TechCrunch50 was a conference held at the Design Center Concourse in San Francisco, California on September 8-10, 2008, hosted by TechCrunch and Jason Calacanis. Its aim was to find the best Web 2.0 start-ups and launch them in front of the industry's most influential venture capitalists, companies and press. TechCrunch50 was the 2nd of its kind, following the TechCrunch40 Conference of 2007.

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  • TechCrunch50 was a conference held at the Design Center Concourse in San Francisco, California on September 8-10, 2008, hosted by TechCrunch and Jason Calacanis. Its aim was to find the best Web 2.0 start-ups and launch them in front of the industry's most influential venture capitalists, companies and press. TechCrunch50 was the 2nd of its kind, following the TechCrunch40 Conference of 2007. In 12 sessions on 3 days TechCrunch50 gave 52 finalists the opportunity to present their ideas, services and products on-stage in front of an accredited audience and a panel of experts, who commented on the presentations immediately after they were held.. Additionally, 100 early-stage companies presented their services in an exhibition area, the so-called DemoPit. In the weeks before, the 152 presenting companies had been selected from more than 1,000 applicants. In contrast to existing similar conferences, the TechCrunch50 finalists were not charged a fee, but selected solely based on the quality and potential of their ideas. TechCrunch50 was supported by Sequoia Capital, Mayfield Fund, Clearstone Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures and Fenwick & West. The entire conference was video-broadcast live on the Internet. At the end of the conference, Yammer was selected the TechCrunch50 winner.
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  • TechCrunch50 was a conference held at the Design Center Concourse in San Francisco, California on September 8-10, 2008, hosted by TechCrunch and Jason Calacanis. Its aim was to find the best Web 2.0 start-ups and launch them in front of the industry's most influential venture capitalists, companies and press. TechCrunch50 was the 2nd of its kind, following the TechCrunch40 Conference of 2007.
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  • TechCrunch50
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