Top 10 Tech Cities in the US

A new ranking of U.S. metropolitan areas' tech prowess has been released, and anoints Silicon Valley as No. 1 due to 226 acquisitions of privately held technology companies in 2012. The list comes from PrivCo, a research company offering insights on private companies. Here’s the Top Ten:

1. Silicon Valley
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Los Angeles
5. Seattle
6. Austin
7. Washington (DC)
8. Atlanta
9. Dallas
10. Houston