Five founders and managing partners of investment firms have been announced as the judges for the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The competition is scheduled to run from October 13-15.
The judging panel includes Stacy Brown-Philpot, founder and managing partner of Cherryrock Capital; Chi-Hua Chien, co-founder and managing partner of Goodwater Capital; Dayna Grayson, co-founder and general partner at Construct Capital; Carter Reum, co-founder and managing partner of M13; and Alexa Von Tobel, founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital.
These five judges will decide the winner of the pitch competition. Following the final pitch, they are scheduled to reunite on the Builders Stage for a live Q&A session with the audience.