by StartUp Health Funding announcements in health innovation have been coming in hot and fast these days. It’s easy to lose perspective about where we’ve

by Bob Teague Let’s say you have the most amazing technical solution for healthcare in history. Curing disease. Better care. Cheaper. More efficient. Even a

Providing broad access to virtual care seems like an obvious thing to do. And it looks like CMS is at least considering this expansion. The Cartel is mighty, however, and the pushback could be great. The market seems to agree and is not very enthusiastic at the prospects of these firms.

H1 2021 secured $14.7B in digital health funding, already surpassing all of 2020’s funding. The half closed with 372 deals and an average deal size of $39.6M, spearheaded by 48 mega deals which accounted for 59% of total H1 2021 funding. Public exit activity ballooned with 11 closed IPOs and SPACs, with another 11 SPACs expected to close in 2021.

Integrated platforms that combine drug delivery and health, wellness and fitness services are key to success in the growing $700 billion direct to consumer healthcare market…