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.