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The final opportunity to apply for the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here. Startups with innovative ideas and market-ready products are urged to apply by midnight, June 9. The competition offers significant benefits, including a free 3-day exhibit space at the event, complimentary all-access passes, curated investor and media exposure, and VIP access to alumni programming. Participants also get a chance to pitch live on the Disrupt main stage and compete for $100,000 in equity-free prize money. This competition has been a launchpad for successful companies like Trello, Dropbox, Mint, and Cloudflare. Only 200 startups will make it into the competition, with 20 getting the chance to pitch live. This is a call to action for startups to seize this opportunity and potentially define new categories in the tech industry.