Next five VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch named five more venture capitalists to judge Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2026.
TechCrunch said five additional venture partners will judge Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2026, set for October 13-15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. The judges are Caleb Appleton of Bison Ventures, Sara Deshpande of Maven Ventures, Aatish Nayak of Kleiner Perkins, Jason Risch of Greylock, and Mark Xu of Index Ventures. Several invest in AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or developer tools. The piece is mainly event promotion, with finalists competing for a $100,000 equity-free prize.
- Five more VCs named to judge Startup Battlefield 200.
- Disrupt 2026 runs October 13-15 at Moscone West.
- Finalists compete for a $100,000 equity-free prize.
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