From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?

TechCrunch revisited Startup Battlefield alumni, saying more than 1,700 participating companies have raised $32 billion and produced over 250 exits.

The piece spotlights recent founders like Glīd’s Kevin Damoa, geCKo Materials’ Capella Kerst, and Forethought AI’s Deon Nicholas, showing how the network still drives outcomes.

It also points to famous alumni such as Dropbox, Cloudflare, Discord, Mint, Trello, DocSend, and Zendesk as examples of the program’s long-term impact.

TechCrunch says the Startup Battlefield 2026 application deadline has been extended to June 8.