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TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 Announces Startup Battlefield Finalists
SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--
TechCrunch today announced 28 finalists for the Startup Battlefield at
this year's TechCrunch Disrupt NY. Each year, TechCrunch Disrupt brings
the East Coast a unique opportunity to confer over industry
topics-of-the-moment, spotlight the year's most promising startups and
get sage advice from technology industry luminaries.
From Monday, April 29, through Wednesday, May 1, the Startup Battlefield
gathers emerging companies to demo and compete for a $50,000 prize and
the coveted Disrupt Cup. Battlefield competitors pitch their companies
live and onstage, exposing them to innovators, investors, venture
capitalists and influencers in the tech community. The winning company
will be announced at the closing awards ceremony on Wednesday evening at
6:15 p.m.
Winners and finalists from previous Startup Battlefield competitions
include Mint.com, Yammer, Dropbox and UberConference, winner at Disrupt
NY 2012.
The list of Startup Battlefield finalists for 2013 includes:
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3DLT
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42
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AppArchitect
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Bidzy
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Docurated
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Donay
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EatWith
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Enigma
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Floored
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Glider
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Gradfly
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HAN:DLE
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HealthyOut
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Keen Home
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Kisibox
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Kloudless
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Meritful
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NimbusBase
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Paidpiper
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Retrace
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Share Practice
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Spacebar
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SupplyShift
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Talkz
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Trustev.com
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UQ, Inc.
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Workspot
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Zenefits
Judges and speakers joining TechCrunch for onstage sessions throughout
the show are:
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Mike
Abbott, senior partner, Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers
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Ime
Archibong, platform partnerships, Facebook
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Stuart
Bailey, founder and CTO, Infoblox
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Jim
Bankoff, chairman and CEO, Vox Media Twitter
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Deborah
Benton, president & COO, Nasty
Gal
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Niko
Bonatsos, principal, General Catalyst
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John
Borthwick, CEO, betaworks
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Roelof
Botha, partner, Sequoia Capital (News - Alert)
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Jay
Bregman, founder and CEO, Hailo
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Troy
Carter, chairman CEO, Atom Factory
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Chi-Hua
Chien, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
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Tracy
Chou, engineer, Pinterest
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Ron
Conway, angel, SV Angel
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Dennis
Crowley, co-founder, Foursquare
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Chris
Dixon, general partner, Andreessen Horowitz
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John
Donahoe, president and CEO, eBay
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Shawn
Fanning, CEO and co-founder, Airtime
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Hill
Ferguson, vice president of global product, PayPal
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John
Frankel, partner, ff Venture Capital
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Limor
Fried, founder Adafruit
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Pat
Gallagher, general partner, CrunchFund
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Dave Gilboa, founder, Warby
Parker
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Nicole
Glaros, managing director, TechStars
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Bill
Gurley, general partner, Benchmark
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Aaref
Hilaly, partner, Sequoia
Capital
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David
Karp, CEO, Tumblr
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Ashton
Kutcher, actor, investor, producer
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Sahil
Lavingia, CEO, Gumroad
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David
Lee, founder & managing member, SV Angel
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Tom
Lehman, co-founder, Rap Genius (News - Alert)
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Ben
Lerer, co-founder and CEO, Thrillist Media Group
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Ken
Lerer, managing director, Lerer Partners & co-founder, The
Huffington Post
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Joe
Lonsdale, partner, Formation 8
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Hilary
Mason, chief scientist, bit.ly
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Marissa
Mayer, CEO, Yahoo
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Mike
McCue, CEO & co-founder, Flipboard (News - Alert)
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Dwight
Merriman, chairman & co-founder, 10gen
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Heidi
Messer, co-founder and chairman, Collective
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Mahbod
Moghadam, co-founder, Rap Genius
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Neal
Mohan, vice president of display advertising products, Google
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Anthony
Noto, global co-head, TMT Group
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Guy
Oseary, principle, Untitled Entertainment, and CEO, Maverick
Records
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Chamath
Palihapitiya, founder and managing partner, The Social+Capital
Partnership
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David
Pakman, partner, Venrock
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Ron
Palmeri, founder, MkII Ventures
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Sunil
Paul, co-founder and CEO, SideCar
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Norman
Pearlstine, chief content officer, Bloomberg L.P.
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Nancy
Peretsman, managing director, Allen & Company LLC
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Jonah
Peretti, founder and CEO, BuzzFeed
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Peter
Pham, co-founder and president, Color
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Brian
Pokorny, CEO, Dailybooth
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Megan
Quinn, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
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Gokul
Rajaram, product director, Ads, Facebook
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Naval
Ravikant, founder, Angel
List
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Kevin
Ryan, founder & CEO, Gilt Group (News - Alert)
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Dave
Samuel, founder and general partner, Freestyle Capital
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Zach
Sims, co-founder and CEO, Codecademy
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Scott
Stanford, co-founder, Sherpa Foundry
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David
Tisch, founder & managing partner, Box (News - Alert) Group
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Gentry
Underwood, CEO and co-founder, Mailbox
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Yossi
Vardi, Israeli angel investor
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Deena
Varshavskaya, CEO, Wanelo
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Kevin
Weil, senior director of product for revenue, Twitter
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Fred
Wilson, partner, Union Square Ventures
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Sam
Yagan, CEO, Match, Inc.
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Michelle
Zatlyn, co-founder and head of user experience, CloudFlare
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Ilan
Zechory, co-founder, Rap Genius
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Lior
Zorea, partner, Perkins Cole
About TechCrunch Disrupt NY
TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 (http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-ny-2013)
is TechCrunch's fourth annual conference in New York City. The format
combines top thought-leader discussions with new product and company
launches. Morning executive discussions debate technology-driven
disruptions in many industries, while the afternoons are reserved for
the Startup Battlefield, where some 30 new companies will launch for the
first time on stage, selected to present from numerous applications
received from around the world. The winning company will receive a
$50,000 grand prize and the Disrupt Cup at the conclusion of the
conference. The conference is April 27 - May 1, 2013 at the Manhattan
Center, 311 West 34th Street (at 8th Ave.) Manhattan, NY.
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