How health tech startups survived 2023 despite a 4-year funding low

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To survive, health tech startups got creative in a rough year with how they raised money.

Health tech startups raised $10.7 billion across 492 deals in 2023, the lowest amount of capital in four years, according to digital health research and venture firm Rock Health’s 2023 end-of-year report.

Despite the slow market, the report said there haven’t been spikes in company shutdowns or increases in merger activity.

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