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TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

Status

Usually opens in March and April and May and June

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
$100,000

US$100K equity-free prize for the winner

Funder

TechCrunch

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — Applications for the 2026 competition are closed; Disrupt is October 13-15, 2026 in San Francisco

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Historically limited to companies with minimal prior funding (under roughly US$3m raised) that have not publicly launched at a major event

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://techcrunch.com/startup-battlefield/

"Applications have closed for 2026, but please consider applying next year!"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: techcrunch.com

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