Exciting and Promising Technological startups this week.

Jeremy Bittermann.

It is more and more difficult to innovate, develop new revolutionary concepts and provide reliable and effective solutions to real issues that face the world.

This week a set of Exciting and Promising Technological startups around the world have capture our attention including:

Live video blogging app Meerkat this week has closed on a $12 million Series B led by Greylock with participation from unnamed angels. Its reported value Meerkat has reached $52 million post-investment.

Improbable is developing an operating environment that makes building simulated worlds possible. The company has captured $20M / Series A this week from Andreessen Horowitz and Chris Dixon.

Localytics is an analytics and marketing platform for mobile and web apps. Founded in 2009, Localytics has raised $60 million to date.

Cyanogen is an open-source Android startup that offers an alternative to Google's operating system. Founded in 2009, Cyanogen has raised nearly $110 million to date.

Hedvig is creating a distributed and scalable storage solution for enterprise. The company has captured $12M / Series A this week.  

Realm builds a small database that developers can add to their apps to save weeks of coding work. Realm has raised $20M / Series B this week from Khosla Ventures and Scale Venture Partners.

August creates the August Smart Lock, a lock and access system that allows you to send a virtual key to anyone you choose to have access to your home. Founded in 2012, August has raised about $50 million to date.

Ayasdi helps organizations discover and utilize insights from their data. Founded in 2008 by three mathematicians, Ayasdi has raised just over $100 million in funding to date.