TechCrunch has selected eight Australian startups to compete at Startup Battlefield Australia, taking place at Stripe Tour Sydney on August 19, 2026. The finalists will pitch for $15,000 in Stripe fee credits, investor attention, and a place in Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Three startups will win prizes, and one will advance to San Francisco.
The eight selected companies span enterprise technology, health and wellness, and entertainment and media. Aigentsphere offers an AI management and governance platform giving enterprises visibility and control over AI agent workforces. Apate.ai works with banks, telcos, and governments to disrupt scam operations by engaging scammers in live conversation and converting those interactions into real-time intelligence. Callease Ai provides a voice AI system designed to automate operations in physical security control rooms. Choosey App connects businesses and workers through AI-powered matching, workforce management, and same-day pay.
Also competing are Doomers AI, which helps tech companies drive product launch visibility on X through a vetted creator network; equ, which delivers personalized nutrition tools to health and wellness businesses using an AI engine built on ten years of data and more than 100,000 users; LeadStory, a video intelligence platform that surfaces specific moments from sports, news, and finance clips in response to natural language queries; and Preve, which automates treatment plan creation and adherence tracking for physical therapy clinics.
The event will be hosted and MC’d by Isabelle Johannessen, Director of Startup Battlefield. Pitches will be delivered in front of investors, press, and the broader Australian tech community. Registration is open for those wishing to attend Stripe Tour Sydney on August 19.
Source: TechCrunch