"The Startup Battlefield 200 global pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at San Francisco's Moscone West, is just weeks away, and the stakes have never been higher. Twenty founders will pitch their companies on the Disrupt Stage, but only one will walk away with the $100,000 equity-free prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup."
"Helping to decide the winner is our world-class roster of judges, investors, and operators who know what it takes to build enduring companies. Today, we're unveiling the third group of judges who will bring their expertise and tough questions to this year's competition. And we're not done yet. Stay tuned for two more batches of judges in the weeks ahead."
"Jon Chu is a partner at Khosla Ventures with a passion for machine learning and its impact on enterprise infrastructure, applications, and developer tools. Before joining Khosla Ventures, he built a career in technology as a founder, early employee, and organizational leader across a range of engineering and product roles. He started as an early engineer at Palantir, helping the company grow from 200 to 1,800 employees. He then founded KoalityCode, which he sold to Docker, where he created and led Docker's enterprise division. At Opendoor, Jon served as head of product for growth and head of engineering for Core Machine Learning, contributing to the company's growth to IPO. Most recently, he led international engineering organizations at Facebook in both VR and machine learning."
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October 27-29 at San Francisco's Moscone West. The Startup Battlefield 200 global pitch competition will feature twenty founders pitching on the Disrupt Stage. One winning team will receive $100,000 equity-free and the Disrupt Cup. A roster of judges, investors, and operators will decide the winner. The third group of judges has been revealed, with two more batches to be announced. Registration offers savings up to $668 before September 26. Jon Chu, partner at Khosla Ventures, brings machine learning and enterprise engineering experience from Palantir, Docker, Opendoor, and Facebook. Eryk Dobrushkin is listed as a partner at Index Ventures investing across stages.
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