The 6 Best Silicon Valley Startups

If you're looking for a city with tons of innovative companies, look no further than Silicon Valley. Experts of Insidermonkey have compiled a list of six of the best Silicon Valley startups. To do so, they spoke to investors, employees, journalists, and active members of the city's tech scene. If you are interested in the topic, you must visit the Insidermonkey and read the whole article on it.

Silicon Valley tech companies go to great lengths to woo new employees. Free meals, unlimited vacation days, even free transportation make up just some of the perks offered by startups and tech giants, where software engineers often make well over six figures. If you know how to code, there’s a good chance you’ll have your pick of the litter.

Valley's dominance in tech investing intensified this year, according to a new report that shows deal volume and funding in the first half of 2014 has already doubled what it was five years ago. To put that in perspective, the amount raised in the region that includes Silicon Valley and San Francisco in the first six months this year is more than the New York region has seen in the past five years combined. With the economy rebounding in a big way in recent years, startups have become all the rage again. From the entertainment world to organic food-based companies, funding for new ideas has rarely been this plentiful. Many people prefer trying to work at a startup as opposed to a powerful corporation. This can be for a variety of reasons, including potential equity offered by startups as well as a smaller, more personal work environment. If you think a small company might be for you, be sure to check out our list of the 20 best small tech companies in the US.