New VCs join Startup Battlefield 200 judging panel
five new top-tier investors are joining the judging panel of startup battlefield 200 at techcrunch disrupt 2026, including vaibhav 'dr.v' agrawal, anu bharadwaj, sho sho leigha ho, miloni madan presler, and aidan madigan-curtis. this affects startup founders competing for the $100,000 prize.
techcrunch has announced five new judges for the startup battlefield 200 competition at techcrunch disrupt 2026, which will take place from october 13-15 in san francisco. the new judges are vaibhav 'dr.v' agrawal, co-founder and general partner of oddbird vc, which focuses on ai companies; anu bharadwaj, partner at iconiq, who focuses on enterprise software and ai; sho sho leigha ho, partner at general catalyst, who invests in early-stage founders; miloni madan presler, partner at ivp, who partners with first-time founders building technology companies; and aidan madigan-curtis, partner at ecl. these judges will help evaluate startups competing for a $100,000 prize and provide valuable insights to founders and the audience.