The event that most of us have been waiting for has finally begun, and today TechCrunch50 begins with 50 new start ups competing with each other for the coveted place. TechCrunch50 is a unique event that allows new entrepreneurs to bring forth their ideas and plans for a new start up.
The event began in 2007, when it was called the TechCrunch40. Some of the big names that were earlier participants at the TechCrunch50 have now grown to be one of the most successful businesses in the world.
One of the founding members of TechCrunch50 is Tech Crunch members Mike and Jason Calacanis, who is also the CEO of Mahalo, a human powered search engine opened new doors for entrepreneurs who would like to showcase their business or business ideas.
Most new business not only need a platform for visibility, but also a place where they can discuss and learn from each other. TechCrunch50 is one such place. TechCrunch50 2009 is going to be just as successful, and the start ups that would participate in the event are listed below.
- 5:1
- Affective Interfaces
- AnyClip
- BreakThrough
- CitySourced
- Clasemovil
- Clicker
- ClientShow
- Clixtr
- Cocodot
- Crowd Fusion
- CrowdFlower
- DataXu
- FluidHtml
- Glide Health
- Hark
- HealthyWage
- Imo
- Insttant
- iTwin
- LearnVest
- Lissn
- LocalBacon
- Metricly
- Mota
- Penn & Teller
- Perpetually
- RackUp
- Radiusly
- RedBeacon
- RefMob
- Sealtale
- SeatGeek
- Spawn Labs
- Sprowtt
- StorySomething
- Stribe
- The Whuffie Bank
- The Swop
- Thoora
- Threadsy
- ToonsTunes
- Toybots
- Trollim
- Udorse
- Yext
