Announcement of the start of a battlefield during the disruption of Berlin – TechCrunch

We are here at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2018, with the latest batch of Startup Battlefield companies. Each year, TechCrunch selects a number of innovative startups to participate in the Startup Battlefield Contest – TechCrunch's first global startup contest. Startups are fighting for the famous Disrupt Cup and a grand prize without fairness of 50 000 USD.

The teams have been training hard for several weeks with the editorial teams of Startup Battlefield and TechCrunch, perfecting their presentation, business models and live demonstrations. Each team will have exactly 6 minutes to present on the main stage a public and a world livestream. The founders will then face an intense question-and-answer session with our panel of expert judges from the industry and VC. Today's top companies will once again participate in the last round of Startup Battlefield on Friday in front of a new jury.

This year's Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin features exceptional startups. You'll hear about companies changing the way they communicate with innovative audio technologies, database encryption, and even automated diabetes management applications. The founders are removing the barriers in connected cars, accessible technology for people with disabilities, the blockchain framework and even a new design platform in augmented reality without code. By giving refugees a secure identity, by creating a new model for government decision-making, these Startup Battlefield teams are about to change the face of technology in their industries.

Startup Battlefield starts at 10:45 am with moderator Startup Battlefield and senior editor Anthony Ha. To learn more about Startup Battlefield, click here. You can also watch the TechCrunch Disrupt live feed here. Get to know the companies here:

Session 1 – 10:45

wiARframe, Kalepso, Apollo01, V2X network

Session 2 – 13:05

Loro, SPIN Analytics, Polyteia, Gravity.Earth

Session 3 – 4:40 pm

Spike Diabetes, AI Imago, Rlay, Koo, Donner Heritage **

Friday

Finals – 14h10

Come back Thursday night on TechCrunch.com to find out who will participate in the Startup Battlefield final at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2018.

** As part of Startup Alley, companies are eligible for the Wild Card. These are the companies selected for Wild Card and can compete in Startup Battlefield. These teams discovered that they were competing last night