Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist confidence in the Bay Area entrepreneurial environment rose in the final quarter of 2017. The upward change in direction of sentiment was levered to increasing amounts of available funding to support entrepreneurs working to introduce breakthrough technologies that aim to transform industries and change the trajectory of business. Macroeconomic metrics, particularly those tied to recent changes in corporate tax policy, also suggest a dynamic business environment where more corporate resources may be deployed to the development and acquisition of innovation. Record public stock market valuations also provide corporations a richer share currency to acquire innovation, thus providing additional exit opportunities and incentives for entrepreneurs and their venture capital backers.