The next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
2026-10-13
Moscone West, San Francisco
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is a premier startup and tech conference featuring the Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition. Over three days, early-stage founders pitch to top-tier VC judges for a $100,000 prize. The event brings together 10,000+ tech leaders, investors, and founders in San Francisco.
Organizer: TechCrunch
At a glance
- Format
- Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition with 6-minute pitches and judge Q&A sessions.
- Theme
- Startup Battlefield 200
- Prizes
- $100,000 prize
- Attendance
- 10,000+ tech leaders attending
- Stage
- Pre seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Agnostic
Speakers, judges and hosts
- Aidan Madigan-Curtis — Partner, Eclipse (Judge)
- Anu Bharadwaj — Partner, ICONIQ (Judge)
- Miloni Madan Presler — Partner, IVP (Judge)
- Sho Sho Leigha Ho — Partner, General Catalyst (Judge)
- Vaibhav ‘Dr.V’ Agrawal — Co-Founder and General Partner, ODDBIRD VC (Judge)