TechCrunch brings us news of a new startup called “Lucky Sort” based out of Portland, Oregon that aims to bring live data import and analysis to the iPad.

That where TopicWatch comes in. With the new service, Lucky Sort’s first product, the company wants to enable users to sift through social media, government filings, news and commentary in real time, in order to find, summarize and analyze any text-based content. To be clear, TopicWatch is not yet another “sentiment analysis” or “social listening” platform – those are just subsets of what can be done on top of its platform.

While their first app “TopicWatch” pulls in lots of social media inputs like twitter and others for live analysis, the real tool can be mapped to any live input stream making it an interesting option for those looking to build data analysis tools.  I can imagine they’ll be getting a close look from those deep in government intelligence industries.

via Lucky Sort Grabs Half A Million For Big Data Visualization On Web & iPad | TechCrunch.