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VC Deals Analysis: From Famine To Feast, 2017 Bloats With May Haul

 
• By Tina Tan

The venture financing climate has been somewhat dull so far this year but the investment activity levels enjoyed a much-needed boost in May. The month's haul of transactions not only brought in the quantity – with the highest deal volume to date – but also quality, high-value rounds.

Money Energy of success

[Editors' note: For more details about VC deals in 2017 and previous years, go to Medtech Insight's VC deal tracker: https://medtech.pharmamedtechbi.com/datasets/vc-funding]

May signaled a complete turnaround in the levels of venture financing activity after a weak April, with 29...

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