On- demand moving startup Bellhops is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bellhops. 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.

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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 Pitch. Book. Below are some of the most exciting startups from cities across the US. Uptake is helping to improve some of the nation's oldest industries.

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.

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Founder: Brad Keywell Funding: $5. Lightbank, Caterpillar, Great. Point Ventures, and New Enterprise Associates. Heptio wants to take Kubernetes mainstream. Where it's from: Seattle, Washington. What it is: In 2. 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 Mc. Watch Cracker Bag Mediafire. Luckie. Funding: $8. Accel and Madrona Ventures. Pindrop can pick up when someone is trying to steal your identity over the phone. Where it's from: Atlanta, Georgia.

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What it is: Pindrop is a fraud prevention and authentication tool that's now being used in three out of the top four banks. The company has spent the last five years building up a digital library of audio traits that can pinpoint where and what kind of call is coming through. If the service or the geography seems like an anomaly, or if it looks like the same kind of phone print that it's picked up over and over again, then Pindrop can flag the call as a possible risk. Founder: Vijay Balasubramaniyan. Funding: $1. 22 million from Capital. G, GV, Felicis Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and others.

Starry wants to supercharge your internet. Where it's from: Boston, Massachusetts. What it is: Launched in January 2.

Starry will sell wireless equipment that will deliver supercharged internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second. That's fast enough to download a two- hour movie in just a few seconds. Starry makes a receiver called the Starry Point that hangs out your window like an antenna. You can hook up your own wireless receiver or use its own Starry Station, a $2. Founder: Chet Kanojia. Funding: $6. 3 million, backed by First.

Mark Capital, Tiger Global, and others. Send. Grid is proving that email isn't dead.

Where it's from: Denver, Colorado. What it is: If any startup can prove email is not dead, it's Send. Grid. This 7- year- old startup, which makes email marketing and tracking tools, is profitable, expects to generate $1. Uber, Airbnb, and Spotify. Its CEO, Sameer Dholakia, calls Send. Grid the "Twilio for email" because of its simple API structure that makes it easy for any company to gain access to its email management platform.

The Twilio analogy doesn't stop there — the company could go public in 2. Venture. Beat. Founders: Tim Jenkins, Jose Lopez, and Isaac Saldana. Funding: $8. 0. 3. Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund, and others. Jamf is helping IT pros manage Apple. Where it's from: Minneapolis, Minnesota. What it is: What started out as a bootstrapped company founded by two IT guys who loved Macs has become a full- fledged phenom. Jamf makes software that lets companies manage hundreds or thousands of Macs and i. OS devices. The company boasts more than 9,0.

Mac users, IBM — and has over 3. Jamf Nation, an online community for Apple IT professionals. Founders: Chip Pearson and Zach Halmstad. Funding: $3. 0 million from Battery Ventures, Dell Ventures, GSV Capital, and Summit Partners. Nowait lets you get in line at restaurants without leaving your house. Where it's from: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. What it is: Nowait allows users to virtually "get in line" at a restaurant and track their place without stepping foot through the door ahead of time.

In August, Yelp made an $8 million investment in Nowait and and integrated Nowait's technology into the Yelp app. Now, if Yelp users find a restaurant they like, they're now able to get in line using Nowait directly within the Yelp app. Founder: Robb Myer Funding: $2.

Yelp, Birchmere Ventures, Carnegie Mellon University, and others. Bellhops wants to take the pain out of moving. Watch Devious Maids Online Season 1 Episode 11 there. Where it's from: Chattanooga, Tennessee.

What it is: Bellhops is an on- demand startup for moving. The Tennessee- based company operates in more than 5.

What sets Bellhops apart from other movers is its convenience: you can instantly get a quote online, reserve a moving crew for $1, and choose from three different types of moves. Bellhops best serves small- scale moves (up to two bedrooms) and uses algorithms to make the whole thing more affordable. Founders: Stephen Vlahos and Cameron Doody. Funding: $2. 2 million from Canaan Partners, Lowercase Capital, Alexis Ohanian, and others. Invincea built a super- fast way to stop ransomware. Where it's from: Fairfax, Virginia.

What it is: Invincea offers a next- generation antivirus product that can stop, among other things, ransomware, a hack attack that locks up a computer and demands a ransom. Its claim to fame is speed. It can identify and stop malware in less than 2. Founder: Anup Ghosh Funding: $4. Dell Ventures, Grotech Ventures, and others. Offer.

Up is e. Bay and Craigslist rolled into one. Where it's from: Seattle, Washington. What it is: Offer.