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Venture funding for digital health companies around the world reached an all-time high in the first half of 2019, topping $5 billion, according to a new Mercom Capital Group report.

Here are three key findings from the report, which comprises fundraising information about more than 600 companies and investors:

1. Digital health funding totaled $5.1 billion in the first six months of the year; $3.1 billion was raised in the second quarter alone. The first half funding represents a slight increase from the $4.9 billion raised in the first six months of 2018, and is the highest amount of venture funding raised in the first half of any year so far.