Location | Menlo Park, California Palo Alto, California Woodside, California |
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Coordinates | 37°25′15″N 122°12′29″W / 37.42082°N 122.20808°W |
West end | Portola Road in Woodside |
Major junctions | I-280 |
East end | SR 82 (El Camino Real) in Palo Alto |
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Known for | Silicon Valley Venture capitalism |
Sand Hill Road, often shortened to just "Sand Hill" or "SHR",[1] is an arterial road in western Silicon Valley, California, running through Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Woodside, notable for its concentration of venture capital firms.[2] The road has become a metonym for that industry; nearly every top Silicon Valley company has been the beneficiary of early funding from firms on Sand Hill Road.[3]
Its significance as a symbol of private equity and venture capitalism in the United States has been compared to that of Wall Street and the stock market.[4]