Top 10 Interesting Tech Startups

Spotify

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.

Quora

Through amazing product design and technology Quora are managing to make the tired Q&A industry fresh, relevant and addictive.

BankSimple

I haven't seen this working yet - but if it does, it's going to solve one a massive problem: banking currently sucks.

Path

Path is in a seriously crowded space, and it's intentionally limiting - but it's UI and design is amazing.

Square

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.

Invisible Hand

Deals; but actually useful!

Room77

Ever wanted to know what the view would be like from a hotel room before you spend lots of money on it? Now you can.

Global Personals Limited

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.

Color

The iPhone app that has confounded everyone - even it's users. Definately fits under the 'interesting' category. With this much funding, they had better do something useful - and am hopeful they will. Wonder how much this domain cost them...