Rock Weekly: Our latest data on a record-setting year in digital health
January 7th, 2012
As part of our ongoing efforts to paint a detailed picture of the health technology ecosystem, we’re kicking off 2013 with an in-depth analysis of the previous year in digital health funding.
Key findings of our 2012 Year in Review Funding Report include:
- VC funding of digital health grew significantly in 2012, with 45% more investment and 56% more deals than in 2011
- 134 digital health companies each raised more than $2 million dollars in 2012
- Only 8 investors made 3 or more digital health investments
- Digital health companies based in the Bay Area and Boston area represent more than 40% of all 2012 funding
Read on for more news in the world of health innovation, including the breaking news of Epocrates’ acquisition by Athenahealth.
Headlines
Behind The Fiscal Cliff Deal, A Prolonged Hospital Finance Fight
Kaiser Health News
Why We Have a Right to Consumer Genetics
Technology Review
Can Technology Make You Happy?
IEEE Spectrum
Consumer-driven Health Plan Members More Likely to Use Health Apps
MobiHealthNews
Sports and Wellness Drive Mobile Health Device Shipments Past 30M in 2012
EE Times
>Turning Information Into Impact: Digital Health’s Long Road Ahead
Forbes
Rock Health in the News
Merck Emerges As Top Funder Of Digital Health Start-Ups
Forbes
The Ultimate Guide To The 50+ Hottest Health And Fitness Apps, Gadgets And Startups Of 2012
TechCrunch
Dystextia and The Coming of Background Health Monitoring
Medgadget
Funding & Acquisitions
BREAKING: Athenahealth Goes Mobile, Acquires Epocrates for $293M
Xconomy
Health Care Data Firm Kyruus Raises $11M
Boston Herald
Independa, Startup Providing Web-based Services to the Elderly, Raises $5M Series A
Xconomy
LifeNexus Raises $2.2M for a Personal Health Record That Looks and Works Like a Credit Card
MedCity News
Alere to Pay as Much as $22M for MedApps
MobiHealthNews