LinkedIn released its list of the 10 Bay Area startups that are most in demand by local techies.
Here's the list:
1. Lytro: Makes cameras that uses light-field technology to allow people to shoot first, capturing the entire depth of field, and then refocus later. A new high-end model is being called "the camera of the future."
2. Theranos: Revolutionizing blood diagnostic tests by requiring only a pinprick and a drop of blood to perform hundreds of tests at a fraction of the cost and time. Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford dropout who founded the company with her college fund, was just named one of the richest women in America.
3. Fitbit: Makes the wristbands popular with everyone from politicians to fashion designers that monitor the wearer's activity.
4. Coursera: Partners with universities and organizations to offer free online courses. Some think it could upend higher ed.
5. Minted: Online marketplace for independent art and design.
6. Wealthfront: Online low-cost portfolio manager that's been endorsed by many Silicon Valley techies. Investing guru Burton Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, is the chief investment officer.
7. Bromium: Digital security company that uses a technology called "micro-virtualization" to protect against malware.
8. Twilio: Cloud communications company that lets Web developers integrate phone calls, text messages and VoIP into their software.
9. Egnyte: Provides file sharing for businesses, giving users access to data from any device.
10. Leap Motion: Makes device that allows users to control their computers, Mission Impossible-style, with a wave of their hands.
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