--- title: The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made... description: TechCrunch unveiled its 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, an annual list of 200 early-stage startups selected from thousands of applicants across categories like... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-2026-startup-battlefield-200-is-here-see-who-made-the-cut-mvgcro6t4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut | daily.dev og:description: TechCrunch unveiled its 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, an annual list of 200 early-stage startups selected from thousands of applicants across categories like... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-2026-startup-battlefield-200-is-here-see-who-made-the-cut-mvgcro6t4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mVgCRo6T4.png og:image:alt: The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary TechCrunch unveiled its 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, an annual list of 200 early-stage startups selected from thousands of applicants across categories like AI, climate, health, fintech, robotics, and consumer tech. These companies will exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, running October 13-15 in San Francisco, where the top 20 finalists will pitch for a $100,000 equity-free prize and the Disrupt Cup. The event is sponsored by Google for Startups and SAP, and ticket prices rise in September. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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