TechCrunch published its
TechCrunch 50 finalists in sync with its conference opening today.
At first glance, of interest to anyone looking for Web 2.0 in financial services are:
- Shryk (CB) — Web-based financial software for children aimed at promoting financial literacy and good saving habits.
- Quant the News (CB) — Creator of
StockMood.com, a service that tracks the sentiments of online news stories about stocks and then measures their potential impact on the direction of those stocks’ prices.
- FairSoftware (CB) — Creates virtual shares around software projects that gives each contributor a portion of any
resulting revenues.
- PersonalRIA (CB) — Allows users to shadow a professional investment advisor’s portfolio, automatically executing trades
(which most brokerage sites cannot do).
- Emerginvest (CB) — Offers commentary and analysis on Emerging Markets and tools that provide you with information on
how to diversify globally.
- ExchangeP (CB) — Dubbed a “fantasy stock market,” ExhangeP’s service allows users to sign up for free and start investing
in private companies.
- Me-trics (CB) — Lets you see how mood, weight, and goals correlate with other metrics, including web services like Facebook or
RescueTime.
- iCharts (CB) — YouTube for interactive charts.
If this stuff rocks your boat, then you can watch these organizations pitch live and online at the
official TechCrunch50 conference web site.