Healthcare AI startups have seen nearly 500 deals in the last 5 years. We dove into 11 categories within healthcare AI to understand which applications are driving the deal surge. When it comes to AI in healthcare, investors aren't scrimping. The potential for AI to save and improve lives, reduce medical R&D spend, and improve the quality of healthcare has attracted not just pharma investors, but also big tech companies and smart money VCs. What will healthcare look like in the coming decades?

As shown in our artificial intelligence heatmap, healthcare is the hottest area of investment within AI. Investors have poured in $1.5B across nearly 190 deals into healthcare-focused AI startups in the last 5 years. To understand where the deals are concentrated within healthcare-focused AI companies, we further drilled down to understand which categories of medical care and life sciences were seeing the most funding for AI-focused companies. Note: the map above only includes equity funding rounds.

As shown in our artificial intelligence heatmap, healthcare is the hottest area of investment within AI. Investors have poured in 1.5B across nearly 190 deals into healthcare-focused AI startups in the last 5 years. To understand where the deals are concentrated within healthcare-focused AI companies, we further drilled down to understand which categories of medical care and life sciences were seeing the most funding for AI-focused companies. Note: the map above only includes equity funding rounds.