As a member of the selection committee for the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers, it’s always exciting to see which companies made the bar each year.

This year’s Technology Pioneers have just been announced.  They represent 24 of the world’s most innovative and pioneering technology companies.

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers 2015.  Credit: WEF

The tech pioneers for 2015 include companies that are significantly improving diagnostics and health treatment; providing electricity to the off-grid underprivileged; pioneering low-cost computing; developing new visual, audio and sensor technologies; and embedding Internet of Things services.

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This year’s Technology Pioneers are:

AutoGrid Systems,

Avegant,

BlaBlaCarCambrian Innovation,

CanonicalCouchbaseEta Devices,

Genomatica,

Guardant Health,

Health Catalyst,

HiBot Corporation,

Ionic Security,

Jasper Technologies,

Kakao Corporation,

Labcyte,

LearnUp,

Mera Gao Power,

Newlight Technologies,

Organovo,

Proterra,

Raspberry Pi Foundation,

Silicor Materials,

SmartThings, and

Vaxxas.

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