The 72 Coolest Startups in America

The 72 startups profiled in Doreen Bloch's book "The Coolest Startups in America". Vote up your favorite. Entry names, one line descriptions, and categories are from the book. Doreen made selections based on the following 7 characteristics: (1) solve real problems (2) do it in a unique way (3) have reach (4) are ambitious (5) execute quickly and efficiently (6) focus on the consumer (7) have cool brands

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    1. 23andMe

      23andMe

      A personal genetics company.

    2. AskSunday

      AskSunday

      Connects people with virtual personal assistants.

    3. Asthmapolis

      Asthmapolis

      Equips asthma inhalers with GPS-enabled devices to help monitor asthma attacks, eventually collecting enough data to learn about asthma and help prevent attacks.

    4. Aviary

      Aviary

      Online image editor that eliminates the cost of Adobe Photoshop. Being web-based, the program and your files are accessible from anywhere, anytime.

    5. AxialMarket

      AxialMarket

      An online network of buyers and sellers of private companies.

    6. Bespoke Innovations

      Bespoke Innovations

      Creates custom 3D devices with purpose. Their first products are beautifully designed prosthetic limbs for amputees.

    7. Better Place

      Better Place

      A radical system for car ownership that dead ends our use of fossil fuels.

    8. Blueseed

      Blueseed

      An incubator that will float off the shore of Silicon Valley, so foreign founders can legally participate in the entrepreneurship ecosystem just a boat-ride away.

    9. Boomerang

      Boomerang

      Brings your email back to you (email delivery scheduling).

    10. BranchOut

      BranchOut

      Turn your social network into a professional one.