Via Tech-FAQ, here are a selection of companies and projects in various fields that will likely have a radical influence on our future:

  1. Bitcoin (and Other Cryptocurrencies)
  2. Defense Distributed
  3. Anonymous
  4. Silent Circle
  5. DARPA
  6. SpaceX
  7. SolarCity
  8. Kiva
  9. Adapteva’s Parallella
  10. Google Glass
  11. Aereo
  12. 2045 Initiative