Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition.
Here is the full list of theconsumer/edtechStartup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition.
Ahoy
What it does:Helps people find places that are accessible to those with limited mobility.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Itsinclusive technology makes places moreaccessibleto those who might otherwise struggle to find locations to service their needs.
AllFocal Optics Limited
What it does:Uses nanophotonic technology to create lenses that enhance visualclarity.
Whyit’snoteworthy:The company says thatit hascreated breakthrough technology that helps people, especially those with conditions like headaches and dizziness, to withstand prolongedextended reality experiences.
Billight
What it does:Billightisalight-uppool table.
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Whyit’snoteworthy:It calls itself the first light-up pool table and gaming system.
Cerca Dating
What it does:This Gen Z dating app is bringing back the way people used to meet — via mutual friends.
Whyit’snoteworthy:It’sthelatest spin on a datingappduringthis time of romance app fatigue, trying to prove that digital loveis still alive.
FounderWay.ai
What it does:A platform that helps startups scale byprovidingbusiness advice on topics like how to build a pitch deck orfindinga targetmarket.
Whyit’snoteworthy:The platform is using AI to offer insight into some of the most pressing questions founders always have — how to run and scale a business.It’san easier solution than trying to source information from various places by oneself.
Hotel Treats
What it does:A platform where luxury hotels can give customers vouchers forservices likespasand dining.
Whyit’snoteworthy:The platformlets hotels monetize day passes while also giving consumers a way to treat themselves to a singular luxury experience, without having to spend the big bucks and stay at the hotel.
Jotto
What it does:A company that creates QR codes for events and establishments so people can leavefeedbackand reviews.
Whyit’snoteworthy:It’san interesting product that also lets people give feedback by video or voice.
Nim
What it does:A platform that lets users create AI videos.
Whyit’snoteworthy:It’spart of thewave of AI video companies launching, but it offers an all-in-one service, offering promptassistance andnumerousreusableclips.
Perfingo
What it does:Perfingois a financial planning tool.
Whyit’snoteworthy:It hails itself as the first of its kind in its home base of Singapore.
Pintours
What it does:Pintoursis a tour-booking platform.
Whyit’snoteworthy:It’san AI tour guide, lettingconsumersguide themselves through a tour and personalize the experience to ways they see fit.
Prickly Pear Health
What it does:Prickly Pear providesa voice AI companion for women that monitors brain health.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Thisisn’ta chatbot, but an AI is trained todecipher changesin languageand context that couldindicatecognitive issues, especially those arising from hormonalchanges thatwomen in their 30s to 50sexperience.
rax
What it does:Rax is a peer-to-peer clothing rental platform.
Whyit’snoteworthy:The winner of the top consumer pitch, Rax says it isone of the first to launchin Canada and just announced an expansion to the U.S.
Rent a Cyber Friend
What it does:Helps people find friends within their professions over the internet.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Unlike a social network, this app helps peopleidentifypotential friends and includes options like video calls and chats to help friendships sprout.
Renude
What it does:Renudeoffers anAI-powered skin care recommendation engine for beauty brands.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Using computer vision AI and LLMs,this e-commerce tool allows skin care brands to offer personalized product recommendations to every customer.
Snap Discovery AG
What it does:Offers a brain-computerinterface intended to be used for hands-free everyday interaction.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Snap interacts with game development platform Unity andis intendedfor a range of uses, from games to stressmanagement.
kEYS
What it does:Tasteitisanappthat helps people meet to dine together.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Tasteitcalls itself the anti-dating app, asitsmission is to use food and dining out as a way for people to match and meet.
Tattd
What it does:Tattdis an AI-powered app that helps people find and booktattooartists.
Whyit’snoteworthy:The startup usesgenerative AI to create a mock-up of a designand then matches that to atattooartist whose work aligns with the mock-up.
Vista InnoTech Limited
What it does:VistaInnoTechhas invented tech that creates better photos byeliminatingthe effects of accidental shakingor shaking environments.
Whyit’snoteworthy:It has created a tech called Micro Gimbal Stabilizer, small enough to be embedded in most mobile devices,thatworkswell even in low-light conditions.
Young Minds App
What it does:A parental control app that watches over and prevents kids from engaging in unsafe online behavior.
Whyit’snoteworthy:The app rewards kids’ smart online choices and offers a distraction-blocking feature for study time.
ZoraSafe
What it does:ZoraSafeidentifiesand protects consumers againstscams.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Aimed at families and seniors,ZoraSafescans links and messagesto preventscams,including throughdeepfakesand social engineering. It alsooffers features like AI coaching.
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Qualified
What it does:AI-powered training to improve an employee’s workplace communications.
Whyit’snoteworthy:This professional development app was designed with diversity,equity,and inclusion in mind and uses AI to help people level up their word choices, message structure, and eventheir nonverbal language.
CampusAI
What it does:CampusAIoffers a flexible platformto train people on AI.
Whyit’snoteworthy:The platform is geared to help everyday peoplewho want to useAI toimprove their work, be it in sales, HR, legal, or other areas.
General Neuro
What it does:TheNeuroLingoheadset helps people learn a foreign language.
Whyit’snoteworthy:This headset creates conditions thatassistwith language learning along with a synchronized app.
Readmio
What it does:Astory-timeapp for parents and kids.
Whyit’snoteworthy: The app follows along with the words as they are being read aloud, automatically adding sounds and music at certain text sections, making stories more interactive.
Super Teacher
What it does:Super Teacher offers anAI-powered tutor for elementary schools.
Whyit’snoteworthy:This AI tutor offers individualizedinstructions and assessments for usein classrooms, with 24/7 access for students at home.
ZEZEDU Corp.
What it does:Zezeduis an AI-powered platform, developed in South Korea, that offers personalized math learning.
Whyit’snoteworthy: A math teaching tool for schools and academies that tracks assignments, grading, and feedback with personalized curriculum.