The 32 top enterprise tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Summary

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition. Here is the full list of the enterprise tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition What it does: Builds systems that use multiple forms of AI to uncover “untruths” and authenticate information. Why it’s noteworthy: AI Seer has a couple of products, including an AI-powered real-time fact-checker and a device that’s like a next-generation polygraph to determine authenticity of information. What it does: Atlantix is a platform that helps aspiring startup founders find ideas and build business plans. Why it’s noteworthy: The platform is grounded in a searchable database of over 6,000 university-research innovations and offers examples of everything from pitches to launch materials. What it does: Offers AI tools for financial operations geared toward automating manual workflows. Techcrunch event San Francisco | October 13-15, 2026 Why it’s noteworthy: Billow integrates a variety of AI beyond LLMs to assist with financial operations, including voice technology. What it does: Blok allows product dev teams to do user testing with synthetic users — AI agents that represent their user base. Why it’s noteworthy: Blok is using AI, not just to automate tasks but also to power the data, giving product teams speedier guidance than classic methods like A/B testing or feedback surveys. What it does: Breakout offers an in-bound sales development representative product, an AI agent that can assist users visiting a website. Why it’s noteworthy: Breakout wants to turn one-size-fits all websites into personalized destin...