Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest attracts thousands of applicants. We whittle the application down to top 200 contendersand from them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become champions, taking home the Battlefield Startup Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But still 180 startups all blew us away also in their respective categories and competed in their own pitch competition.
Here’s the full list of fintech, real estate, and proptech Startup Battlefield 200 picks, along with notes on why they entered the competition.
Fintech
Clox AI
What it does: Using AI to detect fraud (such as tampering and forgery) in digital documents.
why that note: Help companies, especially in finance and credit, to automate all document verification processes faster.
Cypher
What it does: Provides fractional CFO and cloud-based accounting services to startups and high-growth technology companies.
why that note: Unlike public accounting firms, Cypher focuses on financial metrics that matter to startups and investors, offering services like cap table management and investor reporting.
Identification
What it does: An AI-powered platform built for commercial banks and credit unions that integrate the functions of several systems (including CRM, business intelligence, and sales enablement).
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What to consider: It replaces the need for community banks to purchase and integrate multiple expensive common tools like Salesforce, Tableau, and Seismic.
Kruncher
What it does: Use AI to automate the entire VC and private equity investment process, from deal screening and due diligence to portfolio monitoring and reporting.
why that note: AI analysts allow investment companies to measure their operations and decision-making capacity.
Loot lock
What it does: Help parents manage and control their child’s spending on video games with prepaid debit card linked to funds earned for children’s task performance.
What to consider: Teach kids responsibility by letting them earn digital rewards through chores.
Muse
What it does: An AI-powered tax platform that provides automated personalized tax strategies and financial insights for banks, payroll, and other financial institutions.
why that note: The company claims AI can solve complex problems of tax optimization and compliance faster than humans.
ticker
What it does: An AI-powered investment research and trading platform that provides individual and active traders with real-time stock forecasts, price predictions, and automated trading signals.
why that note: Claims to create institutional-quality AI tools and other predictive analytics accessible to both individual and non-professional traders.
Real estate and proptech
brilliant
What it does: Using AI to transform architectural drawings into building code-compliant, physics-validated structural designs.
What to consider: Claims to calculate the time required to calculate and plan the design of the structure by 10x.
Investing
What it does: An AI-driven optimization platform that helps data center operators optimize hardware performance and cooling efficiency.
What to consider: Ensure that the infrastructure that powers the future is efficient and profitable.
Smart brick
What it does: A Dubai-based AI-based real estate investment platform that analyzes residential and commercial properties in the UAE and the United States to help individual investors find high-yield investments.
What to consider: Speed up the real estate investment process by analyzing millions of data points daily and presenting only the most valuable properties to clients.
Soundspace Technology
What it does: Introduction of a music infrastructure with technology that provides a professional and affordable creative space for the “creative middle class.”
why it is important: Instead of traditional hourly rentals, the recurring credit system makes professional studio time accessible as a gym member.
Area
What he did: Copilot AI designed for construction development that allows companies to automate the design, documentation, and cost projections of repeatable projects faster.
why it is important: Eliminate the manual bottlenecks of construction development by automating design and documentation, allowing companies to expand infrastructure projects at a faster volume.
Unregistered house
What it does: AI-powered “pre-market” platform. which creates a searchable profile for every home in the US, allowing buyers to join a waiting list for properties that are not currently for sale.
What to consider: Unlike Zillow’s “Buy Now” feature, Unlisted Homes includes about 21 million homes tracked through public records, allowing buyers to express interest in a particular property years before it hits the market.
Zown
What it does: An AI-powered real estate broker that promises to return up to 1.5% of brokerage commissions (up to $25,000) back to buyers.
What to consider: Unlike other competitors, Zown provides pre-closing commission rebates, helping first-time buyers meet down payment requirements and increase purchasing power.