Inside Dakota Marketplace’s Healthcare Sector: 20,000+ Sponsor-Backed Portfolio Companies

August 08, 2025

Deal Sourcing Guide: Private Sponsor Backed Healthcare Companies

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Why the Healthcare Sector Matters

The healthcare sector, spanning providers, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and health technology, is one of the largest and fastest-growing areas of the global economy. With spending in the U.S. alone reaching $5.34 trillion in 2024 (18.1% of GDP), healthcare offers a vast pool of potential acquisitions and strategic investments. Its scale, innovation pipeline, and steady demand make it a cornerstone for sourcing and tracking deals that deliver reliable growth and long-term value creation.

How Healthcare is Represented in Dakota Marketplace

Dakota Marketplace’s portfolio company dataset which includes 20,000+ sponsor-backed companies, and growing everyday, across a broad range of industries.

Healthcare Industry	Number of Companies
Health Care Providers & Services	8,093+
Health Care Technology	3,868+
Biotechnology	3,696+
Health Care Equipment & Supplies	3,594+
Pharmaceuticals	892+
Life Sciences Tools & Services	279+
Health Care REITS	13+

Together these industries highlight the breadth of Dakota’s healthcare coverage, from traditional providers and equipment makers to emerging biotech and digital health companies.

Sub-Industry Breakdown

The sub‑industry layer offers even more granularity. Dakota Marketplace identifies the specific niches where portfolio companies operate, revealing concentration areas and opportunities for targeted outreach.

Healthcare Sub-Industry	Number of Companies
Health Management Services	7, 666+
Healthcare Software Vendors	3,868+
Genetics & Biotech Innovators	3,696+
Medical Equipment Makers	3,170+
Medical Care Supplies	424+
Healthcare Institutions	283+
BioTech Equipment & Analytics	279+
Pharma Distribution Firms	117+
Pharmacy Retail Chains	65+
Managed Medical Insurance	27+
Medical Real Estate Trusts	13+

Beyond sub-industries, Dakota Marketplace also offers 50,000+ segments, highly specific descriptions of what each company does and all keyword-searchable. This added layer of granularity makes it easy to pinpoint exactly the type of company you’re targeting within healthcare.

These figures show that services and software account for much of the healthcare activity in our universe, while biotechnology innovation, equipment manufacturing and specialized distribution also play important roles.

Market Content and Trends

Healthcare’s scale and growth are driven by converging factors: aging populations, rising chronic disease burdens, and the push toward personalized medicine. The global pharmaceutical market generated approximately $1.65 trillion in 2024 and continues to expand, with investors increasingly drawn to digital health solutions such as remote monitoring and AI-enabled diagnostics that promise better outcomes at lower costs. Biotechnology and life sciences companies, while higher risk, attract significant capital for their innovation potential and strong margins when successful. At the same time, health tech software vendors, specialty pharmacies, and outpatient providers are reshaping care delivery creating consistent demand and attractive platform or add-on acquisition opportunities for sourcing and tracking deals.

Dakota Marketplace’s Value Proposition

Dakota Marketplace was built by investment professionals for investment professionals. Our Healthcare dataset, encompassing over 20,000 sponsor-backed portfolio companies across providers, technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, is part of Dakota Marketplace’s growing database of more than 117,000 total portfolio companies, giving users a comprehensive view of the sector and full landscape.

→ Filter 20,000+ sponsor-backed healthcare portfolio companies by sector, sub-sector, geography, revenue, and ownership.

→ See who owns them today, their investment history, and the key decision-makers to contact.

→ Track competitors’ portfolios and identify new entrants in niche healthcare segments.

Because the data is continuously updated, you can identify new opportunities and track competitors’ portfolios with confidence.

Getting Started

As the healthcare sector continues to expand and evolve, being able to quickly map the landscape is a distinct advantage. By leveraging Dakota Marketplace’s healthcare dataset you can:

Quickly identify and segment sponsor-backed healthcare portfolio companies for platform or add-on acquisitions.
Pinpoint investors with active mandates in biotechnology, health tech, or specialty distribution.
Receive real-time updates so your sourcing pipeline is always fresh.

To explore the healthcare sector dataset, book a demo of Dakota Marketplace!

Written By: Gui Costin, Founder, CEO

Gui Costin is the Founder and CEO of Dakota.

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Inside Dakota Marketplace’s Healthcare Sector: 20,000+ Sponsor-Backed Portfolio Companies

Deal Sourcing Guide: Private Sponsor Backed Healthcare Companies

Why the Healthcare Sector Matters

How Healthcare is Represented in Dakota Marketplace

Sub-Industry Breakdown

Market Content and Trends

Dakota Marketplace’s Value Proposition

Getting Started

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