PwC and CB Insights published their Healthcare MoneyTree report providing an overview of U.S.-based venture capital funding in the healthcare industry for the fourth quarter of 2017.
Here are 10 statistics from the report:
1. Total U.S. healthcare investment increased 25 percent in 2017. A total of $14.4 billion was invested through 748 deals. Of that funding, 30 percent was raised in 20 megaterm deals.
2. The average venture capital investment increased from $10 million in 2012 to $19.3 million in 2017.
3. In the fourth quarter, approximately $4 billion was invested in the U.S. healthcare sector. There were a total of 182 deals, which was down from the 184 deals in the third quarter.
