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title: Texas Tops Leading States in Funding Round Growth Rate in 2018
description: "This article shows how Texas was #1 among leading states in their growth rate of the number of funding rounds in 2018."
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# [Texas Tops Leading States in Funding Round Growth Rate in 2018](https://www.fundz.net/blog/funding-round-deal-count-by-leading-states-2018-vs-2017)

 Written by [Darren Wall](https://www.fundz.net/blog/author/darren-wall) | Feb 6, 2019 1:22:21 PM

*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.

New York remained relatively flat with a .048% increase, while California lost some ground with a 5.73% decrease in deal volume.

The following includes venture capital funding rounds ([Series A, Series B](https://www.fundz.net/what-is-series-a-funding-series-b-funding-and-more), etc), corporate funding rounds and seed funding rounds from Fundz' [startup database.](https://www.fundz.net/the-best-startup-databases-by-category)

**Texas - 2017 (left) vs. 2018 (right): Number of Funding Rounds**

****7.13% Increase****

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**Massachusetts:** 2017 (left) vs. 2018 (right): Number of Funding Rounds****

**7.07% Increase**

 

**California - 2017 (left) vs. 2018 (right): Number of Funding Rounds**

**5.73% Decrease**

**New York - 2017 (left) vs. 2018 (right): Number of Funding Rounds**

**.048% Increase**

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