(Bloomberg) -- Venture-capital funding is accelerating for startups focused on health care and run by women, according to data from research firm PitchBook. 2015 was a record year for these female entrepreneurs, who clinched $4.6 billion -- almost a fifth of all capital that flowed into health-care startups and double the previous year's funding.
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