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 themedia/entertainmentStartup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition.
Alltroo
What it does:Helps celebrities manage their charity giveawaysand fan engagement awards.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Alltroomanages thesweepstakes processesthatinvolve a celebrity, be it an event with the celeb or a donation to charitygiveaway, from promotion to managing entries to picking the winner.
METAPYXL
What it does:Metapyxlprotects digital media with content management tools.
Whyit’snoteworthy:This platform provides artists and content creators withtoolsfor watermarking, tracking usage, licensing terms, and analytics.
Nebula
What it does:A music gallery where fans get tosupport their favorite artists andearn royaltiesonthem as they help them succeed.
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Whyit’snoteworthy:Fansbuy tokens in music tracks at apricethe artists set and can earn royalties as that track is streamed.
Oriane
What it does:Oriane offers a search tool that can find brands andtrends in videos using natural language search.
Whyit’snoteworthy:From tracking a brand’s mentions to tracking contentcreators, searching for videos hasremaineddifficult. This platform offers AI-powered text,image,and video clip searching.
Othelia Technologies
What it does:AI-powered storytellingplatformthat helpshumans create.
Whyit’snoteworthy:Othelia is designed to map a story’s structure,findconnections, and offer overviewssostorytellerscan build, edit, and work with complex worlds.
Transitional Forms
What it does:Transitional Forms runs live simulations from prompts.
Whyit’snoteworthy:This patent-pendingframeworklets anyone create, remix, and export instant video simulations from a mobile device. The startup saysit’sbuildingSocialTV,the futureofentertainment.