The Startup Battlefield is the stage where legends are made, and the next 20 contenders have arrived. These are the breakout companies that rose to the top of a fiercely competitive, global applicant pool, and they’re headed to the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to compete for the $100,000 prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.
This year’s Top 20 finalists are building across the full spectrum of frontier innovation, from life sciences and climate tech preserving human health and planetary survival; to defense, robotics, and mobility powering the next industrial revolution and strengthening our national and global resilience; to compliance, cybersecurity, and fintech infrastructure enabling companies to scale responsibly in an increasingly complex world. And, of course, the 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 have just six minutes on the Disrupt Stage to prove it.
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Here are the 2025 Startup Battlefield Top 20 finalists:
Monday, October 27, Disrupt Stage
Semifinals (Session 1): 10:05 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. PT
MacroCycle Technologies: Upcycling plastic and textile waste into virgin-grade resin at price parity, all through a zero-carbon, low-energy process developed by world-class polymer scientists.
Miraqules: Advancing lifesaving wound care with nano-biomaterials engineered to stop bleeding within one minute, regardless of size, shape, or severity.
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