Rising Stars: The 6 Best Silicon Valley Startups

4. Nextdoor

This startup allows people to connect with people in their neighborhoods through a Google Maps-esque type of viewing system which pin drops the locations of neighborhoods in America. It’s garnered over $100 million in funding and would be ranked higher on this list if social media platforms had stability. And that really is what Nextdoor is: a social networking platform, one that could become massively popular, or if users find one little problem with it, one that may fall off as quickly as it’s risen. Its large upside and logical space in society makes Nextdoor a desirable Silicon Valley startup to work for.