Unlocking Opportunities: Home Run for Startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

The window of opportunity to pitch your startup in front of the world at TechCrunch Disrupt is in flux and only exists for a truly finite amount of time. This is your final call: tomorrow (16 December) is the last day for founders to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. In a world of startups, this is the rare diamond you find when you’re digging in a sea of sand. Clock’s ticking. But before we get to that, a reminder of what we’re talking about: the Startup Battlefield is one of the best-known pitch competitions out there and a signature event of TechCrunch Disrupt.

The Final Countdown: Seize the Moment

This is your opportunity. It’s your direction. And I’m sending it to you whether you’re spinning in a hurricane of procrastination, or pinned to your development desk. The application window ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on July 16. The front door to the HOME of opportunity is about to close and, with it, the opportunity to set your startup on a trajectory of heightened visibility and scale.

The HOME of Startup Battlefield 200: A Sneak Peek into Perks

• Exclusive Access and Exposure: (Founders enjoy free passage into Disrupt as well as a number of extra tickets, VIP entry to talks, and special rights to exhibit.) This HOME offers a unique platform from which to present your dream to a congregation hungry for the next Jesus.
• Doors Open to Investor Interest and Media Spotlight: It’s no coincidence that you call your booth your HOME; it is where your startup makes its first impression. Investors sent to find the next big thing and journalists sent to find the story of the year will make a beeline for your startup.
• Elevating Pitches to Perfection: For the founders that make it into the Startup Battlefield 200 home team, showing up is one thing, but getting ready to stand out is another. They’ll take part in preparatory workshops, strengthen their pitch and presentation skills during bootcamp, and then deliver flash pitches on the main stage to both investors and TechCrunch editors.
• The Ultimate Prize: More than Just Money: It’s irresistible to dream of being the recipients of that $100,000 equity-free prize, but what’s equally valuable is the path to the Disrupt stage and beyond. Being one of the top 20 who make it to the final pitch gets your startup’s story out to TechCrunch’s 15 million readers, and on the main stage, in front of every Disrupt attendee.

Mark Your Calendars: The Home Stretch

And as October 28-30 nears and TechCrunch Disrupt — the year’s largest tech showcase on the planet — prepares to begin in San Francisco, keep in mind: you only get one chance to be invited to stand on the world’s most revered Disrupt stage, and one opportunity to launch your startup into orbit. Make sure you apply to compete in Startup Battlefield 200 by 11:59 p.m. PDT on August 31 (as of writing this) and we’ll see you at the countdown to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024!

Sponsorship and Exhibition: Bringing Your Brand HOME

Companies looking to establish themselves in the startup ecosystem can benefit from TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, which offers sponsorship and exhibition packages. If you want to show the world that you’re part of the future, send an email to the TechCrunch team now.

Exploring the Essence of HOME in Startups

It is easy to argue that home is more than bricks and mortar. It is where creativity happens, ideas are born and dreams are dreamed. More specifically, to startups, home is the reality or aspiration of physical real estate that enables innovators to conceive, plan, start, and build their visions to the next level. It is about creating a place of uninhibited creativity or a nurturing space for entrepreneurial spirit or even ‘failure as a virtue’, where ‘failing forward’ completes a process of refinement and leads to eventual success.

Fundamentally, it is the place where we are nurtured, encouraged, and assured that we can change an industry, change the world. Every company that steps on to the TechCrunch Disrupt stage started as an idea; a vision looking for a place to germinate. This stage, this event, this opportunity is a commons to which the founders all bring a part of their home – ideas, tools, resources, energy, encouragement, community, food, and drinks – to create something new.

I look forward to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Innovation’s home lives in the hearts and minds of so many entrepreneurs across the world. May that home be open wide, ready for the next generation of disrupters to enter and leave their mark on the world.