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title: "Recently Funded Startups: Tech Funding Stats for January, 2019"
description: The articles covers funding round stats for recently funded startups in tech and biotech in January, 2019.
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# [Recently Funded Startups: Tech Funding Stats for January, 2019](https://www.fundz.net/blog/recently-funded-startups-tech-funding-stats-january-2019)

 Written by [Darren Wall](https://www.fundz.net/blog/author/darren-wall) | Feb 10, 2019 3:15:55 PM

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". 

Some notable findings were:

- In total, $2.51 billion was invested, excluding mergers & acquisitions.
- $449 million, or 17.8% was invested in biotechnology; CA had $103 million of the $449, or 23%.
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- The average funding round in the U.S. was $7.7 million (USD).
- The median funding round was $1.4 million.
- California was the leading state with 66 funding rounds.
- New York was 2nd with 25 funding rounds.
- Massachusetts was third with 23 funding rounds.
- Texas was fourth with 20 funding rounds.
- Colorado was fifth 17 rounds.
- While Texas had $137.8 million in tech & biotech investment - $125 million of that, or 91%, was in Austin.

*Source: [Fundz](https://www.fundz.net/)*

 

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