Wayback Machine
Aug SEP Oct
03
2016 2017 2018
success
fail
About this capture
TIMESTAMPS
loading
The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20170903082409/https://techcrunch.com/startup-battlefield/
Menu TechCrunch Search
  • Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Flipboard
  • LinkedIn
  • Google+
  • RSS
  • More
    • Youtube
    • Flipboard
    • LinkedIn
    • Google+
    • RSS
Got a tip? Let us know.
  • News
    • Channels
      • Startups
      • Mobile
      • Gadgets
      • Enterprise
      • Social
      • Europe
      • Asia
      • Crunch Network
      • Unicorn Leaderboard
      • Gift Guides
    All Topics All Galleries All Timelines
  • Video
    Shows
      • Apps
      • Bullish
      • Crunch Report
      • Disrupt NY 2017
      • Judah vs the Machines
      • Gadgets
      • Interviews
      • News
      • Reviews
      • TC Features
    All Shows
    All Videos
  • Events
    • TechCrunch Events
      • Disrupt
      • Startup Battlefield
      • Battlefield Africa
      • Battlefield Australia
      • Crunchies
      • Meetups
      • International City Events
      • Hackathon
      • Sessions
      • Include
      • TechCrunch Store
    • News About
      • Mobile World Congress
      • CES
    All Events
  • Crunchbase
  • News
  • Video
  • Events
  • Battlefield
  • Crunchbase
  • Unicorn Leaderboard
Search TechCrunch

Hi!

You are about to activate our Facebook Messenger news bot. Once subscribed, the bot will send you a digest of trending stories once a day. You can also customize the types of stories it sends you.

Click on the button below to subscribe and wait for a new Facebook message from the TC Messenger news bot.

Thanks,
TC Team

  • Battlefield Main
  • Leaderboard
Image

TechCrunch's Premiere Startup Competition

  • About
  • FAQ
SAN FRANCISCO 2017 SPONSORED BY Image

Word On The Street

" Battlefield not only put us on the radar of international news, it also was a one of a kind experience meeting like minded entrepreneurs ready to disrupt entire industries! Impossible is nothing - that's the spirit. " Valentin Stalf, CEO Number26
" Presenting on Disrupt Battlefield was the ideal stage to really communicate this mission to influencers, investors, and the broader technology community. Disrupt generated an enormous amount of interest and support for our mission and was… " Bobby Lo, CEO Vurb
" Battlefield completely changed the game for Luka: we got crazy amount of inbound interest from investors and media. It helped us get out of the local market we were operating in - plus after Battlefield we got into Y Combinator. It also helped us… " Eugenia Kuyda, CEO Luka.ai
" TechCrunch was the best event for our startup we have ever attended. We got exposed to a ton of new users and lots of investors knocking at our doors. It simply put us on the map. " Christian Lutz, CEO Crate.io
" "Battlefield finds companies to highlight with not just flashy demos but substance underneath. I find myself following up with many of them after my judging is complete and, in fact, one of Homebrew's investments was a Disrupt winner." " Hunter Walk
" Disrupt has created an incredibly powerful platform to highlight new, ambitious companies. I love my experience judging -- it's been fantastic to connect with interesting, passionate entrepreneurs. " John Lilly
" Disrupt Battlefield provides start-ups an opportunity for global exposure and instant access to customers, press, and investment opportunities.  It's a one-of-a-kind competition that creates instant credibility and serves as a tremendous catalyst in… " Brain Pokorny

Battlefield By The Numbers

Companies Funds Raised Total Funds Raised Exits Total Exits
648 $6.9 Billion 95

(as of February 2017)

What is Battlefield?

Startup Battlefield brings the world’s top early stage startups together on one stage to compete for the coveted Disrupt Cup, a $50,000 prize, and the attention of media and investors. The judges include TechCrunch editors as well as top VCs and entrepreneurs, and past winners include names like Dropbox, Mint, Yammer and many more. Participation is entirely free and open.

