2013 U.S. Digital healthcare Investment in peak

Digital health Incubator Rock Tiyatien recently released data showing that in the first quarter of 2013, medical technology investment entered a period of rapid growth, the digital medical market 37 investment/acquisition projects accumulated about 365 million U.S. dollars, a 35% increase from the same period in 2012. This means that the investment in medical technology ventures will hit new highs in 2013, according to Rock Tiyatien, an official blogger.

The UnitedHealth Group's acquisition of Humedica was the most eye-catching (with a reported valuation of $ hundreds of millions of trillion) in the surging tide of medical technology investment in 2013. The following figure is a comparison of the historical data of the medical technology investment provided by rock Tiyatien (including data from the first quarter of 2013).

The following are the key messages in the Rock Tiyatien report:

Healthcare Data Warehouse provider Healthcatalyst received 41 million dollars in investments, including Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Norwest Venture, and Sequoia Capital.

Audax Tiyatien, a 23-year-old college Dropout, was invested 21 million dollars by Apple's former CEO John Sculley.

Kareo completed the sixth round of financing of 20.5 million dollars for the development of medical Office software.

Patientsafe FX, a mobile health company, completed a third round of financing of 20 million dollars, with investors Merck Global Tiyatien innovation.

According to Halle Tecco, founder of Rock Tiyatien, wearable technologies will become hot spots in the digital healthcare investment Market in the 2013, such as those of Jawbone, Misfit Wearables, MC10 and basis companies, Among them, Fitbit is said to have completed 30 million dollars in financing. In addition telemedicine is also a hot spot for digital healthcare investment, according to Kalorama Information, where investment in the sector has grown to $10.6 billion last year, with many telemedicine start-ups getting financing in the first quarter of 2013, such as BAM Labs, The company's sleep-monitoring products can be placed under a mattress to monitor body movements and heart rates, while the Independa company provides self-care solutions for the elderly.

Other notable digital medical entrepreneurship areas include personalized health services, cloud-based electronic medical records, and biotech and medical device companies are also looking to invest in coping with complex medical policies.

(Responsible editor: Fumingli)