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- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is offering up to $200 off individual passes and 50% off a second ticket of the same type, with savings ending September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT and group discounts up to 30% for parties of four or more.
- Startup Battlefield 200 will put 200 TechCrunch-selected early-stage companies on the exhibit floor at Moscone West in San Francisco across the three-day event, October 13-15.
- Twenty companies from the Battlefield 200 cohort will pitch live on the Disrupt Stage, with one taking home the Disrupt Cup and $100,000 in equity-free funding.
- Startup Battlefield alumni including Dropbox, Discord, Cloudflare, Fitbit, Mint, and Trello have collectively raised $32 billion since the program began, the article notes.
- The event expects 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators, positioning early-stage discovery as the primary value proposition for attendees.
- Other coverage of Disrupt 2026 points to Benchmark's full partnership weighing in, a slate of VC judges for Startup Battlefield 200, and Google's Robby Stein joining as a featured speaker.
Why it matters: With five days until the September 25 deadline and prices rising afterward, attendees can lock in up to $200 in savings — and the $100,000 equity-free prize plus a track record of alumni raising $32 billion collectively makes Startup Battlefield 200 a concentrated pipeline for early-stage deal flow at Moscone West.
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