Startup Battlefield
The world’s most promising early-stage startups. Selected by TechCrunch. Trained, tested, and put on a global stage. Startup Battlefield brings together 200 standout companies to showcase at Disrupt and compete for a $100K equity-free prize, investor attention, and the kind of media exposure that can change the trajectory of a company overnight.
- 1700+ Companies
- $32B Total Funds Raised
- ~250 Total Exits (as of January 2025)
Applications for 2026 are now open!
Nominate yourself, a fellow founder, or a portfolio company by May 27th
Alumni
Startup Battlefield Alumni represent 1700+ companies with approximately 250 exits and over $32B in funding raised. Past Startup Battlefield alumni include:
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Hammer & Chisel (Discord)
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DropBox
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CloudFlare
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Fitbit
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Glīd
Featured
Highlights
Siren Care
Multi-specialty virtual care clinic leveraging proprietary technology to cost-effectively care for patients at risk of diabetic foot ulcers.
Render
Render provides a unified cloud for developers and teams to host all their applications, databases, and websites.
Vurb
Vurb is a local app helping consumers find local things to do and letting them save their ideas.
Last Year’s Winner
Website: glidtech.us/
Asset Summary
$5.1M Money Raised
Runner-up
Nephrogen
AI to create better gene delivery vehicles as curative therapies for untreatable diseases
Other finalists from the 2025 Startup Battlefield competition:
Charter Space
Charter is powering the future of Space Finance
MacroCycle Technologies
MacroCycle is the venture creating circular plastics and textiles at price parity and with zero carbon emissions.
Unlisted Homes
Unlisted is a $31T real estate market-maker focused on the 98% of homes that aren’t for sale — yet.
