Health investor and entrepreneur Dave Chase says 98 percent of health tech startups are zombies right now—but the Quadruple aim could help some rise from the ashes to begin anew.Billions in venture capital (VC) funding may have poured into digital health over the last few years (more than $4.5 billion in 2015 alone), but it looks like many startups may have bitten off more than they can chew, and as a result, imminently face biting the dust before reaching profitability. At least, that’s the
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Health IT Venture Capital
Digital Health Funding 101: 3 Insights to Overcome the Series A Crunch
Catalyze co-founders Travis Good and Mohan Balachandran share their company’s success in obtaining Series B funding and the insights that helped them get there.Although investment dollars continue to pour into healthcare IT at a breakneck pace globally, many startups could end up enduring some serious whiplash. Obtaining seed funding is one thing, but reaching the next round is another. Investors are becoming less impressed by innovations and more discerning with their dollars. Thus, the
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Digital Health VC Funding: Where Do We Go From Here?
Editor's Note: Michael Greeley is the General Partner and Co-founder at Flare Capital Partners an early stage healthcare technology venture capital firm. Some of his existing and prior board seats include Explorys, HealthVerity, Iora Health, Predilytics, Taris, T2 Biosystems and Welltok. In addition Michael serves on several industry association boards including the Industry Advisory Board for the Cleveland Clinic and Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as the Executive Committee of the National
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Digital Health Venture Capital: 4 Areas VCs Are Betting On
When it comes to digital health venture capital, firms are focusing on four areas where they expect significant growth activity to take place.
The year 2014 has not just started out on a good note for the digital health and health IT market, but it seems to be all set to be the best year ever. The top 20 venture capital firms have been busy right from the start of the year investing in this arena and giving a massive boost to deal activity here. A CB Insights data report indicates that funding
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