The top 26 consumer/edtech companies from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the…
Why these founders ditched social ads for Taylor Swift concerts and prison tabletsÂ
Build Mode is back with another episode! This season is highlighting lessons learned from the world of go-to-market strategies. Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle…
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2025 is: Glīd
For three days this week, 20 startups participated in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Each was…
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…
Inside CampusAI’s mission to close the AI training gap for everyday workers — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
As companies push to increase efficiency and stay competitive, they’re encouraging, or in some cases outright requiring, workers…
Cyphr will reveal how it makes lending easier for small businesses at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
It happened one day.  Jannae Gammage was working with the Small Business Administration as a technology consultant, helping companies get access…
Mbodi will show how it can train a robot using AI agents at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Robots can be programmed to do a variety of tasks, like packing boxes and even performing surgery. But…
Oxford spinout RADiCAIT uses AI to make diagnostic imaging more affordable and accessible — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
If you’ve ever had a PET scan, you know it’s an ordeal. The scans help doctors detect cancer…
Aquawise will show off its AI-driven water quality tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Water quality is the most important thing for aquaculture farms to monitor to ensure their livestock remain healthy.…
Startup Battlefield company ÄIO invented a method to make edible fat from ag waste like sawdust
Äio (pronounced EYE-oh) is the Estonian god of dreams. It seems a sweetly appropriate namesake for a rising startup, called ÄIO, from that tiny Baltic…
Instacrops will demo its water-saving, crop-boosting AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Agriculture is a thirsty industry, consuming 70% of all fresh water used worldwide. In some countries, like India…
Prickly Pear Health will showcase how it’s helping women’s brain health at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Iman Clark, CEO of Prickly Pear Health, says she had an epiphany that eventually led her to TechCrunch’s…