Diversity of offerings continues to fuel growth for healthtech Healthtech continued to be a hot area for investment in the US during Q2’17, with a myriad of companies raising funds — including medical device company Guardian health, radiology services company Radiology Partners, medical platform company Outcome Health and insurance company Clover. Between the immense spending on healthcare in the US and the variety of healthtech options, investments in this space are not expected to drop off anytime soon. Trends to watch for in the US Looking ahead, AI is expected to become a very hot sector for investment in the US over the next 12 months, with technologies that enable machines, computers or platforms to make decisions at a significantly quicker pace than humans continuing to attract significant levels of funding. Blockchain investments are also expected to grow as both traditional VC investors and corporates begin to recognize that the technology’s applicability goes far beyond banking and insurance. © 2017 KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”). KPMG International provides no client services and is a Swiss entity with which the independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated. #Q2VC