After two days full of live demos and pitches, it’s time to announce the five finalists at this year’s Startup Battlefield.
Since TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 took place from October 27-29, 2025, the names of the five Startup Battlefield finalists were recently announced.
Here are the five startups that competed in the final round for the $100,000 equity-free prize:
- CampusAI (Future of Education)
- Enchanted (Enterprise AI)
- Kinetic Energy (Climate Innovation)
- SomaBio (Life Sciences)
- Volta Defense (Defense Tech)
These companies were selected from the initial Startup Battlefield 200 cohort and then narrowed down to a Top 20 before the five finalists were chosen to present to the final judging panel of top VCs.