Life Science Startups Raise $8.2 Billion from VCs in 2014 (CB Insights)
Here's where the money in life sciences going - by geo, by industry and the biggest deals.
Life science companies (medical device, pharma, biotech) raised $8.2B from VC firms in 2014, up 28% YoY. Q2’14 was the strongest quarter, with $2.7B invested across 161 deals buoyed by the $200M growth equity round into Intarcia Therapeutics.
The Top Healthcare Deals Raise More than $1.3B
2014 saw 5 healthcare rounds greater than $100M. RNA therapeutics company Moderna’s$450M Series E deal in December was the biggest of the year in ...