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Mercom: Global Digital Health VC Funding Down 6% at $8.9B in 2019

by Fred Pennic 01/15/2020 Leave a Comment

Global Digital Health VC Funding Declined At $8.9B in 2019, Mercom Reports

- New Mercom Capital annual report reveals global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health declined 6% at $8.9B compared to $9.5B in 2018. - Total corporate funding into Digital Health – including VC funding, debt, and public market funding - dropped 18% to $10.6 billion in 2019 compared to $13 billion in 2018.- Five digital health IPOs brought in a total of $1.4 billion in 2019Global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health, including private equity and corporate venture, declined
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Top Global Digital Health/Health IT VC Funding Categories in Q3 2019

by Fred Pennic 10/18/2019 Leave a Comment

Top Global Digital Health/Health IT VC Funding Categories in Q3 2019

Global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health/health IT, including private equity and corporate venture capital, reached $2B in funding across 156 deals in Q3 2019, according to market research firm Mercom Capital Group. The 9M & Q3 2019 Digital Health (Healthcare IT) Funding and M&A Report reveals global venture capital reached $7.2B over 474 deals in the first nine months of 2019 compared to $8B in 556 deals in 9M 2018. In Q3 2019, Digital Health companies raised $2B in 156
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Former Walgreens Executive Launches New Digital Health Startup, ATX Therapeutics

by Fred Pennic 09/17/2019 Leave a Comment

Former Walgreens Executive Launches Digital Health Startup, ATX Therapeutics

- ATX Therapeutics launches to create evidence-based digital therapeutic products to address specific chronic health conditions and associated risk behaviors - ATX Therapeutics is founded by CEO Adam Falat, who previously led award-winning consumer digital health teams at Walgreens and athenahealth. Former Walgreens executive Adam Falat today announced the launch of his new Austin-TX-based digital health company, ATX Therapeutics. The new company will create evidence-based digital
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Top 10 Challenges, Issues and Opportunities Healthcare Executives Will Face in 2020

by Jasmine Pennic 09/13/2019 Leave a Comment

Top 10 Challenges, Issues and Opportunities for Healthcare Executives in 2019

- The HealthCare Executive Group unveils its annual 2020 HCEG top 10 critical challenges, issues and opportunities healthcare executives expect to face in 2020. - Over 100 C-Suite and director level executives were presented with a list of over 25 topics. Initially compiled from webinars, roundtables and the 2019 Industry Pulse Survey. After 2.5 days of facilitated interactive discussions during this week’s HCEG Annual Forum in Boston, over 100 healthcare c-suite and director level
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Global Digital Health VC Funding Breaks $5.1B in First Half of 2019

by Fred Pennic 07/16/2019 Leave a Comment

VC Funding in Digital Health Hits $5.1 Billion in 1H 2019,

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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2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced

by Jasmine Pennic 06/06/2019 Leave a Comment

2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced

MedTech Breakthrough, a market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global digital health and medical technology market has unveiled the results of its 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program, showcasing technologies and companies that drive innovation and exemplify the best in medical and health-related technology solutions across the globe.MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program OverviewThe MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is the
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Digital Health – Is It Worth It? How to Calculate ROI in Digital Health

by Juan Pablo Segura, Co-founder of Babyscripts 05/08/2019 Leave a Comment

Digital Health - Is It Worth It? How to Calculate ROI in Digital Health

The results are in. A 2019 PEGA survey asked 2,000 U.S. consumers how they felt about recent trends in healthcare, and the response was overwhelming — they want a personal touch, and they want it digital.  Not only that, but the survey also revealed that communications from healthcare organizations actually drive a patient’s desire to improve their health, fueling the popular opinion that technology is the magic key to patient engagement. What the survey fails to reveal, though, is why the
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Study: Physicians Found Use of Mobile Prenatal App Reduce in-Person Visits During Pregnancy

by Jasmine Pennic 05/03/2019 Leave a Comment

Physicians Found Use of Mobile Prenatal App Reduce in-Person Visits During Pregnancy

George Washington University physicians found use of the mobile app Babyscripts reduced in-person prenatal care visits while maintaining patient and provider satisfaction, according to research published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.Study BackgroundThe study included two groups with a total of 88 participants, with one group, prescribed the Babyscripts program to manage their pregnancy. Eligible participants were pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 40 considered to be low-risk: that is, a
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Indian Digital Health Startup mfine Nabs $17.2M for Virtual Healthcare Delivery Network

by Jasmine Pennic 04/26/2019 Leave a Comment

Health-tech AI Startup mfine

mfine, an India-based digital health startup has raised $17.2 million in Series B funding led by SBI Investment, a Japan-based venture capital firm and a subsidiary of the SBI Group. Singapore-based SBI Ven Capital which is SBI Group's Southeast-Asian investment arm and tech-focused global venture capital firm BEENEXT also participated in the round alongside existing investors, Stellaris Venture Partners and Prime Venture Partners. Why mfine?Founded in February 2017 by Ashutosh Lawania (Myntra
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Mercom: Global Digital Health/Health IT VC Funding Tops $2B in Q1 2019

by Fred Pennic 04/17/2019 Leave a Comment

Mercom: Global Digital Health/Health IT VC Funding Tops $2B in Q1 2019

Global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health/health IT, including private equity and corporate venture capital, reach $2 billion in funding in Q1 2019, according to market research firm Mercom Capital. The Q1 2019 Digital Health (Healthcare IT) Funding and M&A Report reveals $2B in funding across 149 deals compared to $1.4B across 142 deals in Q4 2018. VC funding in Q1 2019 was down 19% compared to the same quarter of last year (Q1 2018) when nearly $2.5 billion was raised in 187
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