TechCrunch Adds Five Investor Judges to Startup Battlefield 200

TechCrunch has added five more venture capitalists, startup investors, to judge its Startup Battlefield 200 pitch contest at Disrupt 2026, October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Named so far are Aditi Maliwal of Upfront Ventures, Michael Palank of MaC Ventures and Nell Daly of Revenge Capital. The 200 startups will pitch live on the Disrupt Stage.