Digital health funding concentrates: 5 notes
Venture capital funding for digital health startups reached $4 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with a significant portion coming from large deals. The average deal size was $36.7 million, the highest since the fourth quarter of 2021, with notable investments in companies like Whoop, Verily, and OpenEvidence.
Digital health funding saw a notable increase in the first quarter of 2026. Total funding reached $4 billion, up from $3 billion in the same quarter last year. However, this funding came from only 110 deals, compared to 122 in Q1 of 2025. The average deal size was $36.7 million, the highest since the fourth quarter of 2021. Large deals dominated the funding landscape, with 59% of capital coming from 12 megadeals. Notable investments included $575 million for wearables company Whoop and $300 million for precision health platform Verily.
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