Learn More

Featured News

  • Image Death to C, ++
  • Image TechCrunch to host a startup competition with Facebook in Nairobi
  • Image And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt NY 2017 is… RecordGram
More News Coverage

Key Dates

  • September 18-20, 2017 Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF Launch in San Francisco!
  • October, 2017 Startup Battlefield Africa Launch in Africa!
Contact Battlefield
View full Battlefield Leaderboard

Past Battlefield Winners

Name Funds Raised Event Status
1. Image RecordGram Inc
Miami, FL, US
$1M Disrupt NY 2017 Operating
Image RecordGram Inc
Miami, FL, US
Funds raised
$1M
Event
Disrupt NY 2017
Status
Operating
2. Image Siren Care
San Francisco, CA, US
$129.8K Hardware Battlefield 2017 Operating
Image Siren Care
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$129.8K
Event
Hardware Battlefield 2017
Status
Operating
3. Image Seenit
London, H9, GB
$1.4M Disrupt London 2016 Operating
Image Seenit
London, H9, GB
Funds raised
$1.4M
Event
Disrupt London 2016
Status
Operating
4. Image Mobalytics
Santa Monica, CA, US
$2.6M Disrupt SF 2016 Operating
Image Mobalytics
Santa Monica, CA, US
Funds raised
$2.6M
Event
Disrupt SF 2016
Status
Operating
5. Image Mixer
Seattle, WA, US
$520K Disrupt NY 2016 Acquired
Image Mixer
Seattle, WA, US
Funds raised
$520K
Event
Disrupt NY 2016
Status
Acquired
6. Image Nima
San Francisco, CA, US
$13.2M Hardware Battlefield 2016 Operating
Image Nima
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$13.2M
Event
Hardware Battlefield 2016
Status
Operating
7. Image Jukedeck
London, H9, GB
$3.8M Disrupt London 2015 Operating
Image Jukedeck
London, H9, GB
Funds raised
$3.8M
Event
Disrupt London 2015
Status
Operating
8. Image Agrilyst
Brooklyn, NY, US
$1M Disrupt SF 2015 Operating
Image Agrilyst
Brooklyn, NY, US
Funds raised
$1M
Event
Disrupt SF 2015
Status
Operating
9. Image Liquidity Nanotech Corporation
Concord, CA, US
$10.6M Disrupt NY 2015 Operating
Image Liquidity Nanotech Corporation
Concord, CA, US
Funds raised
$10.6M
Event
Disrupt NY 2015
Status
Operating
10. Image Voltera
Kitchener, ON, CA
$55K Hardware Battlefield 2015 Operating
Image Voltera
Kitchener, ON, CA
Funds raised
$55K
Event
Hardware Battlefield 2015
Status
Operating
11. Image Crate.io
San Francisco, CA, US
$8.1M Disrupt EU 2014 Operating
Image Crate.io
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$8.1M
Event
Disrupt EU 2014
Status
Operating
12. Image Hello Alfred
New York, NY, US
$12.5M Disrupt SF 2014 Operating
Image Hello Alfred
New York, NY, US
Funds raised
$12.5M
Event
Disrupt SF 2014
Status
Operating
13. Image Vurb
San Francisco, CA, US
$10M Disrupt NYC 2014 Acquired
Image Vurb
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$10M
Event
Disrupt NYC 2014
Status
Acquired
14. Image Koto Labs
Ljubljana, 61, SI
$717K Hardware Battlefield 2014 Operating
Image Koto Labs
Ljubljana, 61, SI
Funds raised
$717K
Event
Hardware Battlefield 2014
Status
Operating
15. Image Lock8
Berlin, 16, DE
- Disrupt EU 2013 Operating
Image Lock8
Berlin, 16, DE
Funds raised
-
Event
Disrupt EU 2013
Status
Operating
16. Image Layer
San Francisco, CA, US
$42.1M Disrupt SF 2013 Operating
Image Layer
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$42.1M
Event
Disrupt SF 2013
Status
Operating
17. Image Enigma
New York, NY, US
$34.6M Disrupt NYC 2013 Operating
Image Enigma
New York, NY, US
Funds raised
$34.6M
Event
Disrupt NYC 2013
Status
Operating
18. Image YourMechanic
Mountain View, CA, US
$28M Disrupt SF 2012 Operating
Image YourMechanic
Mountain View, CA, US
Funds raised
$28M
Event
Disrupt SF 2012
Status
Operating
19. Image UberConference
San Francisco, CA, US
$35M Disrupt NYC 2012 Operating
Image UberConference
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$35M
Event
Disrupt NYC 2012
Status
Operating
20. Image OrderWithMe
Las Vegas, NV, US
$37M Disrupt Beijing 2011 Operating
Image OrderWithMe
Las Vegas, NV, US
Funds raised
$37M
Event
Disrupt Beijing 2011
Status
Operating
21. Image Shaker
Tel Aviv, 05, IL
$18M Disrupt SF 2011 Operating
Image Shaker
Tel Aviv, 05, IL
Funds raised
$18M
Event
Disrupt SF 2011
Status
Operating
22. Image Getaround
San Francisco, CA, US
$103M Disrupt NYC 2011 Operating
Image Getaround
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$103M
Event
Disrupt NYC 2011
Status
Operating
23. Image Qwiki
New York, NY, US
$10.5M Disrupt SF 2010 Acquired
Image Qwiki
New York, NY, US
Funds raised
$10.5M
Event
Disrupt SF 2010
Status
Acquired
24. Image Soluto
Tel Aviv, 05, IL
$18M Disrupt NYC 2010 Acquired
Image Soluto
Tel Aviv, 05, IL
Funds raised
$18M
Event
Disrupt NYC 2010
Status
Acquired
25. Image Redbeacon
Foster City, CA, US
$7.4M TC50 2009 Acquired
Image Redbeacon
Foster City, CA, US
Funds raised
$7.4M
Event
TC50 2009
Status
Acquired
26. Image Yammer
San Francisco, CA, US
$142M TC50 2008 Acquired
Image Yammer
San Francisco, CA, US
Funds raised
$142M
Event
TC50 2008
Status
Acquired
27. Image Mint
Mountain View, CA, US
$31.8M TC40 2007 Acquired
Image Mint
Mountain View, CA, US
Funds raised
$31.8M
Event
TC40 2007
Status
Acquired
View full Battlefield Leaderboard

