Start-up companies and entrepreneurs housed at in Durham and Raleigh will now also have access to in Silicon Valley.
Jim Whitehurst is President and CEO of . His company is teaming up with The American Underground to offer the space.
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The office space in Mountain View, California will be called
Whitehurst and other business leaders say they hope having access to the office space will help expand networks and get companies to the next level.
"With so much of the money, and many of the customers and partners for the Triangle's startups located in the Bay area, having a fractional business workspace available out there at no cost can be a huge enabler," said John Cambier, founding managing partner at IDEA Fund Partners.
The American Underground currently has three locations in the RTP region and features 150 startup companies.
