Funding & M&A by the Numbers: The 2026 Data Brief
The verified statistics that define funding & m&a in 2026, with sources.
Numbers cut through narrative. These are the verified data points our research desk considers most decision-relevant in funding & m&a right now - each drawn from primary sources and our own reporting.
The numbers
1. US digital health startups raised $7.4 billion across 244 deals in H1 2026, with 45% of capital in $100M+ megadeals (our analysis).
2. 115 acquisitions made the first half the busiest M&A run since 2021.
3. Talkiatry's $210 million Series D anchored mental health's seventh straight year atop the clinical funding charts (our coverage).
4. Garner Health raised back-to-back rounds reaching a $2.74 billion valuation (our coverage).
How to read them
Individually, each figure is a snapshot. Together they describe a category where capital is concentrating, regulation is catching up, and proof is displacing promise. When these numbers move, strategy should move with them - which is why each links to the underlying coverage.
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