Samantha Stein
Director of Special Projects and Battlefield Editor
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Apply today for Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
We’d be hard-pressed to find something we love to cover more than a rapidly evolving tech startup ecosystem. That’s one of the big reasons we’re so excited to be heading back to Africa — speci
Applications are open for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018
This is the moment that early-stage startup founders across Europe have been waiting for. We’ve flung open the application window for Startup Battlefield, which takes place at Disrupt Berlin 2018 on
Launch your early-stage company at Startup Battlefield MENA 2018
If you’re looking for a way to launch your pre-Series A startup to the world, there’s no better platform for that than TechCrunch’s premier startup-pitch competition, Startup Battlefield. And no
Startup Battlefield returns to Sub-Saharan Africa this December
TechCrunch is headed to Lagos to host our second Startup Battlefield Africa competition on December 11! Last year, we held our first Startup Battlefield Africa in Nairobi, where startups from across t
Apply to compete in Startup Battlefield MENA 2018
There’s nothing we love more than the excitement of Startup Battlefield, unless it’s bringing the world’s best early-stage startup pitch competition to a new region for the first time. And guess
Bag Week 2018: P.MAI’s women’s leather laptop bag is luxury packed with utility
Welcome to Bag Week 2018. Every year your faithful friends at TechCrunch spend an entire week looking at bags. Why? Because bags — often ignored but full of our important electronics — are the out
Startup Battlefield is coming to the Middle East and North Africa, apply today
TechCrunch is hosting its first startup competition for entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa! We’ve wanted to bring TechCrunch to the region for a long time, and now thanks to our s
24 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF ’18
This is it, the absolute last chance for the professional-grade procrastinators out there. It’s do-or-die time. If you’re an early-stage founder who dreams of launching your business to the world,
Only two days left to apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF ’18
“Time Is on My Side” may be true for the Rolling Stones (seriously, Mick and the boys have defied time), but we’re here to tell you that time is most definitely not on your side if you want to c
Startup Battlefield application deadline extended by one week
Here’s a heartfelt gift for all you procrastinating early-stage startup founders who haven’t gotten your act together to apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at Disrupt San Francisco 2018 on Se
Two days left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2018
Listen up, early-stage startup founders! Do you know the line that Marlon Brando made famous in the classic film, “On the Waterfront?” Well, if you don’t act within the next 48 hours and apply t
One week left: Apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF
One week, seven days or 10,080 minutes. No matter how you slice it, time is running short if you want to compete in Startup Battlefield — the premier startup-pitch competition taking place at Dis
Apply now: Startup Battlefield San Francisco ’18 applications end in less than 2 weeks
Less than two weeks.That’s all that stands between you and your chance to compete in Startup Battlefield at Disrupt San Francisco 2018 on September 5-7. If you think your pre-Series A company h
Announcing the 15 companies competing in Startup Battlefield Europe
TechCrunch scoured all of Europe to find the most innovative and disruptive early-stage startups to launch at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Europe 2018 at VivaTech. And today starting at 9:05 am CET
Launch with TechCrunch in the Startup Battlefield competition at Disrupt SF 2018
This message goes out to all you early-stage startup founders with the drive and determination to take your company all the way to the land of the unicorns. Now’s the time to apply to TechCrunchR
Applications still open for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF ’18
Could your startup use $100,000? Then drop whatever you’re doing and apply to compete in Startup Battlefield while you still can. Applications are still open to qualifying companies — meaning you
Meet TechCrunch in Nigeria and Ghana this week!
Last October, TechCrunch launched Startup Battlefield Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, where Lori Systems, SynCommerce & AgroCenta, were among the judges top picks. This week, TechCrunch is headed back t
Applications for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF are now open
Listen up startup fans — the moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Applications to Startup Battlefield are finally open! Now, we told you that Disrupt San Francisco 2018 is going to be o
TechCrunch is back in Africa next week!
TechCrunch is headed back to Africa to find the next wave of early stage startups tackling big ideas! Last October, TechCrunch held Startup Battlefield in Nairobi, Kenya and featured 15 early stage st
Only 48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield Europe
Sacrê merde sur un bardeau! You have only 48 hours left to apply for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Europe. The Battlefield takes place at VivaTech at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on May 24-25.