Healthtech Landscape of Boston
576 Healthtech companies in Boston, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Healthtech in Boston
Shows the top healthtech firms in Boston by size, funding, hiring activity, and media coverage, noting 576 companies tracked, 56 currently hiring and 247 with disclosed funding rounds.
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Insulet13last posted Aug 2026
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PillPack10last posted Jun 2026
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Paragonix Technologies10last posted Jun 2026
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Zelis Healthcare10last posted Jul 2026
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InspireMD8last posted Mar 2026
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Elektrofi8last posted Jun 2026
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VideaHealth7last posted Jun 2026
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Beacon Biosignals6last posted Feb 2026
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Intarcia$2.1BSeries J · Jan 2020
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Amwell$887.3MSeries C · Aug 2020
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Biofourmis$461MSeries D · Jul 2022
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Caresyntax$402.5MConventional Debt · Aug 2024
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Iora Health$364.9MSeries F · Feb 2020
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Beta Bionics$350.9MSeries E · Nov 2024
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binx health$290MSeries F · Apr 2024
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Myomo$10.1MFY2026 filing
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Renovia$1.6MFY2012 filing
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Careforth580tracked employees
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kyruus305tracked employees
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Pri-Med201tracked employees
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3D Diagnostix199tracked employees
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aptihealth187tracked employees
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SAGE Therapeutics12.4%55 tracked events
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Vicarious Surgical2.5%11 tracked events
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Bento318articles in the window
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Mellitus152articles in the window
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Family First55articles in the window
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Aera38articles in the window
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How the Healthtech ecosystem in Boston grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new healthtech companies founded from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 40 startups in 2020 and only 4 in 2025.
The Healthtech market map of Boston: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product categories these firms develop and their revenue models, with enterprise tech (364 firms) and subscription billing (411 firms) being the most common.
- Enterprise Tech364 companies · $10B raised · 39 hiring
- Enterprise Software182 companies · $3.4B raised · 18 hiring
- Life Sciences171 companies · $5.7B raised · 18 hiring
- Consumer Digital155 companies · $3B raised · 14 hiring
- SaaS88 companies · $2B raised · 11 hiring
- Healthtech SaaS80 companies · $1.8B raised · 10 hiring
- Masschallenge Batches60 companies · $769.5M raised · 5 hiring
- Deep Tech41 companies · $983.7M raised · 3 hiring
- Hospital at Home36 companies · $311.9M raised · 4 hiring
- In Vitro Diagnostics35 companies · $861.6M raised · 2 hiring
- IoT in Healthcare35 companies · $568.9M raised · 2 hiring
- Digital Diagnostics Platforms34 companies · $498.2M raised · 2 hiring
Monetization
How Healthtech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Healthtech in Boston
- FundingBeacon Biosignals has raised $97m to advance development of its electroencephalogram (EEG) recording technology in areas including precision medicine and diagnostics.2026-04-07
- FundingFlourish Care, a maternal healthcare platform, has raised $5.7 million in seed funding to scale its doula network, the startup shared with MedCity News exclusively.2026-03-18
- FundingPrecede raised $63.5 million in Series B equity financing and secured a $20 million strategic, non-dilutive credit facility.2026-01-13
- FundingBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HBox (“HBox” or the “Company”), a leading virtual care platform for specialty practices, announced that it has received a growth investment from Charlesbank’s Technology Opportunities Fund (“TOF”) II.2026-01-07
- M&AMitchell Kapoor’s rating is based on Halozyme’s strategic acquisition of Elektrofi, which brings innovative technology to enhance biologic formulations.2025-11-28
- M&AActivated Insights, which is backed by Cressey & Company, has acquired CareAcademy, a Boston-based caregiver education and compliance automation provider. No financial terms were disclosed.2025-11-13
- FundingPredicta Biosciences, a precision oncology company developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic discovery solutions, today announced it has raised an oversubscribed $23.4 million Series A led by Engine Ventures.2025-10-02
- IPONotable AI medtech IPOs in the first half of 2025 have included artificial pancreas maker Beta Bionics, which uses AI algorithms for its decisioning protocols, with a $204m raise in a Nasdaq listing in January.2025-09-25
- M&APatient engagement and payments technology company RevSpring has entered a definitive agreement to purchase Kyruus Health2025-09-23
- FundingEnsoma, an in vivo hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) engineering company with a mission to advance the future of medicine through one-time therapies, today announced the closing of a $53 million financing from its existing syndicate of top-tier investors.2025-09-23
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Healthtech company in Boston was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-01-28 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2025-11-13 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-09-25 | ||
| $15M | Completed | 2025-09-15 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-09-11 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-09-04 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on notable corporate actions such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins within the Boston healthtech scene.
