declare digital health's death, mainly because of the long sales and technology adoption cycles characteristic of the health market.This debate is framed within the context of funding levels and investor returns because of how the strength of the digital
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Rock Health Report: Digital Health Funding Tops $4.7B YTD in Q3 2017
Digital health funding has reached $1.2B in Q3 2017, bringing the YTD total to $4.7B—surpassing the prior historic annual high of $4.6B in 2015, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. The report, Q3 2017 Digital Health Funding Update reveals that there have been 268 digital health funding deals across 261 companies. Comparatively, 240 digital health venture deals had closed by the end of Q3 in 2016.Other key findings/insights from the latest Rock
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