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The pace of innovation in Healthcare
Information Technology, aka Digital Health, has speeded up over the last
six months. Investors have been particularly attracted to
consumer-focused technologies.
Despite an overall slowdown in venture capital
funding in the United States, investment in Digital Health technologies
has continued to rise. During the last six months $1.12 billion has
been injected into the sector, an increase of 65% compared to first-half
2012. A report
on Healthcare IT venture capital funding and Mergers & Acquisitions
activity published by global communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group
estimates that this figure is likely to reach $2 billion by the end of
the year. CEO Raj Prabhu underlined that the US government’s initiative
to open up healthcare data for use by businesses has contributed to the
surge in activity and investments in this sector.
A switch towards consumer-focused technologies
The report reveals that there was a major turning point in
the first quarter of 2013, which saw venture capital players stepping up
their investment in consumer-focused Health IT technologies, where $416
million was raised in 112 funding deals, with less interest in
providers of health-practice technologies, for which $207 million was
raised in a total of 56 funding deals. Mobile apps, portable devices,
sensors and remote monitoring for consumer-patients were the service
areas that attracted the largest investments. Proteus, a Californian digital health feedback system provider, was the top beneficiary, raising $45 million.
Health-specific crowdfunding platforms have less appeal
In the same vein, another report published by the Rock Health accelerator
confirms the increase in Digital Health startup financing in the United
States. Rock Health says that the hottest trends – which account for
nearly half of the funding tracked – are remote patient monitoring,
analytics and big data, hospital administration and electronic health
records. Interestingly, the report also points out that while
crowdfunding is emerging as a powerful channel for early-stage Health
startups, the funding platforms specifically dedicated to the Healthcare
sector have not gained the same traction as general crowdfunding sites.
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