3 h. ago TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Astro Teller, Startup Battlefield, and more live

If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage, which features some of our most prominent speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition.

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4 h. ago The 2025 Startup Battlefield Top 20 are here. Let the competition begin.

These 20 companies are more than just early-stage startups — they’re the architects of what’s next. And they’ll have just six minutes on the Disrupt Stage to prove it.

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4 d. ago Announcing the top judges for the final round of Startup Battlefield 200, only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the Startup Battlefield 200 finalists will take the stage one last time to compete for the $100,000 equity-free prize. Deciding their fate will be a select group of the most respected and influential investors in the industry — our final round judges. Meet them here.

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2 w. ago Startup Battlefield company SpotitEarly trained dogs and AI to sniff out common cancers

The company's at home multi-cancer breath test kit is expected to be available to consumers in 2026.

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2 w. ago Unveiling the next wave of Startup Battlefield 200 VC judges at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 

5 more VC leaders from Accel, 776, Lockstep, IVP, and more join the Startup Battlefield 200 judge panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Register now to join this intense startup pitch competition live, and to save up to $444.

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2 w. ago Startup Battlefield company ÄIO invented a method to make edible fat from ag waste like sawdust

This process could be a way to reduce the world’s dependency on the ecologically destructive palm oil industry.

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