Venture Affairs Of The Heart
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
A survey of the fundraising activities of 183 private cardiovascular medtech, biopharma, and diagnostics companies from 2010 through April 2015 revealed that by 2014, following two years of waning venture investments, the group had raised less than half the capital secured in 2010. And although the average raised per round was roughly the same, the volume of deals was significantly higher in 2010.
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