Technology is no stranger to billionaires. As of today the top three U.S. billionaires involved in technology are Bill Gates, with a net worth of $85. 3 billion; Larry Ellison, with a net worth of $47.5 billion and Jeff Bezos, with a net worth of $38.4 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires. Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon are not healthcare-focused, though all three have entered into that space.
While these well-established billionaires may be profiting from forays into healthcare, there are pure healthcare technology companies well on their way to making a fortune from the ground up. Forbes points to Zenefits, a company that managed health insurance, payroll and benefits for small businesses. The company was launched by Parker Conrad in 2003, and already he has an approximate net worth of $900 million. In 2014, Zenefits was named as the start-up with the fastest growing valuation, according to the report.
The healthcare IT market is expected to be worth $56.7 billion by 2017, according to a Markets and Markets report. Giants in the market include Epic, Cerner, McKesson, athenahealth, Allscripts and more. But in such a fluid and expanding industry, there is more than enough room for startups and their founders to create a footprint and launch relatively unknown figures to the coveted billionaire position.
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