Key facts
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature Startup Battlefield 200 from October 13-15 in San Francisco.
- Vaibhav Agrawal, co-founder and general partner of ODDBIRD VC, is a new judge.
- Anu Bharadwaj, partner at ICONIQ Growth, will also judge.
- Leigha Ho, partner at General Catalyst, is among the new judges.
- Miloni Madan Presler, partner at IVP, will judge the competition.
- Aidan Madigan-Curtis, partner at Eclipse Ventures, is a new judge.
TechCrunch has revealed five additional venture capital judges for its Startup Battlefield 200 competition, set to take place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 from October 13-15 in San Francisco. These investors will evaluate pitches from selected early-stage companies.
The judges include Vaibhav Agrawal, co-founder and general partner of ODDBIRD VC, who focuses on AI companies and previously backed startups at Lightspeed Venture Partners India. Anu Bharadwaj, a partner at ICONIQ Growth, brings experience from her nearly 12-year tenure as President and COO of Atlassian. Leigha Ho, a partner on General Catalyst's seed team, invests in early-stage founders and serves as a board observer at Together AI. Miloni Madan Presler, a partner at IVP, focuses on technology companies in enterprise software, healthcare, and security. Aidan Madigan-Curtis, a partner at Eclipse Ventures, invests in AI, IoT, and software solutions for manufacturing and logistics, and previously held executive roles at Apple and Samsara.
Startup Battlefield 200 is a competition where founders have six minutes to present their companies to a panel of judges and an audience of over 10,000 tech leaders. The event aims to identify companies with the potential for significant future success.