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Enterprises have been experimenting with AI tools for a few years. Investors predict they will start to pick winners in 2026.

Here is the full list of the consumer/edtech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes — and breaks — a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared with the crowd their candid views on what works in a pitch deck — and what doesn't.

Here is the full list of the enterprise tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.

Leaks cause damage and down time, and cost money. MayimFlow's founder John Khazraee wants to change that.

Here is the full list of the health and wellness Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Here is the full list of the fintech, real estate, and proptech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Startup funding rounds in India fell sharply in 2025 as investors concentrated capital into fewer companies.

The goalposts have moved, the stakes are higher, and investors seem pickier than ever as the AI boom reshapes the industry.

Here is the full list of the clean tech and energy Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Here is the full list of the space and defense tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

French insect farming company Ÿnsect was recently placed into judicial liquidation for insolvency, despite raising over $600 million.

TechCrunch’s Equity crew is bringing 2025 to a close and getting ahead on the year to come with our annual predictions episode! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Rebecca Bellan were joined by Build Mode host Isabelle Johannessen to dissect the year’s biggest tech developments, from mega AI funding rounds that defied expectations to the rise of “physical AI,” and make […]

A classic hardware startup, Naware set out with a problem -- kill weeds without chemicals -- and relentlessly tinkered until they found a solution.

Here is the full list of the cybersecurity Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Spanish entrepreneur Bernardo Quintero, whose company is at the root of Google's Málaga cybersecurity hub, identified the author of the computer virus that influenced his career.

Europe's startup market hasn't produced meaningful numbers but there is reason to believe the data will start to change.

There’s plenty of hype around AI and robots in healthcare, but the problem that’s actually costing hospitals money right now is operating room coordination. Two to four hours of OR time is lost every single day, not because of the surgeries themselves, but because of everything in between, from manual scheduling and coordination chaos to […]

Here is the full list of the biotech and pharma Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.