Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield competition attracts thousands of applicants. We narrow these applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of those, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a $100,000 cash prize. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away in their respective categories and are competing in their own competition.
Here’s the full list of Startup Battlefield 200 picks in logistics, manufacturing and materials, along with a note on why they landed in the competition.
Logistics
GigU
What it does: This app helps ride-share and delivery drivers analyze which trips will bring them the most money.
Why it’s notable: It addresses the pain point many drivers have, which is that the trips are often not worth the money for all the hassle. The company hopes this app will help these drivers increase their earnings and customize their ride-sharing experience.
Glīd
What it does: Glīd makes self-driving, autonomous vehicles that manage moving freight around rail facilities.
Why it’s notable: Glīd won the 2025 TechCrunch Startup Battlefield for its system that elegantly solves a problem that the autonomous vehicle industry has largely overlooked.
Movement
What it does: A robotics company with sensory technology that processes at lightning speed.
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Why it’s notable: The simple design of the robot, using the latest LLM technology, allows it to adapt to warehouse problems in an intelligent and safe way.
Manufacturing, materials and industrial
CloEE
What it does: CloEE offers a platform for production sites that uses artificial intelligence to analyze millions of data points about machine performance.
Why it’s notable: CloEE’s use of artificial intelligence helps improve production processes for better efficiency, not only for production but also for machine care.
CosmicBrain AI
What it does: CosmicBrain offers a no-code/low-code platform for robot training.
Why it’s notable: Before robots become truly everyday objects, we need methods to train them in tasks that do not require deep specialized knowledge.
Delft Circuits
What it does: Delft Circuits has created new network cable technology that is geared toward quantum computing.
Why it’s notable: Delft Circuits recognizes that quantum is such a radically different method of computing that even its wiring systems need specialized materials and specially designed microwave and thermal performance.
Evolinq
What it does: Evolinq offers artificial intelligence agents that handle business procurement processes.
Why it’s notable: Evolinq promises to mimic buyer workflows and automate areas like supplier communication, but doesn’t require complex integration to deploy.
ExoMatter
What it does: ExoMatter is an artificial intelligence platform that helps materials science research and development teams evaluate materials.
Why it’s notable: Instead of costly trial and error in researching new materials, ExoMatter is a platform that uses AI to help scientists test inorganic crystalline materials with metrics such as performance, sustainability and cost.
Kamet AI
What it does: Kamet offers an AI analytics system for manufacturing and warehouses.
Because it’s remarkable: The company’s tool uses predictive artificial intelligence to identify inefficiencies with processes and equipment for complex industrial use cases that reduce costs or improve production.
Koidra
What it does: Koidra offers an AI-powered automation control platform for indoor farming.
Why it’s notable: Koidra says its platform offers physics-aware artificial intelligence technology ideal for heavily automated industrial facilities such as indoor farms.
Body
What it does: Mbodi offers a platform that can easily teach new skills to any industrial robot.
Why it’s notable: Mbodi built a cloud-to-edge system that integrates with existing robotic technology stacks and can help a robot learn tasks faster.
MycoFutures
What it does: MycoFutures makes a material similar to leather, but grown from mushroom roots.
Why it’s notable: Unlike plastic leather, this mycelium leather is biodegradable, free of harmful chemicals and designed to match traditional leather in beauty and flexibility.
OKOsix
What it does: OKOsix has created a biodegradable material intended to replace plastics.
Why it’s notable: Unlike some other biodegradable plastic alternatives, the company’s material is designed for durability.
Uncoil
What it does: Ravel has invented a process to unravel mixed textile materials into mono-materials.
Why it’s notable: Ravel tackles one of the biggest pollution challenges by making mixed fabrics recyclable, their plastics ready to be turned back into yarn or other garments.
Stronger than form
What it does: Strong by Form has developed an engineered wood strong enough to replace concrete and steel in structural floors.
Why it’s notable: The company has created a material that allows architects and engineers to replace concrete, which has a heavy carbon impact, with a lighter and more environmentally friendly one.
Chronos
What it does: Xronos offers a platform that accelerates the development and deployment of robotics or automation solutions.
Why it’s notable: Xronos is open source and based on deterministic development, promising that programmed and simulated robotic action will have reproducible, reliable behavior every time.
