Device Start-Ups Reap More Corporate Venture
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Corporate VCs are increasingly becoming a stable supplier of capital to medical device companies. Corporate investors have been participating in a growing percentage of deals being done, according to Elsevier’s Strategic Transactions, and remain focused on later-stage rounds.
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