SF Facts
With the large number of IT, financial services, cleantech and biotech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley, San Francisco boasts a vibrant professional service industry serving our core sectors, including accounting, legal, consulting, architecture, engineering, tech support, and HR, among others. San Francisco has twice the national average concentration of high value-added service companies, employing more than 200,000 professionals.
In addition, San Francisco has designated specialized business districts to support our target industries. Please explore the links below to find out about our industry sectors and special business districts.
Industry Sectors
Financial Services: San Francisco is a center of venture capital and advanced financial service.
Biotech: We're a world-class city with an international reputation for innovation and research in the life sciences, with R+D revolving around our Mission Bay Biotechnology Campus.
Cleantech: San Francisco is fast becoming home to a booming Cleantech hub centralized on the Hunter's Point Shipyard.
Information Technology: High technology and entrepreneurship continue to be mainstays of the San Francisco economy
Special Business Districts
Business Districts: Mission Bay, Hunter's Point, and the Financial District