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VC Deals Analysis: Could 2017 Smash $6bn Barrier?

 
• By Tina Tan

November may have had the lowest deal volume of the year to date, but five hefty fundraisings pushed the total takings of the first 11 months of 2017 to more than $5.9bn. With one more month to go, will 2017 succeed in surpassing $6bn in total deal value, and claim the title of most bountiful year since 2013?

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[Editors' note: For more details about VC deals in 2017 and previous years, go to Medtech Insight's VC deals tracker.]

2017 could set a five-year record for the most venture capital and private-equity dollars raised by emerging medtech companies, even...

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