Tech startups to make your life more slick, secure and stylish in 2017

This year was a mixed bag for startups. Powa Technologies, an e-commerce company that was one of Britain's so-called unicorns (a startup valued at over $1bn), crashed hard, declaring bankruptcy early in 2016. US wearables company Pebble sold to Fitbit for less than a 10th of its peak valuation. But on the plus side, Europe minted – foaled? But for some startups, the year ahead is nothing but hopeful.