Finovate Startup 2009 Video Archives >> Strands


Website: www.moneystrands.com
Blog:
www.moneystrands.com/blog
HQ Location:
Corvallis, Oregon
Company Founded: September 2003
Product Being Demoed: moneyStrands
Product Launched: March 2009
Metrics: $55M in funding, 100+ employees in U.S., Spain and Finland




Presenter Profile How they describe themselves: Strands develops software technologies that help people discover the most personally relevant content and products on the Internet. Strands has 3 business units:

  • Strands Business Solutions offers client businesses a hosted web site personalization service.
  • Strands Personal Finance has launched moneyStrands, a consumer oriented online personal finance management service utilizing Strands recommendation technology.
  • Strands Social Discovery is developing Strands.com, a consumer oriented lifestreaming tool for people with active lifestyles.

What they think makes them better:
moneyStrands offers a balanced user experience that combines proven core PFM use cases with a cutting edge, widget-based UI that is highly customizable by the end user. Available in both Spanish and English, moneyStrands is also accessible via a full-featured mobile web version and a native iPhone application. As it evolves, moneyStrands is aiming to better engage its users by injecting a measured element of "fun" into money management, while taking advantage of Strands' proprietary content and product discovery engine for effective personalization.

Executives: Atakan Cetinsoy (V.P. Personal Finance Products)

Investors: BBVA (Spain), Antonio Asensio (Grupo Zeta, Spain)

Partnerships/Customers: BBVA (Spain)

Contacts:
Biz Dev and Sales: Atakan Cetinsoy, V.P. Personal Finance Products, atakan@strands.com, 415-398 4333
Press: Alla Oks, Marketing Manager, oks@strands.com, 415-398 4333

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