The 14 fintech, real estate, proptech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield  |

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…

The 22 top clean tech and energy startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield |

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…

The 7 top space and defense tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield  |

7:00 AM PST December 27, 2025 Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top…

The 9 top cybersecurity startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield  |

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…

The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield |

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…

The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield |

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the…

As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern |

The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its ambitious plan to…

These startups are building innovations that make life (and death) better |

Founders Gabriel Sanchez (Enspectra Health) and Tom Harries (Earth Funeral) share what it takes to build in heavily regulated industries where “move fast and break…

VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power |

Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses, not individual consumers. Although consumers…

Here are the 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025 |

12:48 PM PST · November 26, 2025 Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were49 startups that raised…