Battlefield News

  • Latest
    • Disrupt Berlin 2017
      Disrupt Berlin 2017 Startup Battlefield applications are now open!

      Disrupt Berlin 2017 Startup Battlefield applications are now open!

      Aug 31, 2017 by Samantha Stein

      Startup Battlefield applications for Disrupt Berlin are now open. TechCrunch is hunting for innovative startups to launch on the famous Disrupt stage this December. Read More

    • Europe
      N26 partners with Auxmoney to offer credit to more customers

      N26 partners with Auxmoney to offer credit to more customers

      Jul 31, 2017 by Romain Dillet

      Fintech startup N26 is trying to build the bank of the future, slowly but surely adding features to provide everything you’d expect from such a bank. N26 already offers consumer credit loans in Germany if you’re a creditworthy employee. And starting today, N26 users who are self-employed, freelancers, students and more can also request a loan thanks to Auxmoney. If you’re… Read More

    • Cloud
      ContainerShip launches its fully managed Kubernetes service

      ContainerShip launches its fully managed Kubernetes service

      Jul 25, 2017 by Frederic Lardinois

      ContainerShip, which launched at Disrupt NY 2015, helps developers deploy their containerized applications on virtually all of the major cloud platforms. In its early days, the company mostly bet on Docker and its own container management tools for handling its users’ containers, but it is now adding support for the Google-incubated Kubernetes container orchestration tool and launching… Read More

    • Events
      TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to a new continent: Announcing Australia!

      TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to a new continent: Announcing Australia!

      Jul 23, 2017 by Samantha Stein

      TechCrunch is headed to Australia to find the most disruptive early-stage startups poised to compete on a global stage. How? We are bringing TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield to Australia this year in partnership with ELEVACAO. Read More

    • Disrupt SF 2017
      Startup Battlefield application deadline extended for Disrupt SF

      Startup Battlefield application deadline extended for Disrupt SF

      Jul 14, 2017 by Samantha Stein

      Procrastinators rejoice — the application deadline for Startup Battlefield, Disrupt SF 2017 has been extended until Monday, July 17 at 12 pm PT. That means you have two extra days to do whatever it takes to give your early-stage startup a shot at presenting on the main stage at Disrupt SF and compete for the $50,000 prize and the Disrupt Cup. Read More

    • Disrupt SF 2017
      One week left to apply to Startup Battlefield SF 2017

      One week left to apply to Startup Battlefield SF 2017

      Jul 7, 2017 by Samantha Stein, Matthew Panzarino

      Time waits for no entrepreneur, and you have exactly one week left to submit your application to the Startup Battlefield taking place at Disrupt San Francisco 2017. The event takes place September 18-20 at Pier 48, and there’s no better way to launch your early-stage startup. The clock is ticking. Put down the Red Bull, take a break from coding and apply today. Read More

    • Disrupt SF 2017
      Apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF

      Apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF

      Jul 3, 2017 by Samantha Stein

      You’ve questioned the status quo; you’re ready to shake things up. But does your innovative startup have what it takes to be the next Dropbox, Mint or Trello? It’s time to put your hard work to the ultimate test and apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF. And frankly, who wouldn’t want to launch from a stage in San Francisco, the very heart and soul of tech startups? Read More

