Palo Alto
Small offices along and around University Avenue, near Stanford, a common first address for seed-stage teams.
Office space in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley for startups
JIGO helps startups find office space across the Bay Area and Silicon Valley: Palo Alto and Menlo Park on the Peninsula, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and San Jose in the South Bay, and Oakland, Berkeley, and Emeryville in the East Bay. Tell JIGO your headcount, budget, and move-in date, and it starts searching right away across direct office leases, subleases, independent coworking spaces, and private offices. Options arrive in one dashboard. JIGO is free for startups through Series B, and licensed brokerage is typically paid by the landlord.
Where we search
Where startups look in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley
Menlo Park
Home to Sand Hill Road and many venture firms, with a mix of low-rise offices and suburban office parks.
Mountain View & Sunnyvale
Large tech campuses alongside R&D and flex buildings that work for hardware and robotics teams.
San Jose
Downtown San Jose and North San Jose offer larger floor plates for teams planning to grow, with Caltrain and light-rail access.
Oakland
Uptown and Downtown Oakland sit directly on BART, a practical option for teams with people across the Bay.
Berkeley & Emeryville
Near UC Berkeley, with lab and life-sciences space in Emeryville and West Berkeley.
Also searched as East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay.
Options
Which type of office fits your team
Private office in a coworking space
Typically 1–20 people
Move in fast with furniture, internet, and shared amenities included. Terms are usually month-to-month up to about a year.
Independent coworking
Flexible teams
Smaller local operators that major platforms often miss. These are often more negotiable on price and terms than national brands.
Sublease
Teams that want a full floor or suite
Space another company is giving up, often already furnished and priced below direct leases, for the remaining term.
Direct office lease
Growing teams planning ahead
Your own space leased directly from the landlord, usually on a multi-year term, with room to negotiate build-out and concessions.
How it works
Finding an office in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley with JIGO
- 01
Share your brief
Headcount, budget, neighborhood, and move-in date. A single sentence is enough to start.
- 02
JIGO searches right away
Direct leases, subleases, independent coworking, and private offices go into one dashboard with availability, quotes, and tradeoffs.
- 03
Tour, negotiate, sign
Coordinate in Slack or your preferred channel. A licensed broker handles tours and negotiation, typically paid by the landlord.
Brokerage in California is provided by Ryan Lee, a licensed real estate salesperson (CA DRE #02443404) affiliated with eXp Commercial. JIGO provides the search, dashboard, and coordination software and is free for startups through Series B.
Office space in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley: common questions
Can JIGO find office space in Palo Alto or Menlo Park?
Yes. JIGO searches direct leases, subleases, independent coworking, and private offices in Palo Alto (including around University Avenue) and Menlo Park, and compares them with nearby options in Mountain View and Sunnyvale so you can trade location against size and term.
Does JIGO cover the East Bay, including Oakland and Berkeley?
Yes. JIGO covers Oakland, Berkeley, and Emeryville. Downtown and Uptown Oakland are on BART, Berkeley is close to the university, and Emeryville and West Berkeley have lab and life-sciences space.
Where can a hardware startup find R&D or flex space in Silicon Valley?
Hardware and robotics teams often look at R&D and flex buildings in Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and North San Jose, which can combine office space with room for prototyping. Tell JIGO what you need on the floor (power, loading, ceiling height) and it filters for that.
What types of office space can I find in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley through JIGO?
JIGO searches traditional direct office leases, subleases, smaller independent coworking spaces, and private offices inside coworking locations, including options major providers may not represent.
How much does it cost to use JIGO in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley?
JIGO's office search, options dashboard, and lease management software are free for startups through Series B. Brokerage is provided separately by Ryan Lee through eXp Commercial or another licensed broker and is typically paid by the landlord, so there is usually no brokerage cost to the tenant.
More in California: San Francisco, Southern California, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Sacramento, or all of California. Prefer to talk it through? Book a call or email hi@jigo.work.