The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut

TechCrunch has announced the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200, a curated list of the 200 most promising early-stage startups worldwide selected from thousands of applications. These startups, spanning diverse sectors such as AI, climate, health, fintech, robotics, and consumer tech, will showcase their innovations at Disrupt 2025, held October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. The event, sponsored by Google Cloud, offers a unique platform where startups can demo new technologies, pitch to leading global venture capitalists, and compete for a $100,000 equity-free prize and the prestigious Disrupt Cup. The Startup Battlefield has a strong track record of launching category-defining companies like Dropbox, Cloudflare, and Discord, with alumni collectively raising over $32 billion and achieving 250 exits. The top 20 finalists from the Battlefield 200 will be revealed live on the first day of Disrupt. Founders whose startups made the list will receive follow-up communications with next steps, while