{"id":42342,"date":"2014-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/el-venture-capital-en-el-mundo-de-las-tecnologias-de-la-informacion-enfocadas-la-salud\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:24:37","slug":"el-venture-capital-en-el-mundo-de-las-tecnologias-de-la-informacion-enfocadas-la-salud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/en\/el-venture-capital-en-el-mundo-de-las-tecnologias-de-la-informacion-enfocadas-la-salud\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture capital in the health IT world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Venture capital<\/strong> in the world of health IT. <\/span>The concern for fitness and new technologies have led to the emergence of numerous applications and software that help people to lead a healthier life. The venture capital<\/strong>\u00a0 has seen the potential that this type of company has and has decided to invest in them. Of the total of 95 A and B rounds conducted in 2013 and 2014 in the health sector, 23 have been conducted in this market niche (ICT-wellness).<\/span><\/p>\n

North American companies have received the most rounds in the sector.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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North American companies lead the list of those that have received the most rounds in the sector; of the total of 19 companies that have received funding, 15 were American. Moreover, the size of the rounds is also generally higher for American companies than for other companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The biggest round<\/strong> of these characteristics has been carried out by\u00a0Health Solutions Audax\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>which is based in Washington and is a platform that helps people lead healthier lives through games, health news and communities. The round, which closed this January 2014, was led by\u00a0Navigy Holdings<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and its amount was $29M\" says Diego Gutierrez, the group's alternative finance expert.\u00a0Abra-Invest.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sector Funding\nIT Sector<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There are several investors who have done more than one deal in this niche market.\u00a0Mayfield fund<\/span><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Norwest Venture Partners\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>and\u00a0Khosla Ventures<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0 lead the list, making 3 rounds between 2013 and early 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayfield Fund is one of the oldest venture capital funds in the USA and is primarily focused on investments<\/strong> in information technology companies. The Mayfield fund has raised 2 rounds in\u00a0Basis Science\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>and 1 in\u00a0\u00a0Fibmob<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Norwest Venture Partners, based in Palo Alto, has funded more than 500 companies since its inception and manages more than $3B. The rounds<\/strong> in this sector have been carried out at Basis Science and at\u00a0Misfit Wereables.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Khosla Ventures has invested in Misfit Wereables,\u00a0Pact Fitness<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and Quantuss.<\/span><\/p>\n

Basis Science<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Basis Science is the only company to have done 2 rounds in the sector in the last year and the one that has attracted the most investors. Between the 2 rounds it has raised a total of $35M.<\/span>
\n\"This March 2014 Basis Science has been bought by Intel for about $150M,\" says Diego Gutierrez.<\/span><\/p>\n

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