TechCrunch Adds Five Judges to Startup Battlefield, Total Reaches 20

TechCrunch named five more venture investors — backers who fund young companies — to judge Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2026. That brings the announced judges to 20. The 200 chosen startups will pitch on the main stage at Moscone West in San Francisco on Oct. 13-15. Five more judges are still to be named.