One Tesla goes by. Then another. Then another, except this one has a bumper sticker with “My other car is autonomous but I never drive it” written on it. Then Mark Zuckerberg appears, walking with his Philz with one hand and collecting every Facebook search from his over 1.6 billion monthly active users in the other. Welcome to the Silicon Valley.
Of the many entrepreneurship hotspots, Silicon Valley is truly the only one that embodies a mindset and culture. Here, we detail some of the quirks that make up Silicon Valley, from its language to its fashion to its college nucleus.
VC FUNDING: $33.6B
DEALS: 2518
EXITS: 527
5 YEAR YoY FUNDING GROWTH: 20.8%
5 YEAR YoY DEAL GROWTH: 6.4%
Source: CB Insights