Physical security control room OS. Callease Ai is an operating system for physical security control rooms, starting with voice AI that automates welfare checks, escalations, patrol calls, and the entire calling engine .
Agentic AI-powered hiring and payments. Choosey App enables businesses to hire instantly and workers to get paid instantly through agentic AI-powered matching, workforce management, and same-day pay .
Viral launch marketing for tech companies. Doomers AI helps AI and tech companies make product launches trend on X (formerly Twitter) by orchestrating a vetted creator network that reaches ad-blocking buyers .
Personalized nutrition at scale. equ helps health and wellness businesses deliver personalized nutrition at scale by embedding equ's AI engine — built on a decade of data and 100,000+ users — into their products .
Video intelligence layer. LeadStory is a video intelligence layer powering next-generation screens, surfacing exact moments from sports, news, and finance clips to answer natural language queries .
Physical therapy clinic automation. Preve helps physical therapy clinics improve patient retention and clinical outcomes by automating treatment plan creation and adherence tracking .
The top three startups will receive prizes, and one standout winner will secure an automatic place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco, scheduled for October 13–15 . The grand prize winner also receives $15,000 in Stripe fee credits — real money that can help reduce payment processing costs as the business grows
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The last time Startup Battlefield came to Sydney, the winner was HealthMatch — now valued at over $25 million with a million patients globally . This year’s cohort represents some of Australia’s most innovative early-stage companies across AI, security, health, fintech, and media
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