Venture Funding in Digital Health Sector Up 66% with a Record $14.8 Billion Raised in 2020

"Global venture capital (VC) funding in Digital Health, including private equity and corporate venture capital, came to $14.8 billion in 637 deals, a 66% increase compared to $8.9 billion in 615 deals in 2019.
To learn more about the report, visit: https://mercomcapital.com/product/q4-and-annual-2020-digital-health-healthcare-it-funding-and-ma-report
Total corporate funding for Digital Health companies – including VC, debt, and public market financing – reached $21.6 billion in 2020.
In 2020, debt and public market financing for Digital Health companies increased 278%, with $6.8 billion raised in 26 deals, compared to $1.8 billion in 20 deals in 2019.
Seventy-seven percent of Digital Health funding went to U.S. companies in 2020, with $11.5 billion in 429 deals compared to $5.9 billion in 426 deals in 2019, a 95% increase in year-over-year (YoY) funding. Chinese companies recorded $1.1 billion in eight deals. Thirty-eight countries recorded Digital Health VC funding activity in 2020.

Since 2010, Digital Health companies have received $59 billion in VC funding in over 5,000 deals and almost $21 billion in debt and public market financing (including IPOs), bringing cumulative investments into the sector to approximately $80 billion..." Lire la suite