Topic: startup competition
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Startup Battlefield 200: The 2026 Roadmap Revealed
The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is a highly selective global competition for early-stage startups, offering participants free exhibit space, expert training, and direct exposure to top investors and press at the TechCrunch Disrupt event. Alumni of the program, which includes companies like...
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26 Top Consumer & EdTech Startups from Disrupt Battlefield
TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield 200 highlights innovative startups, with 20 finalists competing for a major prize and 180 others showcasing groundbreaking ideas across sectors like consumer tech and education. The featured companies address diverse needs, from accessibility (AccessibleGO) and he...
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Top 32 Enterprise Tech Startups from Disrupt Battlefield
The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield features 180 standout enterprise tech startups, in addition to the main stage competitors, showcasing novel solutions to business challenges. The highlighted startups are developing specialized AI tools for areas like content verification, financial automation, ...
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Top 33 Health & Wellness Startups from TechCrunch Disrupt
The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield highlights 200 top contenders, including 20 finalists, with this list focusing on standout health and wellness innovations from the broader group. The featured startups are developing diverse technologies, such as AI-powered UV disinfection robots, affordable 3D...
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14 Fintech and Proptech Startups to Watch from Disrupt Battlefield
The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 highlights innovative fintech and proptech companies, with many leveraging AI to automate complex financial and real estate processes. In fintech, AI is being used for tasks ranging from fraud detection and specialized startup accounting to consumer tools fo...
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Top 7 Space & Defense Startups from TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield highlights 200 top contenders, with this year's selection featuring standout startups in space and defense technology. In the space sector, innovations include a manned eVTOL aircraft, a propellantless spacecraft propulsion system, and a fintech platform for space...
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14 Top Agtech & Food Tech Startups from Disrupt Battlefield
The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield highlights agtech and food tech startups offering innovative solutions for global agriculture, food production, and sustainability challenges. Several startups focus on AI and automation, including tools for real-time crop monitoring, automated indoor farming, a...
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Glīd Wins Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Glīd won TechCrunch Disrupt 2025's Startup Battlefield, earning the title and a $100,000 prize for its innovative logistics solutions. The company developed the GliderM, a hybrid-electric vehicle that streamlines container transfers from ships to trains, cutting costs and reducing reliance on tra...
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Orange OSVP Winners Announced: 15 Years of Impact Entrepreneurship
Orange celebrated the 15th anniversary of its Social Ventures Prize at the Mobile World Congress, awarding five standout winners from 70 finalists across 17 nations for their innovative and impactful startups. The initiative has evolved into Africa's leading innovation platform, receiving over 17...
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Central Eurasia's Top Startups Compete at TechCrunch Battlefield
The Road to the Battlefield initiative, organized by Silkroad Innovation Hub, has become Central Eurasia's largest startup competition, narrowing 485 applications from 27 countries down to four finalists who will compete at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2025. The competition showcased significan...
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geCKo Materials Unveils 4 New Products at TechCrunch Disrupt
geCKo Materials introduced four new commercial applications of its bio-inspired dry adhesive technology, including tools for semiconductor handling and robotic grippers, which function without residue, electricity, or suction. The adhesive has attracted major partners like Ford, NASA, and PG&E, w...
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AI Shopping Assistants Launch, But Rivals Remain Unfazed
Major AI companies like OpenAI and Perplexity are launching new shopping features in their chatbots, with projections showing a 520% growth in AI-assisted online shopping this holiday season. Specialized AI shopping startups argue their domain-specific data and models provide superior experiences...
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Corporate Espionage Hits Top 401(k) Startups in New Allegations
A federal lawsuit accuses three brothers of corporate espionage, alleging they stole confidential data from Human Interest to benefit competitor Guideline as part of a coordinated scheme called the "Sterri Takeover." The case escalated with claims that Guideline's CFO pressured Human Interest to ...
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AI for Good Qatar Challenge Launched at Qatar Investment Conference
The AI for Good Qatar Challenge, launched on November 3, 2025, in Doha, supports early-stage GCC startups using AI to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Participants pitch their solutions to a panel and gain access to mentorship, funding opportunities, and global networks, though no mo...
