VC Deals Analysis: Active Funding Year Continues In April

The medtech deal volume was similar to activity last year at this time, but the total deal value in April was nearly triple that of April 2015, according to an internal analysis.

The flow of venture capital deals in the device and diagnostics space continued to hold steady in April. There were 22 transactions totaling $1 million or more recorded last month, and companies raised more than $626 million in total.

The deal volume was similar to activity in April 2015, but the total deal value last month was nearly triple that of the year-ago period, according to an analysis by Gray Sheet sister publication Clinica. That adds to a good number of high-value deals in the first three months of the year. The $2

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