Investors are always in search of billion-dollar unicorns. And now with Uber and SnapChat being valued in the tens of billions, we are starting to see a new wave of elite “winged unicorns.” But that’s not all the startup scene has to offer.

Somewhere in between multibillion-dollar valuations and those in the hundreds of thousands are some very promising companies that are changing how we perceive and navigate this world.

Here are 14 of those companies that you should know about. The list may appear a bit random, but each of these companies is contributing to disruptive macro-trends.

1. Skully Systems

Uber is making moves to boost its security credentials today with the news that it’s partnering with Safetipin, a crowdsourced community service that collates safety-related data submitted by the public.

The company says it will look to “contribute to Safetipin’s data collection efforts,” by training its own drivers to work in tandem with Safetipin’s auditors. Uber’s drivers will collect data at night-time using camera-enabled smartphones, which will be mounted to the exterior of their cars to capture photos of neighborhoods and roads.

iTraq is a cellular tracking device - the world’s first global location device that can be found anywhere. iTraq determines its location using cellular towers allowing iTraq to be located anywhere in the world where cellular service exists.

While creating iTraq we tried to overcome the disadvantages that similar devices on the market have. So, Why is iTraq better than similar devices?

This is the third installment in the Startup Revolution Series. In the first post, we suggested humanity may be approaching—or have already passed—the tipping point between the Industrial and Information Eras. In the second, we provided data that demonstrates fairly conclusively that Industrial Era-focused blue chip companies have lost significant value over the past 50 years, as defined by return on assets.

A lot of ink has been spilled about the Coolest Cooler, a re-imagined picnic cooler equipped with a built-in blender, waterproof Bluetooth speaker, and UBS charger (among other things). To fund the project, inventor Ryan Grepper of Portland, OR, raised a record $13.3 million from 62,642 backers last summer on Kickstarter.