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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

Gust

DC/Virginia. Silicon Valley. Virginia Active Angels. Valley Angel Fund. Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley. 2) Competition for deals in regions, such as Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston, has resulted in higher and, in many cases, rising valuation. SeedStep Angels.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) The second wave of companies were mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley, and coincided with the rise of platforms (Google, Facebook, etc.)

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