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Healthcare startups raised $111.4bn in total funding, a 34% jump year-on-year
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 22 - 09 - 2020

The coronavirus pandemic put enormous pressure on the healthcare industry, forcing pharmaceutical giants and institutions to roll out clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine at breakneck speed.
But behind the COVID-19 outbreak as the main healthcare issue in 2020, large health systems and venture capital firms continued investing millions in startups whose products could bring critical healthcare delivery innovation.
According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, the total amount of funds healthcare startups raised over time hit $111.4bn in September, a 34% jump year-on-year.
Total Funding Amount Surged by 162% in Three Years
In 2015, healthcare startups worldwide raised $5.4bn in funding rounds, with the cumulative value of investments reaching $24.4bn that year, revealed the CrunchBase data. During the next two years, this figure surged by more than 68%, reaching $45.5bn in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Statistics show that 2018 delivered a $19.2bn of investments into healthcare startups, while the cumulative funding value rose to $64.7bn. In 2019, the total value of raised funds jumped by $24.7bn to $89.4bn, the most significant increase year-on-year.
The Crunchbase data revealed the first quarter of 2020 delivered $7.1bn worth investments into healthcare startups, a 51% increase year-on-year. Between April and June, the cumulative value of funding rose to $103.7bn and continued growing.
Statistics show the total funding amount healthcare startups raised over time surged by 162% in the last three years.
Analyzed by geography, North America represents the leading region with $72.4bn of investments in healthcare startups. The US companies raised more than 97% of that amount, with California and San Francisco as the leading hubs.
Asian startups hit $25.5bn in total funding, ranking as the second-leading region globally. European healthcare startups follow with $12.8bn worth funding rounds.
Three Largest Funding Rounds in 2020 Worth Over $2bn
The CrunchBase data also revealed the three largest healthcare startup funding rounds this year hit over $2bn value.
Last month, JD Health, the healthcare unit of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, raised more than $830 million from Hillhouse Capital in Series B funding, the largest investment in 2020.
The company announced it would use this capital to further strengthen its pharmacy supply chain capabilities and explore additional healthcare services opportunities in the broader healthcare sector.
In July, Seattle-based biotech startup Sana Biotechnology raised $700 million in initial financing that will be used to advance the company's discovery and development programs that deliver engineered cells as a treatment for different types of diseases.
Statistics show that Lyell Immunopharma`s $493 million worth Series C funding round represents the third-largest healthcare startup investment in 2020.
Last year, the San Francisco-based company joined forces with GlaxoSmithKline plc to develop new technologies to improve cell therapies for cancer patients. — SG


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