11 h. ago Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

After two days full of live demos and pitches, it's time to announce the five finalists at this year's Startup Battlefield.

Technology

11 h. ago ‘Silicon Valley’ star Thomas Middleditch makes a surprise appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Actor Thomas Middleditch had a planned takeover of Australian startup Othelia’s presentation at the pitch showcase stage. 

Politics

13 h. ago Unlisted connects homeowners with prospective buyers before they even put their homes up for sale and is part of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Unlisted is like Zillow but for homes that are not yet on the market.

Economics

13 h. ago Super Teacher is building an AI tutor for elementary schools — catch it at Disrupt 2025

Founded by a former math teacher and Googler, Super Teacher's AI tutor is being used in public school in New York, New Jersey, and Hawaii.

Society

13 h. ago Mappa’s AI voice analysis helps you find the best job candidates and will show off its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Mappa's AI hiring platform can assess a candidate's behavior based on voice patterns, and aims to take some of the guesswork out of hiring.

Technology

13 h. ago Inside CampusAI’s mission to close the AI training gap for everyday workers — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

CampusAI is like “Coursera meets Github meets Tinder in the metaverse” — an educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to bring AI into their everyday workflows, and a virtual ecosystem to connect like-minded people.

Technology

13 h. ago Unthread has a plan for cleaning up Slack and will show off its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Unthread builds Slack-native, AI-powered support bots for high-profile customers like Intuit, Lemonade and Automattic.

Politics

17 h. ago Charter Space brings fintech to spacecraft insurance and is showing off its stuff at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Charter Space wants to change how spacecraft are insured.

Technology

17 h. ago CyDeploy wants to create a replica of a company’s system to help it test updates before pushing them out — catch it at Disrupt 2025

Tina Williams-Koroma said CyDeploy uses machine learning to understand what happens on a company’s machine and then creates a “digital twin” where system administrators can test updates.

Politics

17 h. ago Cyphr will reveal how it makes lending easier for small businesses at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Cyphr is a Kansas-city based company focused on making the lending process easier for lenders and small businesses.

Politics

17 h. ago Identifee, built by Wells Fargo alumni, unifies productivity tech for bankers into a single platform — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

The startup’s platform is built on several modular systems that clients can purchase individually or as a complete suite.

Politics

17 h. ago Elloe AI wants to be the ‘immune system’ for AI — check it out at Disrupt 2025

Elloe AI promises a system capable of fact-checking AI outputs, make sure they don’t violate laws and regulations, and that are safe for the users.

Politics

19 h. ago TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Vinod Khosla, Netflix, Slate Auto, and Startup Battlefield

If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage. Tune in right here starting at 9 a.m. PT.

Technology

37 h. ago Defense startup Pytho AI wants to turbocharge military mission planning and it will show off its tech at Disrupt 2025

Pytho AI wants to compress mission planning from days to mere minutes.

Events

37 h. ago Strong by Form will show its ultralight engineered wood at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Even before a building accepts its first occupant, it has racked up a steep carbon debt. Worldwide, the materials and construction required to erect buildings contributes 11% of global carbon emissions, according to the World Green Building Council. Some places have begun experimenting with multistory timber buildings, and while they’ve recently reached new heights, timber […]

Politics

37 h. ago MacroCycle found a shortcut for plastic recycling — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

MacroCycle's approach to recycling dramatically reduces the amount of energy needed to produce new material, potentially lowering costs to the point where it could compete with virgin plastic.

Politics

37 h. ago Mbodi will show how it can train a robot using AI agents at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Mbodi users prompt the software with natural language, and its cluster of AI agents works to make training easier.

Technology

37 h. ago Glīd is building an autonomous shortcut to move freight from road to rail — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Damoa pinpointed the problem: the complex, multi-step process moving a container from a ship to a freight train. He founded Glīd Technologies to try and solve it.

Technology

41 h. ago COI Energy solves a conundrum: Letting businesses sell unused electricity — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Large enterprises routinely buy more electricity than they use. COI Energy has a patented platform that lets them sell and share.

Politics

41 h. ago Skyline Nav AI’s software can guide you anywhere, without GPS — find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

The company's so-called Pathfinder software can look at almost anything — buildings, tree-lined roads, even aerial views — and quickly match it to a database and generate real-time navigation.

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