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Ukraine Emerges as a Global Defense Tech Leader
Ukraine's tech sector has rapidly shifted to defense innovation, becoming a global leader in military technology due to real-world combat testing and effectiveness. The drone industry has seen explosive growth, with production soaring from 5,000 units in 2022 to four million by 2024, supported by...
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TechCrunch Disrupt 25: Key Moments and Highlights
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 gathered innovators in San Francisco to discuss AI, climate tech, and venture capital, highlighting future technological trends and startup showcases. Key speakers like Vinod Khosla and Roelof Botha addressed AI's energy solutions, investment strategies, and market timing,...
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Build Mode: TechCrunch's New Podcast for Founders
TechCrunch has launched Build Mode, a weekly podcast for early-stage founders that provides honest discussions and actionable strategies from experienced entrepreneurs and experts. The podcast, starting November 13, will tackle real startup challenges like fundraising and hiring, with J.P. Morgan...
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VivaTech 2025: Top 30 Startups Competing for Innovation Award
VivaTech 2025 will feature 30 groundbreaking startups competing for the Innovation of the Year Award, showcasing disruptive ideas across industries like healthcare and energy. The top five finalists will pitch on June 11, with the winner announced on June 12, receiving prizes like a free Startup ...
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Prickly Pear Health to Reveal Women's Brain Health Breakthrough at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prickly Pear Health is launching a voice-first AI companion at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to support women's brain health by addressing hormonal impacts on cognitive function, filling a gap in personalized healthcare. The platform was inspired by founder Iman Clark's realization that women face sign...
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AI Startup Ricursive Hits $4B Valuation Just Two Months After Launch
Ricursive Intelligence, an AI chip design startup, achieved a $4 billion valuation after a $300 million Series A funding round, aiming to develop an AI system that autonomously designs chips to advance toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). The company, co-founded by former Google research...
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Identifee: The All-in-One Productivity Platform for Bankers
Identifee is a unified productivity platform created specifically for commercial bankers to consolidate fragmented systems and streamline workflows, addressing inefficiencies experienced by its founders at Wells Fargo. The modular platform integrates key tools like CRM, business intelligence, and...
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How Forethought AI Achieved Product-Market Fit With Build Mode
Forethought AI's success stemmed from prioritizing genuine customer problem-solving and feedback from day one, rather than chasing hype or investor validation. The company employed a "7-Failure Rule," embracing iterative development and learning from user feedback to refine their product until it...
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OpenAI Staff Divided Over Social Media Strategy
OpenAI employees are divided over the Sora social media app, questioning its alignment with the company's nonprofit mission to develop AI for societal benefit. Researchers express mixed feelings about Sora's technical achievements, highlighting risks like deepfakes and social media addiction, whi...
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X-energy Secures $700M to Advance Nuclear Energy
X-energy secured $700 million in Series D funding, bringing its total funding to $1.8 billion and highlighting strong investor confidence in advanced nuclear technologies. The funding will accelerate the development of its small modular reactor supply chain, with a robust order book for 144 units...
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Test Updates Safely: CyDeploy's System Replica at Disrupt 2025
CyDeploy creates a digital twin of critical systems using machine learning, enabling safe testing of updates to patch vulnerabilities without disrupting operations. The platform combines automated data capture with human oversight, allowing system administrators to verify accuracy and accelerate ...
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Google Vids Adds AI Avatars and Launches Consumer Version
Google Vids has introduced AI avatars and automated transcript trimming, along with a free consumer version, to compete in the AI-assisted video creation market. The platform offers a template library and stock media for casual users, while business users gain access to synthetic avatar technolog...
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Reddit's AI Search Now Speaks 5 New Languages
Reddit has expanded its AI-powered search tool to support five major languages—French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese—making it accessible to millions of new users in key markets. The search feature, powered by a Google AI model, provides intuitive, conversational answers within Reddit ...
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