Venturing where few VC funds have gone before: digital health

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Venture capital firms are venturing out of Silicon Valley and into hospitals, healthcare IT, and personal health. In 2010, just $211 million of digital health funding came from venture capitalists. That figure has ballooned in recent years to a colossal $14.82 billion in 2020—enough to produce “Avengers: Endgame” 41 times. That’s a lot of superhero sequels.

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