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Silicon Valley and its New York counterpart Silicon Alley have long reigned as the main coastal hubs for tech innovation.
Founders, venture capitalists, and tech employees flock to the Bay Area and New York City to launch and build startups, fund new ideas, and simply just live among their tech-obsessed brethren.
But there's a new wave of companies eschewing the Valley/Alley life in favor of building their startups in their hometowns or in less tech-focused metros. Now, places like Utah, Seattle, Boston, and Colorado are becoming hubs for enterprise and consumer startups.
We've compiled a list of exciting startups outside of New York and San Francisco by talking to investors, fellow journalists, and active members of the tech scene. Unless otherwise noted, all funding information comes from venture capital database PitchBook.
Below are some of the most exciting startups from cities across the US.
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Uptake is helping to improve some of the nation's oldest industries.
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Where it's from: Chicago, Illinois
What it is: Uptake uses analytics and predictive software to increase safety and enhance performance for companies in industries like construction, aviation, mining, and rail, according to Forbes. Uptake was founded by Groupon cofounder Brad Keywell and has the backing of construction-equipment giant Caterpillar.
Founder: Brad Keywell
Funding: $51 million from Lightbank, Caterpillar, GreatPoint Ventures, and New Enterprise Associates.
Hudl is a tech tool for sports teams.
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Where it's from: Lincoln, Nebraska
What it is: Hudl is a key component in helping more than 100,000 sports teams nationwide win games. The startup allows coaches to record or upload video to its platform, annotate it with text, drawings, or voice, and share it with players on their mobile devices.
Founders: David Graff, Brian Kaiser, and John Wirtz
Funding: $77 million from Accel Partners, Nelnet, Nebraska Angels, and others.
Heptio wants to take Kubernetes mainstream.
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Where it's from: Seattle, Washington
What it is: In 2014, Google released the free software Kubernetes— a tool to manage and maintain huge piles of containers that's based on the tech it had developed for the same function. Kubernetes became a smash hit, with developers all over the world using it to get a little bit of that Google magic in their own computing infrastructures. Now two of its founding team members have launched a new startup, Heptio, to turn it into a business and make it accessible to enterprises everywhere.
Founders: Joe Beda and Craig McLuckie
Funding: $8.5 million from Accel and Madrona Ventures.
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