H1 2025 revealed a divergence in fundraising outcomes between PE and VC healthcare specialist managers. In PE, allocations to the specialty remain elevated, with healthcare funds accounting for a record-high 3.8% of all PE funds closed through the first half of the year. In VC, the picture is much bleaker. Life-science-focused funds are on pace for the lowest fundraising in over 10 years as the biopharma sector weathers a significant downturn. Healthtech specialists are faring better, representing a record share of total fundraising as GPs race to deploy capital into promising AI-enabled healthcare solutions and exit opportunities emerge for digital health unicorns.
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Source: https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/h1-2025-healthcare-funds-report