Boston-based healthcare and life sciences venture capital and growth equity firm SV Life Sciences has changed its name to SV Health Investors and has closed its sixth flagship fund target of $400 million. SV Health Investors' venture partner program focuses on leveraging experienced healthcare entrepreneur to serve as hands-on advisors and directors for portfolio companies. This approach contributes to SV's appeal to both potential investors and entrepreneurs. The new multi-sector focus fund
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The New Walking Dead: Why 98% of Health Tech Startups Are Zombies
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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Why Today’s Digital Health Venture Model Is Broken
Echo Health Ventures’ Matthew Karls explains how his new healthcare investment company is breaking the mold and why that’s a good thing for startups.Today’s digital health venture model is broken. That statement seems bold and contradictory to the fervor and flourish of funding that has poured into the space recently. However, most health-tech startups are predicted to fail within the first two years of operation—why?In 2014, venture funding in digital health smashed records surpassing $4.1
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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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Heritage Group Closes $220M Healthcare Innovation Fund
Backed by 15 leading national healthcare companies, Heritage Group, a Nashville-based, healthcare-exclusive, venture capital firm has announced the official closing of its latest Healthcare Innovation Fund at $220 million. The fund exceeded its original fund target by $20M and exceeded its prior Healthcare Innovation Fund by more than $50M. Founded in 1986 as a holding company for the entrepreneurial endeavors, Heritage’s unique VC model allows its strategic investors to actively engage in the
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McKesson Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Early/Growth Stage Healthcare Companies
McKesson Corporation today announced that it has launched McKesson Ventures, a strategic venture capital fund, to invest in early and growth stage companies addressing both current and emerging business challenges facing the healthcare industry. Healthcare industry veteran Tom Rodgers has joined McKesson Ventures as managing director and will lead the fund’s investment portfolio.
“McKesson Ventures will help us support the development and commercialization of innovations taking place across
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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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