Five Startup Battlefield finalists named at Disrupt 2026

TechCrunch named Apate.ai, Flox Intelligence, Intero Biosystems, Industrial Next and Satlyt as Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2026. The five were chosen from 20 startups in space and physical AI — machines acting in the real world — plus energy and manufacturing, health and life sciences, and business software and security. The final is Thursday, Oct. 15 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific.