BEST WINS, REST FOLLOWS

TechCrunch brings Disrupt SF 2016, an open battleground for entrepreneurs to showcase their Startups. Final date to apply is JUNE 23 AT 9PM PT. The event is going to be hosted at Pier 48, San Francisco, CA on September 12 – 14, 2016. Winners will be rewarded with $50,000 prize & a Disrupt Cup.  It also offers coverage and media attention to winners. The jury panels to review contestants include TechCrunch Editors, VCs, Entrepreneurs & past winners. Applications are open and free for everyone. It is an ideal battlefield for startups to pitch in front of top judges in the time frame of 6 minutes.

Disrupt 2016 is a challenging competition upcoming entrepreneurs. They can pitch their idea in front of crowd and judges to prove their idea can reap into a successful venture. They will be cross questioned from experts to prove their passion about Startup they are pitching. Winners will be awarded an elite rank membership of Battlefield alums that include companies like Mint, Dropbox, Yammer, Tripit, Redbeacon, Qwiki, Getaround, and Soluto.

TechCrunch begin with TC40, the first event hosted a decade ago with a participation of around 508 startups. You can have a look on Battlefield Leaderboard, to checkout past winners and runner ups. Yammer, an Enterprise Social Network, participated in TC50 2008 has overall raised $ 142Million after getting into the competition and later acquired by Microsoft on June 25, 2012. Best example that how the competition can contribute imperative fame at the initial stage for new startups. It can give a kickstart to an idea towards a successful venture by connecting them with leading experts.

 Takeaways:

• Disrupt SF 2016, is an upcoming TechCrunch event for Startups to participate and showcase their ideas in front of experts in the time frame 6 minutes.
• Anyone can participate as the competition is not having major requirement to participate.