The stakes don’t get higher than this. On TechCrunch 2025 Disruption, Battlefield 200 startup finalists will take to the stage one last time to compete for the title $100,000 prize with no equity. Their fate can be decided by a chosen group of the most respected and influential investors in the industry – ours judges of the final round. These are the leaders who sit at the very top of enterprise capital, and they’ll resolve who will win the title of Startup Battlefield champion.
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Meet the judges who resolve the fate of the Startup Battlefield 200 finalists
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Kirsten Green, founding partner, forerunner
Kirsten Green is the founder and managing partner of the company Precursorconsumer-focused capital working with ambitious founders and firms redefining industries.
Combining an unconventional and effective combination of skilled experience and established investment expertise, Green launched San Francisco-based Forerunner in 2012 and has since led the company to build up nearly $3 billion in assets under management. Kirsten’s 25+ years of experience in investment evaluation and success comes from a combination of product knowledge, consumer insight, research and a thesis-driven approach that has informed all of her investments – from pre-revenue startups to multi-billion dollar enterprises. Her early roles as investors and board members included Faire, Hims & Hers, Chime, Ritual, Daydream, Decagon, Warby Parker, Wonder and Balance.
She also serves on the board of directors of the National Venture Capital Association and has been named to each Forbes’ Midas List and Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women in the World for the past nine years.
Kevin Hartz, general partner, A*
Kevin Hartz is a co-founder and general partner in the company AND*enterprise capital firms at an early stage of development. He co-founded Eventbrite, a publicly traded company, and served as CEO for the first 11 years of the company’s existence. Before joining Eventbrite, Kevin co-founded Xoom, a money transfer company that was acquired by PayPal in 2015 for over $1 billion. He is a prolific technology investor who has backed firms equivalent to PayPal, Airbnb, Pinterest, Ramp, Trulia, Anduril at the seed stage, and was an early investor in Uber, Palantir, SpaceX, Square, Gusto, Decagon, Ramp and many others.
Aileen Lee, founder and managing partner of Cowboy Ventures
Aileen Lee is the founder Cowboy venturesa leading seed-stage enterprise capital firm investing in enterprise and consumer software, including firms equivalent to Dollar Shave Club, Drata Security, Guild and Ironclad Software. Prior to joining Cowboy, Aileen was a partner at Kleiner Perkins for over a decade, founder and CEO of RMG Networks, an early digital media company, and worked at Gap Inc. in operational positions.
Lee is also known for coining the business term “unicorn” and is a co-founder All-Raisea nonprofit organization focused on accelerating the success of women in the tech ecosystem. She has been named to Forbes’ Midas List, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, and Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. She has degrees from MIT and HBS, is a mother of three, and is the wife of a startup founder.
Kevin Rose, Partner, True Ventures and Founder and CEO of Digg
Kevin Rose is a partner in Real ventures and founder and CEO of the newly launched social media platform Kopwhere he currently serves as president of the management board, investor and key advisor. Rose’s entrepreneurial profession spans multiple startups, including the original Digg, Revision3, Zero, Oak, and PROOF. He has held leadership roles equivalent to CEO of HODINKEE and General Partner at Google Ventures, supporting firms equivalent to Uber, Slack and Nextdoor. He is a top business angel recognized by Bloomberg. Its portfolio includes Twitter, Facebook, Solana, OpenAI and Magic Spoon. Rose also hosts The Kevin Rose Show and co-hosts The Random Show with Tim Ferriss.
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His contributions to technology and media have been recognized by Forbes, Time and MIT. As an innovator with multiple social media patents, Rose stays deeply committed to latest technologies while also dedicating herself to the practice of Zen meditation.
That’s it – Startup Battlefield 200 starts with Disrupt in 4 days
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