Announcing The Top Judges For The Final Round Of Startup Battlefield 200, Only At Techcrunch Disrupt 2025 

The stakes don’t get higher than this. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, nan Startup Battlefield 200 finalists will return nan shape 1 past clip to compete for the $100,000 equity-free prize. Deciding their destiny will beryllium a prime group of nan astir respected and influential investors successful nan manufacture — our final information judges. These are nan leaders who beryllium astatine nan very apical of task capital, and they’ll nan eventual telephone connected who takes location nan title of Startup Battlefield champion. 

Don’t miss a infinitesimal of 1 of nan astir aggravated and anticipated startup transportation competitions of nan year, unrecorded connected the Disrupt Stage. Register now to prevention up to $444 connected your pass — and get 60% disconnected a 2nd walk for a guest. Prices spell up erstwhile doors unfastened connected October 27.

Meet nan judges deciding nan destiny of Startup Battlefield 200 finalists 

Check retired the Disrupt agenda to meet nan different 20 Startup Battlefield judges. 

Kirsten Green, Founding Partner, Forerunner

Kirsten Green is nan laminitis and managing partner of Forerunner, a consumer-driven capital, partnering pinch eager founders and companies redefining industries.
 
Combining an unconventional and powerful blend of master experiences and acquired finance expertise, Green launched San Francisco-based Forerunner successful 2012 and has since led nan patient to raise astir $3 cardinal in assets under management. Kirsten’s 25+ years of information and finance occurrence stem from a operation of merchandise savvy, user insight, research, and a thesis-driven attack that has been nan ground of each her investments — from pre-revenue startups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Her early investor and committee personnel roles span Faire, Hims & Hers, Chime, Ritual, Daydream, Decagon, Warby Parker, Wonder, and Balance, among others.
 
She is besides connected nan Board of nan National Venture Capital Association and has been portion of some nan Forbes Midas List and Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List for nan past 9 years.

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Kevin Hartz, General Partner, A*

Kevin Hartz is a co-founder and wide partner at A*, an early-stage venture superior firm. He co-founded Eventbrite, a publically traded company, and served arsenic nan CEO for nan first 11 years of nan company. Prior to Eventbrite, Kevin co-founded Xoom, a money remittance institution that was acquired by PayPal successful 2015 for complete $1b. He is simply a prolific exertion investor having backed companies specified arsenic PayPal, Airbnb, Pinterest, Ramp, Trulia, Anduril astatine nan seed stage, and was an early investor successful Uber, Palantir, SpaceX, Square, Gusto, Decagon, Ramp, and galore others.

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Aileen Lee, Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures

Aileen Lee is the laminitis of Cowboy Ventures, a starring seed-stage focused task patient investing successful endeavor and user software, including companies for illustration Dollar Shave Club, Drata Security, Guild, and Ironclad Software. Prior to Cowboy, Aileen was a partner astatine Kleiner Perkins for complete a decade, the founding CEO of early digital media institution RMG Networks, and worked astatine Gap Inc. in operating roles.
 
Lee is besides known for coining nan business word “unicorn” and is simply a co-founder of All-Raise, a non-profit focused on accelerating success for women successful nan tech ecosystem. She has been included connected nan Forbes Midas List, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, and Time Magazine’s 100 astir influential people. She has degrees from MIT and HBS, is simply a mom of three, and is married to a startup founder.

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Kevin Rose, Partner, True Ventures and Founding CEO, Digg

Kevin Rose is a partner at True Ventures and nan founding CEO of nan recently rebooted societal platform Digg, wherever he now serves arsenic Board Chair, investor, and cardinal advisor. Rose’s entrepreneurial career spans multiple startups, including nan original Digg, Revision3, Zero, Oak, and PROOF. He has held activity roles specified arsenic CEO of HODINKEE and General Partner astatine Google Ventures, backing companies for illustration Uber, Slack, and Nextdoor. A apical angel investor recognized by Bloomberg, his portfolio includes Twitter, Facebook, Solana, OpenAI, and Magic Spoon. Rose besides hosts The Kevin Rose Show and co-hosts The Random Show pinch Tim Ferriss.

His contributions to tech and media person earned accolades from Forbes, Time, and MIT. As an innovator pinch aggregate societal media patents, Rose remains profoundly engaged successful emerging tech while maintaining a dedicated Zen meditation practice.

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This is it — Startup Battlefield 200 kicks disconnected pinch Disrupt successful 4 days

If you’ve been connected nan obstruction astir attending TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, this is your past chance to drawback your walk earlier prices emergence erstwhile doors unfastened connected October 27. Save up to $444 connected your summons and get 60% disconnected a second, truthful you tin acquisition nan “World Series” of startup pitches unrecorded astatine Moscone West successful San Francisco, October 27–29. Register now.