IN on Deck – hottest global technology startups in 2016 = great, good, bad, & ugly

We will be conducting a survey and possible poll for who you thing where the hottest companies of 2016 and why! We are looking for the BEST, but will also have the good, bad, & Ugly!

To help identify this year’s hottest global technology startups, our editors would like your help. We’re looking for the top emerging private companies that are creating new business opportunities in world of technology, from cloud infrastructure to consumer Internet to digital media to technology enablers and devices to mobile to software-as-a-service and enterprise.

Here is our short list:

1010data
33Across
Acquia
Act-On Software
Actifio
Ad Theorent
Adaptive Insights
AdRoll
Aerohive Networks
Affirmed Networks
Agari
Airbnb
AlienVault
Anaplan
Appcelerator
AppDynamics
AppEnsure
Apperian
Appia
Appirio
AppNexus
Appnomic Systems
Apptio
Apsalar
Aria Systems
Aryaka
Asana
Atlassian Corporation
Ayasdi
BetterCloud
Beyond the Rack Enterprises
BeyondCore
Big Switch Networks
Birchbox
Blue Jeans Network
Bluebox
BrightEdge
BuzzFeed
C3 Energy
C9
Capillary Technologies
CareCloud
CashStar
Centrify
ChaCha
Clearstory Data
Clinkle
Cloudera
Cloudflare
CloudPhysics
CloudVelox
Cloudwords
Collective
Complex Media, Inc
Conviva
Cooliris
Coraid
Couchbase
Coupa Software
Coursera
Credit Karma
Cumulus Networks
Datalogix
Datameer
Dataminr
DataStax
DataXu
Delphix
DocuSign
DOMO
DrawBridge
Dropbox
Dwolla
Edmodo
Egnyte
Elastica
Embrane
Eventbrite
Evernote
Evolve IP
eXelate
Extreme Reach
FinancialForce.com
Fitbit
Flipboard
ForgeRock
Foursquare
Gigya
GitHub
Globant
Good Technology
GoodData
GridGain
HealthTap
Hearsay Social
Hightail
Hoopla
HotelTonight
HubSpot
Hulu
InMobi
Innovid
InsideSales.com
Instart Logic
Integral Ad Science
ItsOn
Jawbone (possible winner for Ugly)
Jumio
Kaltura
Kargo
Kenandy
Kiip
Knewton
Lending Club
LifeStreet Media
LITHIUM
LiveOps
LivingSocial
Lookout Mobile
Lyft
Lyst
MapR
Marqeta
MC10
Medialets
MediaMath
Mediaocean
MemSQL
MetaMarkets
Midokura
Moat
MobileIron
MobiTV
Mocana
Monetate
MongoDB
Moxie Software
Mulesoft
MyLife.com
N2N Global
N3twork
Nativo
NewsCred
Nexage
Nextdoor
NinthDecimal (formerly JiWire)
Nutanix
Okta
One Kings Lane
OneSpot
Ooyala
Optimizely
Outbrain
Palantir Technologies
Panzura
Path
Pebble
PernixData
Pertino
Phunware
Pica8
Pinterest
Plexxi
PlumGrid
Pluribus Networks
Poshmark
Practice Fusion
Prosper
PubMatic
Pulsepoint
PureStorage
Quirky
Quixley
Quora
ReadyPulse
Rent The Runway
Retailigence
RetailNext
RichRelevance
Sailthru
Samanage
Sencha
ServiceMax
SessionM
ShareThis
Shazam
Shopify
SimpliVity
Simulmedia
Skyhigh Networks
Skytree
Slice
Smaato
Smule
Snapchat
SnapLogic
SOASTA
Soonr
Soundcloud
Spiceworks
Splice Machine
Spotify
Spredfast
Sprinklr
Square
Stripe
SugarCRM
Sulia
SurveyMonkey
Tango
Tapad
TaskRabbit
Tegile Systems
textPlus
The Trade Desk
ThirdLove
Thismoment
ThousandEyes
Threat Metrix
Tinder
Tintri
TubeMogul
TuneIn
Turn
Twilio
Uber
Unified Social
Urban Airship
vArmour
Videology
Virtual Instruments
Visible Measures
vlPtela
Xactly Corporation
Xamarin
Zenefits
Zephyr
Zoho
Zoom Video Communications