Introduction

The HealthTech 50 Core Investors 2024 report by Galen Growth provides a deep dive into the top investors revolutionizing the digital health landscape across global markets. This third-edition report, launched at Health Tech Forward 2024, evaluates the investment activities, partnerships, and innovation metrics that define the ecosystem. By harnessing the robust data analytics of HealthTech Alpha, the report presents an unbiased, data-driven ranking of 50 leading investors who are instrumental in shaping the future of digital health. The report highlights critical trends, including the growing shift toward late-stage investments and the rise of targeted funding in specialized health areas like Mental Health, Women’s Health, and TechBio, which align with global healthcare priorities.

This annual analysis serves as a strategic resource for stakeholders, offering insights into collaboration dynamics, funding challenges, and opportunities within the digital health sector. With partnerships growing at a CAGR of 21% from 2020 to H1 2024, the report underscores the significance of interconnectedness among healthcare providers, pharmaceuticals, and tech companies. Moreover, it highlights the resilience of the digital health sector, demonstrating its ability to navigate macroeconomic pressures and continue delivering transformative innovations across the healthcare value chain. Investors and policymakers are encouraged to use these insights to support ventures that address systemic inefficiencies and expand access to high-impact solutions.

Key insights from the report

• Collaboration Growth: Partnerships have surged at a CAGR of 21% since 2020, with healthcare providers leading the way (23%), followed by pharmaceuticals (15%) and tech firms (13%), illustrating the sector’s interconnectedness.
• Shift Toward Late-Stage Investments: The share of late-stage deal volumes doubled (from 3% in 2020 to 6% in H1 2024), indicating a preference for mature ventures amidst economic uncertainties.
• Specialized Investment Trends: Targeted funding in niches like Mental Health, Women’s Health, and TechBio demonstrates strong growth potential, with leading investors such as Union Square Ventures and EDBI.
• Challenges for Early-Stage Ventures: Early-stage ventures face increased financial stress, with an average funding strength score of 21.9 versus 18.2 for late-stage companies, highlighting the need for strategic support mechanisms.
• Sectoral Innovations: Digital health is expanding beyond patient-facing apps into systemic solutions, including AI-driven diagnostics, drug discovery, and hospital management, transforming the entire healthcare value chain.

This report is powered by HealthTech Alpha, the premier digital health intelligence platform delivering unparalleled data and insights into the evolving healthcare technology landscape. By leveraging its extensive database of over 14,000 ventures and cutting-edge analytics, HealthTech Alpha provides a data-driven foundation to analyze the critical trends and innovations shaping the future of medtech.

Designed to empower stakeholders—including investors, pharmaceutical leaders, and medical device manufacturers—HealthTech Alpha offers actionable intelligence to navigate the complexities of digital transformation in healthcare. This collaboration brings readers a comprehensive view of the intersection between digital health and medtech, equipping them with the insights needed to identify opportunities, assess market dynamics, and make strategic decisions in this rapidly advancing industry.