First Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements

This year, TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 showcased the incredible talent and innovative ideas of our 2024 Startup Battlefield 200 team.

From thousands of applications, we selected 200 of the most promising startups, each bringing unique innovations to their industries. The competition culminated in an electrifying event where these startups had the opportunity to pitch and demonstrate their solutions live over three days.

Of the top 20 Finalists, TechCrunch has selected the top five companies vying for $100,000 in equity-free prize money and the coveted Disrupt Cup. The win should have gone to Salva Health, with strong runner-up, Gecko Materials.

Among the Startup Battlefield’s 200 companies there were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage; here are the highlights:

Best Showcase Stage pitch by industry group

Hardware, Robotics + IoT

Avol uses autonomous drones to deliver lab samples, speeding up processing up to 11x faster at lower cost.

Health Tech + Biotech

Ovum Health combines molecular diagnostics, medicine, and behavioral science for healthy mothers and babies.

Security, Privacy + Social Networks

Factiverse helps finance and media verify information, acting like Grammarly for fact checking.

Fintech + Edtech

Untapped Solutions connects people affected by justice with jobs and services through an AI-driven CRM.

Sustainability, Mobility + Logistics

Prosal helps the business development teams of federal government contractors automate the capture research to save time by predicting contract opportunities using AI.

SaaS, Business + Manufacturing – Session 1

Eticas.ai identifies black box algorithmic vulnerabilities and retrains AI-powered technology with better source data and content.

SaaS, Business + Productivity – Session 2

OMADEUS is a flexible network of self-aware AI agents to replace outdated productivity software for SMEs.

Best Booth — It’s a tie!

The Best Booth award ended in a tie.

Cloneable.ai hand-built and painted a utility pole out of Styrofoam to demonstrate its creativity in testing the safety of utility workers. Wave Therapeutics used the clever tagline “In the Business of Saving Your Ass” as a nod to its technology designed to prevent bed sores.

Spirit of Disruption Award

The Spirit of Disruption Award goes to Yasin Abbak from GroupUps, who went above and beyond to create connections and opportunities for other founders. Battlefield 1 is more than a competitive arena; it’s an opportunity to build relationships with investors, potential customers, and fellow founders to support each other on their entrepreneurial journey.

As we celebrate the success of this year’s winners, we’re excited to see how they will shape their industries and drive innovation in the months and years to come. Congratulations to all Startup Battlefield 200 participants, and a special thanks to our judges and sponsors for their support in making TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 an incredible success.