Here come the first true digital health IPOs. We’ve got 5 burning questions — and some answers

Here come the first true digital health IPOs. We’ve got 5 burning questions — and some answers


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SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley venture capital investors and Wall Street investment firms got in early on a new generation of slick and savvy health-tech startups. Now, anyone with an


internet connection will be able to bet on them, too.


Two leading companies in the sector — diabetes coaching startup Livongo and hospital data cruncher Health Catalyst — went public on the Nasdaq on Thursday. Both stocks popped in early


trading Thursday morning after listing their shares on Wednesday evening slightly above the range they had forecasted. Silicon Valley-based Livongo priced $12.7 million shares at $28, and


Salt Lake City-based Health Catalyst priced 7 million shares at $26.