The 2025 Startup Battlefield Top 20 are here. Let the competition begin.

Startup Battlefield is the stage where legends are made and the next 20 competitors have arrived. These are the breakout companies that rose to the top of a fiercely competitive, global applicant pool and are headed to TechCrunch Disrupt’s main stage to compete for $100,000 in prizes and the coveted Disrupt Cup.

This year’s top 20 finalists are creating across the full spectrum of frontier innovations, from life sciences and climate technology to human health and planetary survival; Defense, robotics, and mobility power the post-industrial revolution and strengthen our national and global resilience; Compliance, cybersecurity, and fintech infrastructure that enable companies to responsibly scale in an increasingly complex world. And, of course, tools reshaping how we live, work, learn and build in a hybrid-first future.

These 20 companies are more than just early-stage startups — they’re the architects of what’s next And they’ll only have six minutes on the Disrupt stage to prove it.

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Here are the top 20 finalists for the 2025 Startup Battlefield:

Monday, October 27, disrupt stage

Semifinals (Session 1): 10:05 am – 11:15 am PT

Macrocycle Technologies: Upcycling plastic and textile waste into virgin-grade resin at cost parity through a zero-carbon, low-energy process developed by world-class polymer scientists.

Miracles: Advances in life-saving wound care with nano-biomaterials designed to stop bleeding within minutes, regardless of size, shape or severity.

Nephrogen: Building an AI-powered platform to discover next-generation gene-delivery vectors for curable diseases, from the kidney.

COI power: Empowering commercial and industrial businesses to eliminate energy waste and monetize or donate excess capacity through their patented AI platform and kW for Good initiative.

RADiCAIT: Pioneering medical imaging by applying foundational AI to generate synthetic PET images from CT scans, radiology is 10x more accessible, efficient and sustainable.

Semifinals (Session 2): 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm PT

the body: Teaching robots new skills through natural language and enabling production-ready autonomy in minutes.

Skyline Nav AI: Providing GPS-independent navigation for drones, vehicles, aircraft and ships, using computer vision and geospatial data to localize within 10-100 cm, even without GPS, cellular or Wi-Fi.

Strong by form: Replacing steel and concrete with ultra-light, high-performance wood composites, unlocking wood’s full potential for sustainable construction and mobility.

Python AI: Equipping defense and military planners with AI-powered tools to optimize mission planning and strategic decision-making.

smooth: Transforming freight delivery through autonomous, electrified road-to-rail transport, redefining first-mile delivery to set new standards in efficiency, safety and sustainability.

Tuesday, October 28, disrupt stage

Semifinals (Session 3): 10:00 am – 11:05 am PT

identifier: Enabling banks and credit unions to acquire, serve and grow clients through a modular AI platform that integrates insights, workflow and relationship management.

CyDeploy: Increasing cybersecurity resilience standards by enabling continuous business operations without disruption, powered by proactive AI defenses.

Charter space: Accelerating the future of space finance through a unified operating system that supports spacecraft development, mission insights, and in-orbit asset insurance.

Cyffr: Empowering bias-free, scalable capital deployment with an AI backbone built to be the intelligent analyst of every investor, enabling smarter, faster and fairer financial decisions.

Here comes AI: Protecting enterprise AI with an output-level security platform. Immune system for generative AI that enforces real-time compliance, trust and accountability.

Semifinals (Session 4): 2 pm – 3:15 pm PT

Map: Decoding human behavior through voice-AI with a behavioral intelligence layer that empowers connections to improve every time.

Super teacher: Educating the next generation through AI-powered tutoring to enable elementary schools to deliver personalized learning and scale teacher impact.

CampusAI: Bringing AI learning and collaboration to life through an interactive platform and virtual world that helps users learn, apply and innovate real-world skills.

Unlisted house: Unlocking the $31 trillion real estate market with a platform that 98% of homes are not yet for sale, bringing liquidity and transparency to off-market listings.

unthreaded: Streamlining service management with an AI-powered platform built on Slack, coordinating human and agent support to resolve tickets instantly between IT, HR, and customer teams.

Wednesday, October 29, Disruptive Stage

Startup Battlefield Alumni Update: 11:25 am PT

Capella Karst, its founder geCKo materials And the 2025 startup Battlefield standout, returns to the stage with a live demo of its game-changing, super-strong dry adhesive.

Startup Battlefield Finals: 11:30 am – 12:45 pm PT

The top 5 finalists from this group will pitch and demo live, again, for a chance at Disrupt glory.

Startup Battlefield Winner Announcement: 4 pm PT

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