Startup Battlefield hopefuls, it’s time to stop procrastinating and apply for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF. We’re looking for promising startups from the U.S. and abroad to compete on the biggest stage in tech.
Look, we get it, you’re super busy. Maybe you’ve been working extra hard to make some key advances in your company or find the perfect hire, or maybe you just forgot when the actual deadline was. Whatever the reason, now’s the time to get your application submitted by July 5th at 12pm PT.
Go ahead, do it now. We’ll wait. Submit an application here .
The event will take place September 12-14 at the lovely Pier 48. Each day of Disrupt, young startups take the stage and pitch for six minutes. With the world watching, founders then face a live Q&A session with our judges — investors, founders and CEOs. Former judges include Brian Pokorny ( SV Angel ), Roelof Botha ( Sequoia Capital ), Beth Seidenberg ( Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers ), Aileen Lee ( Cowboy Ventures ) and Jeff Clavier ( SoftTech VC ).
Teams are competing for $50,000 and the illustrious Disrupt Cup.
So who have we had on our Battlefield stage and what do they do after launching with us? Agrilyst, the Startup Battlefield winner at Disrupt SF 2015 , raised a seed round of $1 million led by Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. Fleet, formerly Shipstr of Disrupt SF 2014, raised a $4 million seed round to build out the Yelp of international cargo shipping. And 6SensorLabs, recent winner of our Hardware Battlefield, raised a $9.2 million Series A to develop a line of food allergy testers.
As a whole, companies that participated in Startup Battlefield have raised over $6.1 billion and had over 76 exits. Disrupt SF will take place September 12-14 at Pier 48. […]
