The Success Triangle: What MedTech Startups Can’t Ignore
Innovators who holistically develop their products, studies, and payment strategy with these things in mind will reduce risks, spend less, and reach profitability sooner.
Why ‘Time-to-Value’ Is the #1 Metric Healthcare AI Customers Care About
AI continues to dominate digital health funding, but investors and health systems are demanding proof that these tools actually save money — and quickly. AI startups without clear, measurable ROI are finding it harder to stand out, explained Vig Chandramouli, partner at Oak HC/FT.
Beyond Analytics: How Sellers Dorsey is Hard-Coding Value into Medicaid Policy [Video]
How to turn analytics into actual policy outcomes.
Inside a Big Q3: Venture Capital for Digital Health Continues to Grow
Digital health funding remains strong so far this year, with $9.9 billion raised through Q3 and megarounds driving record deal sizes. However, the path to scale is becoming less predictable, as startups increasingly rely on unlabeled rounds and face longer timelines to reach Series B.
You Have to Spend Money to Make Money — Impacts of the NIH Freeze, from Global Economics to My Own Childcare Arrangements
As President Trump would have most certainly learned on his first day at Wharton, you really have to spend money to make money. If you want to make America truly a world leader, why on earth would you stifle the institution that contributed an estimated $92.89 billion to the US economy in 2023 alone and has produced over 170 Nobel Laureates since its inception?
Video: Why This Startup CEO Never Accepted Outside Capital
FarmboxRx CEO Ashley Tyrner explains why she never accepted outside capital after launching her company that serves nutritional needs of Medicaid and Medicare members.
4 Things Digital Health Investors Look for in a Tight Funding Environment
There are four things that entrepreneurs need to demonstrate to investors to have fundraising success: a large total addressable market, strong unit economics and product-market fit, a world-class team, and a compelling plan for the future.
How Artera is Using Agentic AI to Humanize Patient Care
Artera President Tom McIntyre talks about the practical application of AI in healthcare.
9 Hot Takes from JPM24
I didn’t make it to this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, so I reached out to leaders from across the industry to hear how it went and learn about their takeaways from the event. This is a list of the nine most interesting responses that I received.
How Digital Health Fundraising Took On a Different Shape in 2023
In 2023, digital health fundraising took on a bit of a different shape, according to a new Rock Health report. Startups tried out some creative ways to keep their businesses afloat — including series extension rounds, unlabeled fundraises and silent deals from existing investors.
NewSpring Closes 4th Healthcare Fund At Over $180M
NewSpring has closed on its fourth healthcare fund, which raised more than $180 million. It has already made six investments, including Healthworks and BetterNight.
TytoCare Rakes In $49M for Its Virtual Care Platform
Virtual care company TytoCare recently raised $49 million in growth financing, taking its total funding to date to $205 million. CEO Dedi Gilad declared that his company was founded to solve a fundamental problem with traditional telehealth services: people do not trust them, so they do not use them.
The Mechanics of a More Connected Healthcare Ecosystem [Video]
Arbiter’s Anjali Jameson on hospital and payer alignment.
Digital Health’s H1 Funding Landscape: Slimmer Checks, Fewer Deals & a Smaller Investor Pool
The digital health sector has entered a new era when it comes to funding, and startups in this space must quickly adjust to an investment landscape that is characterized by lower check sizes, fewer deals and smaller cohort of investors. If things continue at the pace the sector has maintained throughout the first half of the year, 2023 will mark the field's lowest yearly fundraising total since 2019, according to a new report.
‘Hope Is Not a Business Model’: Digital Health Fundraising Advice from 2 VCs
Two VCs from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund recently offered fundraising advice for digital health companies. They told these firms to expect slower funding timelines, urged them not to be afraid of down or flat rounds, and advised them to spend time nailing down the specifics of their growth narrative.
Why One Analyst Is Encouraged by Healthcare IT’s Fundraising Rebound
Healthcare IT companies experienced a bounceback in venture capital deal activity during Q1 of 2023. Rebecca Springer, PitchBook ’s lead healthcare analyst, said she is optimistic that healthcare IT startups will be able to keep this momentum going, especially those focused on staffing and value-based care enablement.
Digital Health Funding Steadied in Q1 After a Year of Decline
Global funding for digital health companies finally stabilized in Q1 of this year. The sector raised $3.4 billion — this marks the first time the digital health world didn’t experience a quarter-over-quarter funding decline since Q4 of 2021. By holding steady, digital health startups defied the dwindling fundraising totals seen across the broader venture capital landscape, where funding dropped by 13% quarter-over-quarter.
Zus Health Snags $40M, Strikes Partnership with Elation Health
Zus Health — Jonathan Bush's health data platform that provides patient information at the point of care — recently closed a $40 million funding round. It also announced a partnership with Elation Health, a company that sells its EHR and other technology solutions to primary care providers. Elation will be integrating Zus' API into its own data collaboration systems.