Link to original article: Healthtech startups strain against flagging funding
As the venture capital dollars flowing into digital health have slowed, startups focused on behavioral health (predictably) and general telehealth (not-so-predictably) still attracted nine-figure rounds in Q2.
The capital-raising environment looked a bit rosier for healthcare IT as health systems’ finances, and capacity to invest, improved in recent months. In that sector, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ willingness to reimburse providers for novel methods of care is steering attention from investors.
For insights into the startups that could get funded in coming quarters, check out our latest reports on Healthcare IT—with a crucial update on generative AI, which attracted $250 million in the sector in Q2—and Digital Health—which features the challenges facing digital therapeutics.