H1 2021 funding: Baby, you’re a firework

Fresh off the Fourth of July holiday weekend, we’re still seeing fireworks. Our H1 2021 report is out and the verdict is in: digital health funding is popping off, to the tune of $14.7B in H1—already surpassing 2020’s record-breaking total funding. The half closed with 372 deals and an average deal size of $39.6M, spearheaded by 48 mega deals which accounted for 59% of total funding. Public exit activity also ballooned with 11 closed IPOs and SPACs (+1 on Friday), with another 10 SPACs expected to close in 2021. It’s been a wild ride watching digital health blast off from niche sector to mainstream market, and it isn’t showing signs of slowing down: we just had another $1B+ week in funding. Read our H1 analysis here.

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