We recently partnered with CB Insights, Silicon Valley Bank, and GLG Share to create the Silicon Valley Tech Venture Capital Almanac which details the trends and players in Silicon Valley’s technology landscape.
Taken from CB Insights:
Throughout its history, Silicon Valley has dominated the spotlight for promoting and financing the growth of emerging tech companies. Today Silicon Valley continues to remain the center of tech innovation, in large part, because the startup hotbed now spills well into the San Francisco Peninsula. Among the hundreds of emerging tech companies now headquartered in San Francisco are Pinterest, Square and Uber.
And when we look at data across the entire San Francisco Bay Area, it is clear that the Silicon Valley tech hub is the 800 lb. gorilla when it comes to both venture-backed tech financing and exit activity. Since the start of 2009, venture capital firms have deployed $31.5 billion across 3,308 deals into Silicon Valley-based tech startups. In fact, Silicon Valley has consistently taken over 40% of venture capital deals and over 50% of funding to tech startups across seven major U.S. venture hubs including New York and Massachusetts.
Looking at exit activity across those same tech hubs, Silicon Valley companies make up over 1/2 of the top 50 largest venture-backed tech exits and the lion's share of value as measured by exit valuation since 2012. Clearly, Silicon Valley continues to dominate the attention of hungry tech entrepreneurs striving to build the next big thing and the venture capital tech investors hoping to back them.
The 155-page Silicon Valley Tech Venture Capital Almanac offers the most detailed view of the Silicon Valley venture capital ecosystem, and the notable investors within it, ever. Specifically, the full report covers:
- VC Financing Trends in Silicon Valley Tech
- Exit Trends in Silicon Valley Tech
- Silicon Valley Tech Investor League Tables
- The Most Well-Funded Silicon Valley Tech Startups
To get the full report, click here.
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