And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems

TechCrunch - Oct 15, 2026

Intero Biosystems beat out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home the $100,000 grand prize at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

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