For decades, the majority of startup culture seemed to focus on the activities of businesses based in Silicon Valley. From Listia to Evernote, Silicon Valley is a hotbed for some of the today's most popular tech companies.

Lease security is a deposit paid by a tenant to a landlord at the start of a lease. It protects the landlord against potential damages, unpaid rent, or other lease violations. The deposit is refundable if the tenant meets the lease terms at the end of the tenancy.