Investors funnel $2.8B into digital health in 2015: 11 largest deals of the year

Digital health has attracted significant interest from investors. Thus far in 2015, 226 deals have occurred in the digital health space, adding up to $2.8 billion in funding, according to the StartUp Health Insights Digital Health Funding Rankings: 2015 Midyear Report.

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Here are the 11 biggest digital health deals that took place in the first half of this year.

1. Zenefits
•    Amount invested: $500 million
•    Industry subsector: Wellness/benefits
•    Notable investor: Andreessen Horowitz

2. Oscar
•    Amount invested: $145 million
•    Industry subsector: Consumer experience/insurance
•    Notable investor: Goldman Sachs

3. NantBioscience
•    Amount invested: $100 million
•    Industry subsector: Big data/analytics
•    Notable investor: N/A

4. BioNano Genomics
•    Amount invested: $70 million
•    Industry subsector: Personalized health/genomics
•    Notable investor: Novartis Venture Fund

5. Health Catalyst
•    Amount invested: $70 million
•    Industry subsector: Big data/analytics
•    Notable investor: Northwest Venture Partners

6. 10X Genomics
•    Amount invested: $55 million
•    Industry subsector: Personalized health/genomics
•    Notable investor: Venrock

7. Doctor on Demand
•    Amount invested: $50 million
•    Industry subsector: Consumer experience
•    Notable investor: Qualcomm Ventures

8. MDLIVE
•    Amount invested: $50 million
•    Industry subsector: Telemedicine  
•    Notable investor: Bedford Funding

9. PillPack
•    Amount invested: $50 million
•    Industry subsector: Medication adherence
•    Notable investor: Atlas Venture  
 
10. Class Pass
•    Amount invested: $40 million
•    Industry subsector: Wellness/fitness
•    Notable investor: General Catalyst Partners

11. Advance Health   
•     Amount invested: $40 million
•    Industry subsector: Population health  
•    Notable investor: Summit Partners   

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