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TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2015 Announces Startup Battlefield CompetitorsTechCrunch today announced the 25 competitors for the Startup Battlefield at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco. Each year, the conference brings together tech titans, noted thought-leaders and experienced entrepreneurs to offer unique insights into industry topics-of-the-moment - and to highlight the best and brightest of the year's new startups. TechCrunch Disrupt - depicted recently on television's hit show "Silicon Valley" -- happens in front of a rapt audience at San Francisco's Pier 70. Startup Battlefield gathers emerging companies to demo on a worldwide stage. From Monday, September 21st, through Wednesday, September 23rd, competitors will pitch their products live on the Disrupt stage in front of a panel of Silicon Valley's finest, including venture capitalists, notable tech influencers and tried and tested innovators, for a shot at a $50,000 prize and the Disrupt Cup. Winners will be announced at the closing awards ceremony on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. PT. "This year's Disrupt is going to be the most enlightening and entertaining yet. In addition to the battlefield finalists, we have a great panel of speakers, sponsors and exhibitioners," said TechCrunch Editor-In-Chief, Matthew Panzarino. "We've never had a more diverse and compelling program." Disrupt attendees can look forward to getting insight from speakers such as legendary investor Yuri Milner, NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala, and world renowned entertainer Snoop Dogg. This year, TechCrunch is also introducing a VR pavilion where over 40 of the tech industry's premier VR startups will come and exhibit. Since it began in 2007, the more than 543 companies that have participated in Startup Battlefield have raised more than $5.7 billion in funding and seen 69 exits. The stage has launched household names including Mint, Yammer, Dropbox and Fitbit. The list of Startup Battlefield participants for 2015 includes:
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Judges and speakers joining TechCrunch for onstage sessions throughout
the show are: Parker Conrad (Zenefits) Topher Conway (SV Angel) Ron Conway (Angel Investors LP) Leslie Dewan (Transatomic Power Corporation) Jacob DeWitte (Upower) John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) Pavel Durov (VK.com) Helen Greiner (CyPhy Works, Inc) Mark Hatch (TechShop) Drew Houston (DropBox) Andre Iguadola (NBA Champion and Finals MVP) Ron Johnson (ENJOY) Jonathan Jaglom (MakerBot) Dr. John E. Kelly III (IBM Research) Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures) Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures) Bobby Lee (BTCC) Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed Venture Partners) Richard Marks (PlayStation Magic Lab in Sony Computer Entertainment America's Research & Development) Bill McGlashan (TPG Growth) Eric Migicovsky (Pebble Technology) Yuri Milner (Investor) James Park (Serial Entrepreneur) DJ Patil (White House Chief Data Scientist and Deputy Chief Technology Officer) Nathaniel Popper (The New York Times and Author) Brian Pokorny (SV Angel) Matthew Prince (CloudFlare) Paul Raphaël (Félix & Paul Studios) Ruchi Sanghvi (Dropbox) Alan Schaaf (Imgur) Sarah Schaaf (Imgur) Bryan Schreier (Sequoia Capital) Beth Seidenberg (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) Dana Settle (GreyCroft Partners) Ryan Smith (Qualtrics) Adi Tatarko (Houzz) Colleen Taylor (Y Combinator) Jesse Vollmar (FarmLogs) Peter Weijmarshausen (Shapeways) Tim Westergren (Pandora) Nick Woodman (GoPro (News - Alert)) Tracy Young (PlanGrid) Michelle Zatlyn (CloudFlare) Claude Zellweger (HTC (News - Alert)) About TechCrunch Disrupt SF TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 is TechCrunch's ninth annual conference in San Francisco. 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 20 new companies will launch for the first time on stage, selected to present from more than 1000 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 Sept. 21-23 at Pier 70, located at 8 22nd Street in San Francisco.
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