Company analysis

What these companies build, how far along they are, and who backs them

1,279companies
28unicorns
479publicly listed
348with a recorded exit
242with a regulatory clearance
717linked to a listed investor

What they build

By sector

Therapeutics / BioPharma371
MedTech / Medical devices147
Digital health119
Diagnostics / Precision testing106
Healthcare services / Care delivery95
Healthcare IT / Infrastructure86
Cell & gene therapy67
Medical imaging64
Pharma services (CRO/CDMO)40
AI drug discovery / TechBio38
Consumer health / Wellness33
Life-science tools / Instruments27
Genomics / Multi-omics23
Surgical robotics22
Mental health / Neurotech19
FemTech / Women's health13
Synthetic biology7
Longevity / Aging2

By modality (top 12)

AI/ML platform232
Medical hardware / Devices229
Small molecule191
Biologics / Antibodies (incl. ADC, bispecifics)163
Software as a medical device (SaMD)163
Wearables / Biosensors65
Cell therapy58
Drug delivery50
Vaccines38
Digital therapeutics (DTx)35
Gene therapy27
RNA therapeutics (mRNA, siRNA, ASO)27

By indication (top 12)

Oncology292
Neurology / CNS90
Infectious disease88
Cardiovascular86
Immunology / Inflammation77
Metabolic / Obesity / Diabetes66
Rare / Genetic disease63
Women's health57
Psychiatry / Mental health42
Respiratory39
GI / Hepatology34
Musculoskeletal / Orthopedics29

By region

United States379
Europe290
Greater China93
Israel70
South Korea67
Canada65
Japan64
Rest of World63
India57
Southeast Asia53
Australia & New Zealand47
Taiwan31

Sector × region

Companies per sector and region. Shading is relative to the largest cell on a square-root scale, so small counts stay visible.

United StatesEuropeGreater ChinaIsraelSouth KoreaCanadaJapanRest of WorldIndiaSoutheast AsiaAustralia & New ZealandTaiwan
Therapeutics / BioPharma541342420281817132961216
MedTech / Medical devices552510107129·34102
Digital health39181663576595·
Diagnostics / Precision testing39247463541544
Healthcare services / Care delivery25611·121292153·
Healthcare IT / Infrastructure47131321121123·
Cell & gene therapy301244117·24·2
Medical imaging18955715·4172
Pharma services (CRO/CDMO)4106·2·3271·5
AI drug discovery / TechBio128272231·1··
Consumer health / Wellness14721··23112·
Life-science tools / Instruments69·1251·12··

How far along

Clinical pipeline

Where each company's lead program sits today. A snapshot, not an attrition curve — nobody dropped out between these rungs, and only companies with a clinical stage on record appear at all.

Discovery24
Preclinical33
Phase 163
Phase 292
Phase 344
Approved / cleared20

By corporate status

Private608
Public479
Acquired144
Unknown16
Shut down15
Merged2

Regulatory clearances, by body

Companies holding at least one clearance, approval or designation from each body. Counted once per company, however many filings it has.

FDA169
CE25
NMPA14
PMDA11
EU11
TGA7
WHO6
EMA5
Health Canada4
MFDS4

How they exited

Exit type is free text in the source records; these are folded buckets.

IPO179
M&A147
SPAC11
Merger2
Spin-off1
Shut down8

When they were founded

Founding year

689 of 1,279 companies have a founding year on record. The drop after 2019 is a sourcing artefact — young private companies are the hardest to document — not a real collapse in company formation.

139<1990
271990–94
571995–99
822000–04
642005–09
1432010–14
1492015–19
272020–24
12025–29

Who backs them

Link coverage

Both-sides corroboration and the backlog come from the build's link table; every other number on this page is counted live from the company records.

