Presenting onstage today in the 2018 TC Disrupt Berlin Battlefield is Indian agtech startup Imago AI, which is applying AI to help feed the world’s growing population by increasing crop yields and reducing food waste. As startup missions go, it’s an impressively ambitious one. The team, which is based out of Gurgaon near New Delhi, […]
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Spike Diabetes applies social pressure to keep patients safe
It can be tough for diabetes patients to keep a constant eye on their glucose levels. Spike Diabetes lets family and doctors lend a hand by sending them real-time alerts about the patient’s stats. And the app’s artificial intelligence features can even send helpful reminders or suggest the most diabetes-friendly meals when you walk into […]
View More Spike Diabetes applies social pressure to keep patients safeGravity Earth is using the blockchain to help refugees gain access to financial services
There’s considerable interest in the way blockchain technology could be used to manage personal data — so-called “self-sovereign ID” — but, to date, there are precious few examples of exactly how it might work. At TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin on the Startup Battlefield stage, Gravity Earth gave insight into how blockchain can be used to help […]
View More Gravity Earth is using the blockchain to help refugees gain access to financial servicesPolyteia launches to help European city governments put their data to work
Local governments collect a lot of data, but they aren’t always great at organizing and using it efficiently. Instead of letting useful municipal insights sit around in disparate databases, some not even digital, Berlin-based Polyteia proposes a platform that would allow city leaders to unify and analyze the data that represents the constituents that they […]
View More Polyteia launches to help European city governments put their data to workV2X Network gives developers the keys to in-vehicle data
Data is king. But if there isn’t a way to capture, sort and use it, then there it sits — an untapped resource. V2X Network, a German-based startup presenting onstage Thursday during Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin, sees opportunity in all the data produced in the modern car. And it’s a hefty sum. A […]
View More V2X Network gives developers the keys to in-vehicle dataApoll01 wants to remake education by decentralizing the diploma
Dan Genduso spent nearly a decade working in consulting before landing on the Disrupt Berlin stage to launch his first startup, Apoll01 — a small company with a big idea about how to solve America’s expanding education crisis. First at Accenture and then at Slalom Consulting in San Francisco, Genduso focused on building out customer […]
View More Apoll01 wants to remake education by decentralizing the diplomaKalepso looks to break into the crowded encrypted database space
Databases might be the least sexy thing in tech. Second to that might be encryption. That isn’t stopping Kalepso, a Montreal, Canada-based encrypted database startup that’s trying to fill in the gaps in an already crowded security space. (No pressure, then.) Kalepso says it can do better than other database offerings out there by melding […]
View More Kalepso looks to break into the crowded encrypted database spaceWiARframe wants to make building AR experiences easy
Augmented reality has been a buzzword for years, but for the most part, it has remained a novelty. WiARframe, which is competing in our Startup Battlefield competition today at Disrupt Berlin, believes that we are still very early on in the AR game and that part of what is holding the market back is that […]
View More WiARframe wants to make building AR experiences easyAnnouncing the latest set of judges for Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
Startup Battlefield Africa is right around the corner. This year it’s in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11. As usual, we have a stellar lineup of panels that will include investors and founders discussing issues such as blockchain, raising venture capital on the continent and beyond and much more. And of course companies will compete in […]
View More Announcing the latest set of judges for Startup Battlefield Africa 2018African investors and founders to judge Startup Battlefield competition in Nigeria
TechCrunch will soon be returning to Africa to hold its Startup Battlefield competition dedicated to the African continent, in Lagos, Nigeria, on December 11th. The event will showcase the launch of 15 of the hottest startups in Africa on stage for the first time. We’ll also be joined by some of the leading investment firms […]
View More African investors and founders to judge Startup Battlefield competition in NigeriaAnnouncing the agenda for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa
We’re bringing Startup Battlefield back to Africa on December 11, and we’re excited to announce our jam-packed agenda that highlights the best and brightest startups in the region. For months we’ve been poring through hundreds of applications looking for innovative startups based in Africa. It was tough; the competition was fierce. But we were able […]
View More Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield AfricaEverything you missed from the Startup Battlefield Latin America
The tech scene in São Paulo is an absolute delight, and we’re honored to have seen such an amazing turnout at the Startup Battlefield Latin America. In case you missed it, we’ve put together a little recap of the event below. Editor’s Note: We will embed videos from the event as soon as they’re available. […]
View More Everything you missed from the Startup Battlefield Latin America