Below are the 29 startups that were chosen, out of roughly 650 applicants, to pitch their business ideas over the next few days at the Startup Battlefield competition during the TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco. This will obviously be super intense – but also very exciting for both them and the audience.
One of these companies will take home $50,000 and the official TechCrunch Disrupt trophy.
<< Session 1 – Disrupting Traditional Markets >>
Tonara (website – CrunchBase profile)
Farmigo (website – CrunchBase profile)
HouseFix (website – CrunchBase profile)
Openbucks (website – CrunchBase profile)
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CakeHealth (website – CrunchBase profile)
<< Session 2< – Moving The Web Forward >>
Spool (website – CrunchBase profile)
Verious (website – CrunchBase profile)
Pressly (website – CrunchBase profile)
Bitcasa (website – CrunchBase profile)
Everpix (website – CrunchBase profile)
<< Session 3 – Entertain Us >>
Shaker (website – CrunchBase profile)
YouNow (website – CrunchBase profile)
Amen (website – CrunchBase profile)
Idle Games (website – CrunchBase profile)
Questli (Audience Choice) (website – CrunchBase profile)
<< Session 4 – Customer-friendly Enterprise >>
TalkTo (website – CrunchBase profile)
Rewardli (website – CrunchBase profile)
SizeUp (website – CrunchBase profile)
Trello (website – CrunchBase profile)
Prism Skylabs (website – CrunchBase profile)
<< Session 5 – Local Networks >>
Postmates (website – CrunchBase profile)
Trippy (website – CrunchBase profile)
Local Hero (website – CrunchBase profile)
Grow The Planet (website – CrunchBase profile)
Meexo (website – CrunchBase profile)
Rentlord (website – CrunchBase profile)
<< Session 6 – Increasing Understanding >>
JiffPad (website – CrunchBase profile)
Vocre / MyLanguage (website – CrunchBase profile)
PlaySay (website – CrunchBase profile)
GoInstant (website – CrunchBase profile)
CardFlick (Audience Choice) (website – CrunchBase profile)
