Thursday, August 7, 2008

YouNoodle Takes On Startup Predictions

San Francisco-based YouNoodle said Thursday that it has launched a site which attempts to give early stage startups valuations and ratings. According to the firm, its service analyzes data on those startups, and generates a scientific prediction of the company's valuation and a score. YouNoodle said the site provides an estimate of the company's valuation in three years plus a "YouNoodle Score" that gauges feasibility and promise of the company's future. Key factors in the score include a team's founders and advisors, relationships, patents, and amount invested in the firm.