VisicuIPO · Nasdaq National Market · EICU · 3 reportsFeb 2025
FirecrackerTammy Hoyle · Appointment → Creative DirectorFeb 2026
Mercy BioAnalyticsDarrin Crisitello · Appointment → Chief Commercial OfficerFeb 2026
Morphic MedicalCE approval — European CommissionNov 2025
- northern micro, idx systems v carbeezaunpaid professional services claim · SettledJun 2025
- Sage Therapeutics, Inc. shareholders v sage therapeuticssecurities fraud · FiledMar 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +30.9%, half slower.
Who is building Healthtech in Boston
Profiles 461 founders and CEOs across 293 companies, noting frequent alma maters like Harvard (41) and MIT (39) and prior employers such as McKinsey (6).
Ex-Co-Founder Health Dialog, Founder Response International Services, Booz. Pennsylvania State University BS, Harvard University MBA
Co-Founder Medically Home, Ex-Flextronics, McKinsey. Northwestern University, University of Virginia MBA
Ex-Generation Health. Brown Medical School MD 1999
ational Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Medicine. Harvard College AB, Stanford University PhD
Ex-Q bio, Co-Founder ULink Technologies. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology 2010, MIT ME 2012, PhD 2016
Ex- Philips, Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, Siemens Medical Solutions. Lehigh University BS 1984, University of Rochester MS 1989
The Bernstein Companies, ex-YPO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MBA
Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2010
University of Michigan, Harvard Medical School MD & PhD.
- flagged as repeat founders6
- no repeat-founder flag410
- women71
- men349
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Who funds Healthtech in Boston
Summarizes 678 funding rounds since 2016 from 707 investors, with the typical round amounting to $3.2 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| HHS | 69 | — | Nov 2025 |
| F-Prime Capital | 20 | 6 | Apr 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | 15 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Flare Capital Partners | 12 | 6 | Aug 2025 |
| Techstars | 11 | 6 | May 2024 |
| MassChallenge | 11 | 1 | Jun 2020 |
| HRSA | 10 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Y Combinator | 9 | 5 | Jan 2024 |
| Polaris Partners | 9 | 3 | Aug 2023 |
| .406 Ventures | 9 | 3 | May 2024 |
The typical round is $3.2M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Healthtech funding rounds in Boston
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Intarcia’s $524.6 million Series J—and lists ten other major recent funding events.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Jmega-round | $524.6M | Aug 2017 | Gates | |
| Series Jmega-round | $300M | Jun 2015 | — | |
| Series Dmega-round | $300M | Apr 2022 | General Atlantic, CVS Health, EDBI +5 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $290.6M | Jun 2018 | Philips, Allianz X | |
| Series I | $200M | Apr 2014 | RA Capital Management, Farallon Capital Management, Foresite Capital +4 more | |
| Series J | $198.5M | Jan 2020 | — | |
| Series C | $194M | Mar 2020 | Takeda, Allianz X | |
| Series B | $193M | Feb 2023 | Arch Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Google Ventures +1 more | |
| Series H | $163.8M | Nov 2012 | — | |
| Series H | $160M | Nov 2012 | New Enterprise Associates, New Leaf Venture Partners, Venrock +2 more |
117 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series B$6.5MMay 2026
Seed$10MApr 2026
Series B$17MMar 2026
Series B$3.5MMar 2026
Series B$3.3MFeb 2026
What the news says about Healthtech in Boston
Counts 24,370 news articles published in the last year about Boston healthtech, with coverage focusing on administrative, geopolitical, and international political topics.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Healthtech news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions4,359,394▲+20%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas320,877▲+34%
- International and transnational geographic entities320,716▲+34%
- International political relations199,241▲+35%
- Security and defense policies140,368▲+61%
- International relations and diplomacy90,847▲+22%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology82,170▲+453%
- Trade policies and agreements74,825→+9%
- Covid-19 vaccine development and efficacy trials74,240▲+293%
- Human rights advocacy reports70,592→+4%
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82 Healthtech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Healthtech coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Healthtech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Healthtech jobs in Boston: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 1,194 job postings from 75 employers in the past year, emphasizing skills like Python and AWS and a median advertised salary of $80 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Healthtech employers in Boston put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python45▲
- aws26▲
- react22▲
- excel22▲
- typescript22▲
- gcp19▲
- azure19▲
- node18▲
- kubernetes18▲
- javascript18▲
- Senior$124k/yr (n=32)
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12 Healthtech-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.
What the research says
The Healthtech research read is national: 8,843 United States-affiliated papers, clustered into themes such as Challenges in Drug Discovery, Barriers to Telehealth Adoption, Caution on Remote Chronic Care, Risks in Health Informatics Integration. It is measured at country level, so it is the same signal for every city in United States — the full read, with the theme clusters, growth and blind spots, lives on the national page.
Read the full Healthtech research analysis for United States →
Go deeper on Healthtech research and innovation
Research themes, patent activity and the companies commercialising them, in one place.
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