From a pool of 200 companies, chosen out of thousands of applicants, Startup Battlefield’s five finalists have been selected for the opportunity to pitch once more on the Disrupt Stage at 11:30am PT. Based on that pitch, one will be chosen as the Battlefield winner and recipient of a $100,000 equity-free prize and the Disrupt Cup.
For a full rundown of the five winners, you can head here, but here’s a quick TL;DR on each of the companies.
Gecko Materials: Inspired by the way real-life geckos’ feet grip surfaces, Gecko’s adhesive is like a new Velcro — except it only needs one side, leaves no residue, and can detach as quickly as it attaches.
Luna: A health and well-being app for teen girls that is designed to help them navigate teenhood. The app lets teens ask questions about their health and wellness and get responses from experts.
MabLab: For anyone who parties or goes out dancing, the risk of accidentally taking adulterated drugs is real. MabLab has created a testing strip that detects the five most common and dangerous additives in minutes.
Salva: Valentina Agudelo identified a troubling gap in breast cancer survival rates between Latin America and the developed world, so she and her two best friends decided to create a theoretical portable device that would detect breast cancer early.
Stitch3D: U.S. Army Veteran realized that the massive three-dimensional files created with lidar are unwieldy for most use cases, prompting the launch of Strict3D a browser-based platform that lets you view, share, annotate, interact with, and manage your large 3D files.
