[zeit_geist]

A super incomplete list:

Databases:

- PipelineDB

- Snowflake (Computing)

Internet of Things / Communications:

- Helium

Robotics:

- Pneubotics

- Kuka, namely the research department

Autonomous Systems / "Self Driving Car" et al.:

- Kiva

- Anki

Computer-Vision / VR based:

- Jaunt

- Oculus VR (especially the 'research' department)

Agriculture:

- Blueriver http://www.bluerivert.com

(there are many more super-interesting companies in this area!)

Computing:

- Mill Computing; though quite dubious

- D-Wave

and than there is Microsoft Research working on super interesting stuff in programming languages, computer architecture (FPGAs).

Additionally, I believe really challenging problems will alwyas be coming from creative people, companies in that area; such as Pixar, architecture, and design (keywords, just to give a start: generative {design, art, ...}).

Hope this helps!

[sspiff]

I'd say D-wave is at least as dubious as Mill Computing.

[zeit_geist]

I agree but only due to my lack of knowledge in both areas -- and I only have second knowledge by attending a talk of a former D-Wave user and "programmer". That is, and contrasting Mill Computing, D-Wave has implementations in the field.

[wsha]

I'd put in Rigetti Computing in the same category as D-Wave (I'll let you decide how dubious it is).

[higherpurpose]

Oculus isn't a start-up anymore. It's a division of a $100 billion company.

[yen223]

Is Kuka really a 'startup'? They are very well established among the industrial robotics scene.

[zeit_geist]

That's true.

[IgorPartola]

What a name!..

[semi-extrinsic]

Yes, they're obviously not Scandinavian (where the name means male genitalia, plural).

Funfact: in the northern parts of Norway, calling a policeman a "horses penis" is not illegal, as that is a somewhat common thing to call another person. Yes, this was tested in court in 2008.

[yen223]

I have a theory that if a word is less than 5 letters long, it probably means male genitalia in a foreign language.

[semi-extrinsic]

Interestingly enough, the number of <5 letter words in English is of the order of 10-15 000 [1], while the number of languages is 7000. Since most languages (I guess) have more than one word for male genitals, it is technically possible for all English <5 letter words to mean precisely that.

[1] http://norvig.com/mayzner.html

[rune5]

Funny coincidence, in some Spanish speaking countries kuka refers to the female genitalia. I have never heard kuka used in Swedish though. It does mean who in Finnish.

[bresc]

Any hints on where I would be able to find more in the Agriculture category?

[ninetax]

A few off the top of my head:

  - Trimble
  - Granular
  - Farm Logs
  - The Climate Corporation

I work at Climate, and we work on some pretty cool science based projects to help farmers make better decisions.

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[joezydeco]

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