Apply now to the 4 pitch contest tracks at INVEST Digital Health Virtual
We are seeking digital health startups in four categories to take part in our INVEST Digital Health Virtual event in September.
Beyond Covid-19: 5 opportunities for startups to reshape the future healthcare landscape
We believe the areas that will require the most adaptation are in value-based care payment models, digitally integrated and tailored care delivery and automation.
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
MedCity to host virtual INVEST event — get your discounted tickets now
MedCity News will host its INVEST conference online the week of July 20 with the aim of highlighting the seismic changes taking hold in healthcare during this unprecedented global crisis.
NVCA President: Early stage healthcare investment on the rise
However, medical devices haven't fared nearly as well. While biotech investment hit a 21-year high in 2015, medical device funding has dropped to just a quarter of healthcare dollars.
Telehealth that matters: 4 ways healthcare’s flavor of the month can become chicken soup
Don't drink the Kool Aid. There are still some big challenges out there.
Your biggest fear about corporate investors may also be the biggest myth
Will a corporate VC close doors for you - or will they open up?
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
A growing problem for healthcare startups seeking investment: (Almost) no one wants to lead
OK, it's a cheap shot to call them sheep. But there are too many followers among healthcare investors.
Q&A: How New Enterprise Associates will approach healthcare investing with that new, $3.1 billion fund
Looks like NEA will invest about $1 billion in healthcare startups over the next few years. Areas like immuno-oncology, electrophysiology and
Bazillions of VC dollars flowing in health IT
The cash just keeps flowing in health IT, as does M&A activity. According to Mercom Capital Group, venture capital in the health IT space reached $4.7 billion in 2014, up from $2.2 billion the year prior. Rock Health recently put the figure at $4 billion, although it’s count does not include deals under $2 million. […]
VC: Investing in healthcare startups is a way to give back to society
Healthcare startups, and all startups for that matter, need investors and funding to stay alive. For this reason, MedCity is pleased to announce that investor Andrew Jay, MD, will be speaking at CONVERGE. Dr. Jay is the head of the medical solutions fund at HealthCare Fund at Siemens Venture Capital, which invests in companies focusing on […]
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Morgenthaler, ATV vets team up for new $172M early-stage life science venture capital fund
Four general partners from Advanced Technology Ventures‘ and Morgenthaler Ventures‘ life science teams have joined forces to invest up to $172 million in biopharmaceutical and medical device startups. Lightstone Ventures, led by Michael Carusi and Jean George from ATV and Morgenthaler’s Chris Christoffersen and Hank Plain, said today it’s closed its first life science venture […]
Entrepreneurs: VCs want to see (now more than ever) that you’re a good money manager
A financial investor, two venture capitalists and a corporate venture investor had different perspectives but all agreed on one thing at the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum on Tuesday – the importance of capital efficiency in companies they look at. “We’ve tried to be very careful about keeping the spend rate down,” said Bill Gantz, an […]
Health IT venture capital report: Consumer-focused tech is capturing more early-stage deals
As early as February, analysts were saying that it would be a good year for healthcare IT companies looking for venture capital. Communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital echoed that today with results from its first-quarter investment analysis which found that healthcare IT companies raised more VC money last quarter than in any quarter before. […]
Investor has three must-answer questions for every entrepreneur and pitch
MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum, to take place April 22-23 in Chicago, unites active investors with corporate business development executives to facilitate investment opportunities with promising Mid-America based startups. The event showcases emerging innovation and technology dealflow originating in the Midwest, and has earned the reputation as the premier healthcare investing conference. The speaker lineup reflects […]
All of the top 10 most active angel groups in the U.S. are investing in healthcare
The size of angel financing rounds in the healthcare industry grew last year, although the share of all angel deals focused on healthcare stayed about the same. Silicon Valley Bank, the Angel Resource Institute and CB Insights are out with their 2013 Halo Report today looking back at last year’s trends. The data showed deals […]