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Every year, TechCrunch\u2019s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders<\/a>, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition.<\/p>\n Here is the full list of the\u00a0government and legal\u00a0Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>Uses AI to automate legal intake forms, as well as other documents, for family law firms.<\/p>\n Why it\u2019s noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>It specializes in, at the moment, divorce cases, which means it is tackling an issue not commonly addressed by the current wave of AI legal tech.<\/p>\n What it does<\/strong>: Ascender has created a robot that can climb utility poles and flagpoles to help assist with humanitarian\u00a0assistance\u00a0and disaster response.<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>Part of the wave of robotic technology that is\u00a0emerging\u00a0to help better address disaster situations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>Bot Mediation uses AI to help settle legal disputes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Techcrunch event<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Francisco<\/span> Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>Another interesting use case in legal AI, this time to help make the mediation and dispute process more efficient.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>Depth AI creates AI for spatial computing, building modeling such as holographic imaging that can be used in healthcare to create 3D images of the body for diagnosing illness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s\u00a0a technology that is looking to make the healthcare industry better, which is always good.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>ILias\u00a0is\u00a0working in \u201cscent tech\u201d \u2014 using AI to help create olfactory technology that can help, for example, dogs detect the smell of drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0using olfactory senses to create a product, which is not something commonly done, especially when it comes to using it in a way that relates to technological innovation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>JustiGuide\u00a0connects immigrants with lawyers and tools to help make the immigration process more efficient.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>Winner of the policy and protection pitch stage at Disrupt this year, this is an always\u00a0timely\u00a0product addressing the painstaking and often tedious process of immigration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>Orchestra\u00a0created a camera network to manage public safety and detect crime.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s\u00a0a modern take on the security network system that has been around for decades.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>Ponderosa uses drones that can help detect and control small fires.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>Fires can quickly become out of control and cause catastrophic damage, so any technology helping to mitigate that risk is very\u00a0timely.<\/p>\n What it does:<\/strong>\u00a0Pytho\u00a0hopes to make the planning process more efficient for warfighters on the battlefield.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:\u00a0<\/strong>Battlefield innovation is always an interesting and curious area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>Created a device that helps track, detect, and subdue active shooters with pepper gel. It was founded in 2023 by Brandon Johnson, Ohm Vyas, and Ved Vyas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s noteworthy: <\/strong>Innovation that is addressing the rising rate of gun crime happening in public places, such as schools and supermarkets, with the hopes of doing something about it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What it does:\u00a0<\/strong>Torch\u00a0monitors\u00a0high-value assets, assessing air quality, fire risks, and security to hopefully help prevent wildfires early.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0noteworthy:<\/strong>\u00a0As climate change leads to more devastating wildfires, any innovation helping to make such catastrophic events less disastrous is always good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nAparti<\/a><\/h5>\n
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Bot Mediation<\/a><\/h5>\n
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ILias\u00a0AI<\/a><\/h5>\n
JustiGuide<\/a><\/h5>\n
Orchestra<\/a><\/h5>\n
Ponderosa AI<\/a><\/h5>\n
Pytho\u00a0AI<\/a><\/h5>\n
Shothawk AI<\/a><\/h5>\n
Torch Systems<\/a><\/h5>\n