{"id":657345,"date":"2013-05-10T11:39:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=643840"},"modified":"2013-05-10T11:39:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T15:39:01","slug":"following-the-money-in-health-tech-accelerators-galore-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/657345","title":{"rendered":"Following the money in health tech: accelerators galore nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tech hubs on the coasts aren\u2019t the only places where innovation in digital health is taking root. Last month, four new health technology startup programs<\/a> made headlines, including a new Healthbox program in Jacksonville, Fla.<\/a>, the Dreamit Health<\/a> accelerator in Philadelphia and the Health Wildcatters<\/a> in Dallas, Tex.\u00a0 (This week, The Iron Yard in Greenville, S.C.<\/a> also jumped on the bandwagon.)<\/p>\n

For technology to make meaningful improvements in health care, it has to penetrate communities across the country — so it\u2019s a positive sign that digital health hubs are popping up nationwide (even though it could intensify the much-discussed \u201cSeries A crunch<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

In total, April was an off-the-charts month for health technology funding, according to data from Startup Health<\/a>. The sector raised a total of $322.72 million, which is an increase of 404 percent over the same period last year.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick look at last month\u2019s activity:<\/p>\n

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