After a slower-than-anticipated year for healthcare funding, investors expect sunnier skies in 2025.
13 VCs from firms like ICONIQ Growth and AlleyCorp share their predictions for digital healthcare next year.
They expect more M&A, funding for AI agents and clinical decision support, and Medicare shake-ups.
The healthtech sector will see more private-equity-backed M&A and a fierce battle between AI-scribing startups next year, according to thirteen investors in the healthcare VC market.
With interest rates expected to come down, private equity buyers should be more active in 2025.
VCs said they're mostly looking for smaller deals next year, from mergers of equals to asset sales.
Healthcare startups using AI for administrative tasks were easily the hottest area of healthcare AI investment in 2024.
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Investors expect to see plenty more funding for healthcare AI in 2025.
While many tools made headlines this year for their ability to automate certain parts of healthcare administration,