still here to discuss is eric hippeau, from lerer hippeau, an early stage venture capital fund based ork. how does this year compared to last? eric: so far, so good. it is on pace, maybe a little better than on taste. the venture capital industry in the u.s. is booming. lots of great companies to invest in. emily: what are you most excited about? what sectors are you most excited about? eric: we are doing quite a lot these days and digital health. finally perhaps the health care system will open up to innovation. the reason for this is because in the health care system, everyone is very guarded about their data. the big providers keep that data. that data is starting to leak that data is starting to leak out. people are going to give access to that data so if you think of building services, communications, tracking patients, and all of these things, access to the data is key to a lot of innovation in this area. emily: how do you compare the state of funding in the united states compared to what is happening globally in the midst of these macro economic issues? the trade war with china

eric hippeau, you are sticking with us.up, 2018 was a record year for venture capital, but how does 2019 compare? we will talk about the global funding climate, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: according to facebook, u.s. venture capital investment reached $130 billion in 2018, surpassing an all-time high. despite trade tension and a global economic slowdown, in 2019 shipping up to be another big year. the first half of the year, u.s. investments were $66 billion come on track to reach record levels. still here to discuss is eric hippeau. an early stage venture capital fund based in new york. how does this year compared to last? eric: so far, so good. it is on pace, maybe a little better than on taste. the venture capital industry in the u.s. is booming. lots of great companies to invest in. emily: what are you most excited about? what sectors are you most excited about? eric: we are doing quite a lot these days and digital health. finally perhaps the health care system will open up to innovation. the reason for this is be