Startup Database Blog

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.

The following is a Fundz guest post from business consultancy Challenge.org. If you are interested in adding a guest post to the Fundz blog, just contact us.

Fundz recently released our 2018 State of Startup Funding Report. Here are some key findings after analyzing over 8,000 deals from Fundz' startup database.

Boston based DataRobot, which develops technology to automate the process of building and operationalizing machine learning models, has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round, bringing its total funding to $225 million. The company's series a funding was back in 2014, when the team raised $21 million, led by New Enterprise Associates.

Boston-based IntelyCare, an on-demand healthcare staffing solution for skilled nursing facilities and assisted living centers just announced $10.8 million Series A Funding round.

Whether it is a Series A funding or another funding round, each round of financing has its own terms and definitions. Normally when you begin the negotiations with an outside investment firm, a term sheet, or summary of their proposed terms for investment, is presented.