TLDR: The State Of Investments In Women’s Health, Halfway Through 2024
- Women’s health companies have seen a slight increase in venture capital funding in the first half of 2024 compared to previous years.
- The average deal size for women’s health companies has been steadily increasing and is the highest in the past five years.
In the first half of 2024, women’s health companies have received a total of $679.48M in VC funding, which is a 3% increase over the previous high midyear record. The average deal size at the halfway mark is $12.58M, the highest in the past five years. However, male CEOs and founders still have an advantage over female leaders in raising capital, despite a shift in trend seen in 2023 where female leaders raised bigger deals than male leaders. Female leadership in women’s health raised a total of $326.6M, while male leadership raised $754.3M, indicating a 2.3x difference in funding. Despite the disparities, the total amount of venture capital dollars that women’s health has received is trending upwards. The percentage of VC funding invested in women’s health companies compared to general healthcare companies is slightly above average for the half-year mark of 2024.
