Digital Health Funding Hits Record $8.1B in 2018

Jan. 9, 2019

Digital health funding hit $8.1 billion in 2018, surpassing 2017’s record-setting total of $5.7 billion by a tremendous 42 percent, according to Rock Health’s year-end report.

Last year, 368 digital health deals closed, only slightly more than the 360 in 2017. Consequently, the average deal size shot up to $21.9 million, compared to $15.9 million in 2017, according to San Francisco-based Rock Health.

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