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The judges included venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and investment bankers. None of those polled correctly identified the winner.

You might have better luck. Below we offer brief summaries of the eight finalists and then announce the judges’ decision. We conclude with very brief mentions of the competition’s semifinalists.

One final note: Don’t be hard on yourself if you don’t pick the winners. It could be that you did, but don’t know it. RadioXchange, the concept awarded first place by the judges in last year’s competition, never got off the ground. The company recently landed a $30 million round of financing with online brokerage ETrade as the lead investor.

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