Top 10 Interesting Tech Startups

Web-based file hosting service formed in 2007... is that to early to be considered a start up? Possibly, but by 2010 it had 4 million users.

A continually improving collection of questions and answers. Incredible product design.

Spotify's offering is simple: for £10 a month you have unlimited access to pretty much all the music in the world. Backed up by fantastic technology that enables hassle-free high quality streaming and well-designed desktop and mobile clients, it's a game-changing experience.

Square is changing the payment industry by allowing any individual or business to handle credit card payments on their iPhone. But this is just the beginning and Square have much bigger ideas about revolutionising how finance works.

Top10 is the Top 10 of Everything, Created by Everyone. It's an app for discovery and recommendation based around Top 10 lists for any topic under the sun.

Powering over 98% of the online dating sites in the UK and over 5,000 dating sites worldwide, Global Personals is one of the fastest growing companies in the world, 2010 Digital Business of the Year at the Digital Entrepreneur Awards, 13th in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 2010 and 32nd in Media Momentum Top 50 Europe 2011.

Instagram allows you to select a range of filters in order to change the feel of your photos which can then be shared with friends via Twitter/Facebook.Recieving funding in 2010 Instagram is a great homage to the days of Poloroid cameras.

Larry Page Sergey Brin

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