The 14 fintech, real estate, proptech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Summary

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. Here is the full list of the fintech, real estate, and proptech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition. Fintech What it does: Uses AI to detect fraud (such as tampering and forgery) in digital documents. Why it’s noteworthy: Helps companies, especially in finance and lending, to automate the entire document verification process faster. What it does: Provides cloud-based fractional CFO and accounting services for startups and high-growth tech companies. Why it’s noteworthy: Unlike generalist accounting firms, Cypher focuses on financial metrics that matter to startups and investors, offering services like cap table management and investor reporting. What it does: An AI-powered platform built for commercial banks and credit unions that consolidates the functionality of multiple systems (including CRM, business intelligence, and sales enablement). Techcrunch event San Francisco | October 13-15, 2026 Why it’s noteworthy: Replaces the need for community banks to purchase and integrate multiple expensive, generalist tools like Salesforce, Tableau, and Seismic. What it does: Uses AI to automate the entire VC and private equity investment process, from deal screening and due diligence to portfolio monitoring and reporting. Why it’s noteworthy: The AI analyst allows investment firms to scale their operations and decision-making capacity. What it does: Helps parents manage and control their kids’ spending on video games with prepaid debit cards linked to funds earned to kids’ chore performance. Why it’s notew...