The year of the digital health IPO
Over the last decade, digital health has grown from a blip on the investment radar to a robust sector fueled by nearly one in ten venture dollars in the US. In 2019, 359 digital health startups raised $7.4B from more repeat investors than ever before. While the exit market delivered six IPOs, acquisitions remained flat with 112 deals across the year.
Read our just-released take on what digital health entrepreneurs and investors can expect in 2020 and beyond—and download ready-to-use slides on venture funding and exit activity for your next presentation.
Headlines
Google’s AI Can Spot Breast Cancer In Mammograms
Study shows the tool can provide a second opinion for radiologists STAT
One Medical Files For IPO
How will the “tech-powered model” fare on the public markets? CNBC
Center For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation Taps New Leader
He’s a former Anthem exec and palliative care entrepreneur FierceHealthcare
Walgreens Brings On Chief Medical Officer From Athenahealth
Dr. Ban will oversee enterprise clinical programs and analytics Modern Healthcare
A Cardiologist Is Suing Apple For Its Arrhythmia Detection Feature
He claims Apple’s tech violated a 2006 patent MedCity News
Recent Funding
- iFit raked in $200M to stream fitness content on workout machines
- OM1 landed $50M to apply big data analytics to patient records
- Telehealth MSK rehab company RecoveryOne closed $12M
- Behavioral health management platform NeuroFlow secured $7.5M
- Laudio raised $7.3M to drive nurse manager engagement
- Tech-enabled behavioral health home for kids Emilio Health got $5M
- TrialJectory nabbed $2.7M to connect cancer patients to clinical trials
- Humm closed $2.6M for its brain-stimulating wearable patch