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Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026

Publisher description: It’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals.

TechCrunch | Oct 15, 2026 | Anthony Ha

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Over the past two days, 20 startups have been pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, presenting live demos and answering tough questions from our expert judges. This year’s Battlefield spanned four categories — space and physical AI, energy and manufacturing, health tech and life sciences, and enterprise and security — and our finalists are working on everything from miniature human organs to fighting scams to computing in space. Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor.

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