A panel of medtech investors convened today for DeviceTalks Boston included David Neustaedter, vice president of venture capital at Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). He’s spent 14 years in the role, including as director of venture capital at Covidien before Medtronic acquired the company (read more in his DeviceTalks speaker bio). Medtronic has more than $500 million in […]
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Healthcare venture funding boomed in 2021; expect a slowdown in 2022
An all-time-high $86 billion of venture capital investments in the U.S. and Europe last year bested 2020’s record haul by more than 30 percent and grew more than 150 percent from 2019, according to a new analysis by Silicon Valley Bank. After record-setting quarters in the first half, however, VC investment slowed due to poor […]
Healthcare IT funding hits record $5.1 billion
Global funding for healthcare information technology and digital health companies hit record levels last year, according to the latest annual report from Austin, Texas–based Mercom Capital Group. There were a record 622 deals worth $5.1 billion in 2016, up from 574 deals worth $4.6 billion in 2015, according to Mercom Capital Group. The amounts involve […]
