"Every year, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition."
"What it does: Offers a fintech-esq risk analysis platform for spacecraft that enables them to obtain insurance coverage. Why it's noteworthy: The company's goal is to use insurability as a springboard to power new forms of credit for the space industry. What it does: Endox offers AI systems that help inspect and maintain systems and equipment for the U.S. military."
TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield pitch contest narrows thousands of applicants to 200 selectees, with the top 20 advancing to the main stage for a $100,000 prize. The remaining 180 startups compete in category-specific pitch competitions. The space and defense cohort includes companies developing two-seat manned eVTOL aircraft using fixed-wing VTOL and distributed electric fan-jet propulsion, propellantless electricity-only space propulsion systems, fintech-style risk analysis platforms to enable spacecraft insurance and credit, AI systems for military inspection and maintenance, and neural networks for real-time audio enhancement in uncontrolled environments. The cohort spans propulsion, avionics, AI, robotics, and space finance.
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