Investing in startup companies is a very risky business, but can be very rewarding if and when the investments do pay off. The rise of mobile technology and innovations, such as cloud computing, the sharing economy, and bitcoin, has helped to spur this latest round of tech entrepreneurship. The majority of new companies or products simply do not make it, so the risk of losing one's entire investment is a real possibility. The ones that do make it, however, can produce very high returns on investment. (See also: What Exactly is a Startup?)
