Q1 2025 Medical Device Investment Roundup: A Record-Breaking Start to a Year of Reckoning
Big deals, even bigger questions. Jonathan Norris of HSBC Innovation Banking explains why 2025 is already one for the books.
Venture investment across the medical device sector kicked off 2025 with a bang, posting $2.6 billion in first-quarter funding across 132 deals — the highest quarterly dollar mark in three years. According to Jonathan Norris, Managing Director at HSBC Innovation Banking, who writes comprehensive reports on the venture healthcare ecosystem, this surge marks a 20% rise in both capital and deal count compared to the 2024 average.
“Not only did we have more dollars, but there were more deals, which is really good to see,” Norris says, in a recent interview with The Lens. “I think the quick and easy takeaway is that more companies were getting funded in Q1, and a good percentage of the bigger deals in the quarter were PMA pivotal trial rounds. It looks like positive momentum for the sector to see a big quarter. That’s our 35,000-foot view.”
But beneath the celebratory surface lies a market under tension, and one that is bracing for impact with headwinds including controversial federal policies and regulatory changes, and a closed IPO window. However, despite this dynamic environment, resilient medtech companies are being funded and continue to develop life-saving technologies, and selective, strategic investors have funds available to invest in the most compelling device opportunities.
Here, we break down the Q1 medical device venture investment picture, including overall volume, the top venture deals of $50 million or more, and first financings, in what’s sure to be a year of reckoning in medtech.
This blog is originally published here: https://www.lifesciencemarketresearch.com/insights/q1-2025-medical-device-investment-roundup-a-record-breaking-start-to-a-year-of-reckoning
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