VC funding in the healthcare IT sector in Q1 2011 was up with $35 million raised in seven deals compared to $11 million in five

VC funding in the healthcare IT sector in Q1 2011 was up with $35 million raised in seven deals compared to $11 million in five
The Healthcare IT sector had $211 million in venture capital (VC) funding in 2010 in 22 deals. Sixty-two different investors participated in these funding rounds.
Funding activity was down in Q3 at $62M for seven transactions compared to $118M for six transactions during Q2. M&A activity for the sector saw
$118 million was invested in six transactions compared to $82 million for eight transactions during Q1. Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the sector saw
Disclosed investment in the sector totaled $82 million out of eight transactions. Health Care IT merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the first quarter was
President Obama has vowed to drag U.S. health care into the 21st century, allocating billions of stimulus dollars to streamline the nation’s byzantine health systems.