Origin
Stanford University's Industrial Park (now Stanford Research Park) opened in 1951 and gradually attracted technology firms; venture firms followed in the 1970s, with Kleiner Perkins (founded 1972) and Sequoia (1972) anchoring the cluster.
Who works here
- Tier-one venture capital firms (Sequoia, a16z, Kleiner, Greylock, Benchmark, Accel)
- Growth-stage venture (TCV, IVP, General Catalyst)
- Limited partners — university endowments and sovereign wealth funds — visiting their GPs
Landmarks
- 3000 Sand Hill (the cluster's iconic original venture park)
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (just up the road)
- Rosewood Sand Hill (the hotel where deals get done over coffee)
Three indices a local would build
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- An index of US-listed companies that took venture funding within the last 10 years.open in builder →
- An index of newly-IPO'd software companies (within 24 months) trading above their offering price.open in builder →
- Public-market exposure to AI infrastructure: chips, cloud, and data-center power, equal-weighted.open in builder →
