TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch San Francisco, United States · open to applicants worldwide
TechCrunch's selective showcase at Disrupt where 200 early-stage startups exhibit and compete, with finalists pitching on stage for an equity-free cash prize and heavy media coverage.
Free to start · no account needed
Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
What it offers: $100K equity-free prize for the winner.
Also: free exhibition at TechCrunch Disrupt; pitch training; TechCrunch media exposure.
Who can apply: Early-stage startups; the 2026 round is closed.
Free to apply. Equity: none.
Annual; 2026 applications are closed, next round opens for Disrupt 2027.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal.
What to prepare: application form, deck.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Applications have closed for 2026, but please consider applying next year!”
Who can apply
- Open to founders
- Early-stage startups; the 2026 round is closed.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Pitch deckUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal).
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to TechCrunch without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.