Five companies have advanced to the Startup Battlefield finals at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. These finalists were selected from 20 startups that presented live demonstrations and answered questions from judges over the past two days.
The finalists include Apate, which deploys AI agents to engage with fraudsters; Flox Intelligence, which uses edge devices and perception systems for wildlife deterrence; and Intero Biosystems, which is developing human intestinal organoids for drug testing.
Also competing are Industrial Next, building AI-driven robotic stations for manufacturing, and Satlyt, which is developing software for shared computing jobs among satellites in space.
The finals are scheduled to begin tomorrow, Thursday, at 11:30 am Pacific. The founders will present to a new panel of judges who will determine the winner, who will receive the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000.