Companies with a listed investor717
Confirmed by both sides286
Investors with a profiled company646
Named but not yet profiled937

Most-backed companies

  1. 1Cityblock HealthUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery12investors
  2. 2Devoted HealthUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery12investors
  3. 3TranscarentUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery12investors
  4. 4AdvanCellAustralia & New Zealand · Therapeutics / BioPharma11investors
  5. 5Ambience HealthcareUnited States · Digital health11investors
  6. 6HalodocSoutheast Asia · Digital health11investors
  7. 7Maven ClinicUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery11investors
  8. 8SomatusUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery11investors
  9. 9Thyme CareUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery11investors
  10. 10DispatchHealthUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery10investors
  11. 11FreenomeUnited States · Diagnostics / Precision testing10investors
  12. 12Hinge HealthUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery10investors

Most active investors here

  1. 1ARCH Venture PartnersUnited States · Life-science VC firm20companies
  2. 2GVUnited States · Corporate VC (pharma / medtech / payer / provider / tech)20companies
  3. 3SV Health InvestorsEurope · Growth equity / late-stage13companies
  4. 4SoftBank Vision FundJapan · Growth equity / late-stage13companies
  5. 5a16z Bio + HealthUnited States · Life-science VC firm13companies
  6. 6General Catalyst (Health Assurance)United States · Life-science VC firm12companies
  7. 7Oxford Science EnterprisesEurope · Venture studio / company creation (Flagship model)11companies
  8. 8Fidelity Management & Research CompanyUnited States · Crossover fund (private + public biotech)11companies
  9. 9KinnevikEurope · Crossover fund (private + public biotech)10companies
  10. 10ClavystBioSoutheast Asia · Government / public program / sovereign fund10companies
  11. 11Eli Lilly and CompanyUnited States · Corporate VC (pharma / medtech / payer / provider / tech)10companies
  12. 12Sequoia CapitalUnited States · Life-science VC firm10companies

Unicorns

  1. 1League Inc.Canada · Digital health
  2. 2AlanEurope · Digital health€5 billion
  3. 3CeraEurope · Healthcare services / Care delivery
  4. 4CMR SurgicalEurope · Surgical robotics$3bn
  5. 5DoctolibEurope · Digital health€5.8 billion
  6. 6Neko HealthEurope · Diagnostics / Precision testing$1.8 billion
  7. 7OuraEurope · Consumer health / Wellness$11 billion
  8. 8Sword HealthEurope · Digital health$3 billion (2024)
  9. 9iCarbonXGreater China · Genomics / Multi-omics
  10. 10Molbio DiagnosticsIndia · Diagnostics / Precision testing$1 billion+
  11. 11OrCam TechnologiesIsrael · Consumer health / Wellness$1.5B
  12. 12BetterflyRest of World · Consumer health / Wellness$1 billion
  13. 13MiRXESSoutheast Asia · Diagnostics / Precision testing
  14. 14AbridgeUnited States · Digital health$5.3B
  15. 15Assort HealthUnited States · Digital health$1.2B
  16. 16Butterfly NetworkUnited States · Medical imaging$1.25 billion
  17. 17Cityblock HealthUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery$5.7 billion
  18. 18CommureUnited States · Healthcare IT / Infrastructure$7B
  19. 19Enveda BiosciencesUnited States · AI drug discovery / TechBio
  20. 20Grow TherapyUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery
  21. 21Hippocratic AIUnited States · Digital health$3.5B
  22. 22InnovaccerUnited States · Healthcare IT / Infrastructure$3.45 billion
  23. 23Iodine SoftwareUnited States · Healthcare IT / Infrastructure>$1B
  24. 24Maven ClinicUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery$1.35 billion
  25. 25Omada HealthUnited States · Healthcare services / Care deliveryjust above $1 billion
  26. 26OpenEvidenceUnited States · Digital health$12B
  27. 27SomatusUnited States · Healthcare services / Care deliveryover $2.5 billion
  28. 28TranscarentUnited States · Healthcare services / Care delivery$2.2 billion

What this page can't tell you

Only 55 of 1,279 companies (4%) have a disclosed total raised, and 39 a valuation — which is why this page carries no funding-size chart. A distribution drawn from that slice would describe how easy the money was to source, not how the market works. 689 have a founding year. Every record is rated for source confidence:

High379
Medium676
Low224
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