    • Disrupt SF 2017
      45 days left to apply to Startup Battlefield, San Francisco 2017

      45 days left to apply to Startup Battlefield, San Francisco 2017

      Jun 1, 2017 by Samantha Stein

      What’s raised over $6.9 billion dollars in funding, exited or IPO’ed over 95 times and delivered over 655 pitches? TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. Applications for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF are now open. We’re searching for new, innovative startups to launch and compete this September at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Read More

    • Events
      Reminder: Apply for the TechCrunch Battlefield Africa in Nairobi

      Reminder: Apply for the TechCrunch Battlefield Africa in Nairobi

      Jun 1, 2017 by Samantha Stein

      This one’s for you, startups in sub-Saharan Africa. TechCrunch is excited to be partnering with Facebook to bring our illustrious startup competition, the Startup Battlefield, to Nairobi, Kenya later this year, and we’re looking for some promising startups to take part in the inaugural Startup Battlefield Africa. Read More

    • Gaming
      Microsoft’s game streaming service Beam rebrands as Mixer, adds co-streaming, a guide & mobile broadcasting

      Microsoft’s game streaming service Beam rebrands as Mixer, adds co-streaming, a guide & mobile broadcasting

      May 25, 2017 by Sarah Perez

      Microsoft’s live-streaming service Beam, which the company acquired last year shortly after it emerged as the winner of the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, is today getting a new name: Mixer. The name is meant to express the way the service brings people together, the team explains, but it’s not the only change rolling out today, as it turns out. Mixer is also launching… Read More

    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. ...
    4. Next

Key Dates

  • September 18-20, 2017 Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF Launch in San Francisco!
  • October, 2017 Startup Battlefield Africa Launch in Africa!
Contact Battlefield
Advertisement

TechCrunch

Image

  • News
  • Video
  • Events
  • Crunchbase
  • TechCrunch Store

About

  • Staff
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Event & Editorial Calendar
  • Send Us A Tip
  • Activations Blog

International

  • China
  • Europe
  • Japan

Follow TechCrunch

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • Youtube
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • StumbleUpon
  • Feed

TechCrunch Apps

  • iOS
  • Android
  • Windows 8

Subscribe to The Daily Crunch

Latest headlines delivered to you daily

Subscribe to <span class="no-mobile">Subscribe to </span>The Daily Crunch
© 2013-2017 Oath Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy About Our Ads Anti Harassment Policy Terms of Service
Powered by WordPress.com VIP
Fonts by <Webtype>
TechCrunch: an Oath Brand
Image
  • TechCrunch
    • News
      • Startups
      • Mobile
      • Gadgets
      • Enterprise
      • Social
      • Europe
      • Asia
      • Crunch Network
      • Unicorn Leaderboard
      • Gift Guides
      • All Galleries
      • All Timelines
    • Videos
      • Apps
      • Bullish
      • Crunch Report
      • Disrupt NY 2017
      • Judah vs the Machines
      • All Shows
      • All Videos
    • Events
      • Disrupt
      • Startup Battlefield
      • Battlefield Africa
      • Battlefield Australia
      • Crunchies
      • Meetups
      • International City Events
      • Hackathon
      • Sessions
      • Include
      • TechCrunch Store
      • All Events
  • Crunchbase
Image Message Us
Most Popular
Habito, an app that helps you find the right mortgage, raises £18.5M Series B led by Atomico
25 minutes ago by Steve O'Hear
Watch astronaut Peggy Whitson return to Earth after 288 days in space
11 hours ago by Sarah Buhr
Twitter’s terms of service are making people mad — but they’re not new
13 hours ago by Sarah Buhr
GrubHub trial could have major implications for the gig economy
14 hours ago by Megan Rose Dickey
Gillmor Gang: Summer School
15 hours ago by Steve Gillmor
Funding your bliss: mindfulness startups scale up
15 hours ago by Joanna Glasner
After Harvey, ignore the climate debate and focus on building better, more efficient cities
15 hours ago by Jonathan Shieber
The product design challenges of AR on smartphones
16 hours ago by Matt Miesnieks
Final 2-for-1 Disrupt Berlin ticket release happening Wednesday 9/6
yesterday by Leslie Hitchcock
GoGoVan becomes Hong Kong’s first $1 billion startup following merger deal
yesterday by Jon Russell