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Early stage startup Sideqik, a business intelligence platform for influencer marketing, quietly raised $4 million in a funding round filed last week. Sideqik's platform enables brands to connect with consumers by identifying influencers and measuring their return on Investment (ROI).

In January, 2019 there were 325 new filings of funding rounds in the U.S. from companies that were classified as "technology", "other technology", "telecommunications" or "biotechnology". 

California, New York, Massachusetts and Texas remained the leaders in total number of funding rounds in 2018. On a percentage growth basis in number of funding rounds, Texas took the #1 position with a 7.13% increase in deals, followed followed by Massachusetts at #2, with a 7.07% increase.