Insights
Through our work at the forefront of digital health, we publish perspectives on the trends shaping the future of healthcare. Browse our widely-cited research on digital health funding and special topics on the healthcare industry below.
Calling all startups: Rock Health Advisory launches new digital health business model insights benchmarking survey
Exploring the data behind digital health business models to help drive startups’ decision making.
Health Equity
A year out from the launch of the Equitable Investments Initiative we are excited to reflect on the road that we...
Six near-term opportunity areas for supporting underrepresented and underfunded innovators.
RockHealth.org launches the Equitable Investments Initiative.
How digital health tools are being used among historically marginalized groups.
A growing number of healthcare leaders are seeking to develop more culturally responsive, accessible digital health...
In 2020, Rock Health and Dr. Ivor Horn launched a new Diversity in Digital Health initiative. This post showcases...
Inside Rock Health
Announcing our investment in WellTheory, a therapy and health coaching platform for patients with autoimmune...
The first close of Rock Health Capital’s new fund and Tom Cassels becomes Rock Health Advisory CEO.
Congratulations to all of the winners of this year's Top 50 in Digital Health!
Announcing our investment in Ribbon Health, an API-first platform that simplifies complex healthcare workflow.
Our vision for the digital health industry continues to shape our strategy as a company, pushing us to focus on how...
Deep Dives
Understanding digital health regulatory pathways and strategy in the context of broader go-to-market approaches.
A mini-almanac for digital health leaders navigating a turbulent new year.
Breaking down archetypes of M&A acquirers and targets.
Navigating value-based care for providers, payers, and life science organizations.
How is care delivery innovation shifting—and what can you do about it?
A guide for bringing structure to innovation strategy.
Voice of the Consumer
Insights from Rock Health's annual survey and considerations for 2023.
Digital health tracking behavior among women+ in 2021, and our expectations for future trends.
51% of surveyed consumers in 2021 reported prior use of live video telemedicine–eight percentage points higher...
Rock Health and the Stanford Center for Digital Health are excited to release findings from the sixth annual...
Rock Health and the Stanford Center for Digital Health release their findings from the 2019 Consumer Adoption...
Voice of the Market
Amid venture and capital market drops, unicorns gave way to strong horses.
$2.2B raised across 125 deals in Q3 2022.
$10.3B was raised in digital health venture funding in H1 2022.
Q1 2022 U.S. digital health funding closed with $6.0B across 183 deals.
A review of 2021’s funding environment with a focus on the underlying changes beneath the surface’s venture...
With $6.7B raised across 169 deals in Q3, 2021’s digital health funding stream has now topped $20B.
Voice of the Entrepreneur
Exploring the data behind digital health business models to help drive startups’ decision making.
Key takeaways from Rock Health Summit 2022.
Key takeaways from the 10th annual Digital Health CEO Summit.