In August 2023, med-tech firms raised a total of $1.88 billion through 27 transactions, an increase of 94.12% from the $971 million raised in July. Value is down 42.83%, however, from the $3.3 billion raised in August 2022. The volume of med-tech financings is tracking at an average of 41 per month in 2023, down from an average of 43 per month in 2022, 59 per month through 2021 and 60 per month in 2020.
Med-tech companies raised $955 million from 40 transactions in July 2023, a decrease of 12.39% from the $1.09 billion raised in July 2022. The volume of med-tech financings has increased from 32 in July 2022, though it is less than the previous six months’ average of 43 and seven-month average of 42. Compared to prior years, July 2021 saw $4.78 billion raised in 74 financings, $3.15 billion from 80 transactions in July 2020 and $1.99 billion from 41 financings in July 2019.
Med-tech companies raised a total of $1.7 billion in financings in June, a decrease of 21.64% compared to the same month last year. Volume of med-tech financings are also down: 30 in June 2023 compared to 41 in June 2022. Numbers are down significantly from the 56 financings worth $4.45 billion in June 2021, 76 financings worth $5.27 billion in June 2020, and 47 worth $2.08 billion in June 2019.
Med-tech companies raised $8.65 billion in the first five months of the year, a decrease of 34.9% from the $13.29 billion raised in the same time frame last year. The number of deals is down 33.04% from last year, from 230 to 154.
