In its new report on the state of digital health funding, CB Insights points out that funding rose to $7.4B in Q1 2026 (up from $5.9B in Q4 2025), and is largely concentrated around AI and data. Rounds of $100M+ across 19 deals accounted for 60% of all funding, which is the highest share in recent quarters.

Hiring is equally as concentrated. Healthcare AI model developers spiked their headcount by 58.5% YoY (#1 on the list). The remaining Top 10 is mostly populated by AI, tech, and data-driven companies, with the lowest market being at 20%. Services companies barely make the list with longevity clinics, the sole tech-enabled services market, dropping in at #3.

The report further breaks down multiples for valuation on a per employee basis and despite what one might think regarding the high valuations of the aforementioned markets, none of the leaders there make the Top 10! In fact, companies like Pomelo Care ($4.6M / employee) and Midi ($1.7M) easily make the list.

We highly recommend digging into the data, which you can access here.

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• Bill Snyder joins Haystack Health, an AI-powered clinical trial solution company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Venkat Kavarthapu joins symplr, a enterprise healthcare operations software provider, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Michael Axt joins ClarisHealth, a payment integrity solutions company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Seth Bressack joins Grow Therapy, a mental health platform, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
• Aayush Jhalani joins Vori Health, a physician-led integrated MSK care company, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
• Stephanie Madsen joins WellSpace Health, a non-profit community health system, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
• Sohail Djariri joins Cohere Health, an AI-powered prior authorization solutions company, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
• Kaushik Bhaumik joins Collective Health, a health benefits company, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
• Fred Bendaña joins Kooth Digital Health, a digital mental health and wellbeing service company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Oraida Roman joins Aledade, an independent primary care network, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Kurt Blasena joins AmplifyMD, a virtual care solutions company for hospitals, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Charles Rapier, MBA joins KairosHelix, a clinical intelligence platform, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Donna Robinson joins Iris Telehealth, a provider of behavioral health services, as Chief Growth Officer (Source)
• Amy Cosler joins Covera Health, a clinical intelligence company, as Chief Growth & Partnerships Officer (Source)
• Cindy Klain joins Accuity, a clinical documentation improvement company, as Chief Product and Strategy Officer (Source)
• Chris Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D. joins Valo Health, a drug discovery company, as Chief Causal AI Officer (Source)

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• Truepill, a virtual pharmacy company, is hiring a Chief Operating Officer - FuzeRx and Vice President, Engineering - FuzeRx
• Hippocratic AI, a safety-focused LLM for healthcare, is hiring a Head of Demand Generation

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