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Startup Battlefield Session 1: MacroCycle, COI Energy, and more | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition returns, as entrepreneurs from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. This batch of finalists includes… MacroCycle Technologies: Upcycling plastic and textile waste into virgin-grade resin at price parity, all through a zero-carbon, low-energy process developed by world-class polymer scientists. Miraqules: Advancing lifesaving…

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TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition returns, as entrepreneurs from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. This batch of finalists includes…

MacroCycle Technologies: Upcycling plastic and textile waste into virgin-grade resin at price parity, all through a zero-carbon, low-energy process developed by world-class polymer scientists.

Miraqules: Advancing lifesaving wound care with nano-biomaterials engineered to stop bleeding within one minute, regardless of size, shape, or severity.

Nephrogen: Building an AI‑powered platform to discover next‑generation gene-delivery vectors for untreatable diseases, starting with the kidney.

COI Energy: Empowering commercial and industrial businesses to eliminate energy waste and monetize or donate excess capacity through their patented AI platform and kW For Good initiative.

RADiCAIT: Pioneering medical imaging by applying foundational AI that generates synthetic PET images from CT scans, making radiology 10x more accessible, efficient, and sustainable.

This session’s judges include…
Allison Baum Gates, SemperVirens
Cathy Friedman, GV
Katelin Holloway, Seven Seven Six
Charles Hudson, Precursor
Nicolas Sauvage, TDK Ventures

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Samsung’s passport-sized phone is built for all your scrolling, binge-watching and reading. The $1,900 price is steep, but it has some strong selling points that won me over.

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