The best startups from the national selections of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 have been named.

Results of the national online rounds of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 — the largest startup competition in Central Eurasia — have been published. An international jury consisting of 47 investors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts has determined the teams advancing to the next stage.

This year, the competition received 726 applications from 39 countries. As a result of the national selections, 22 startups advanced to the regional online final:

— Azerbaijan Round: SeaDar

— Georgia Round: Telagri

— Kazakhstan Rounds: Soup, CortexAI, Scano-Media Monitoring, 4Sell.ai, WeGlobal AI, Zhancare.AI

— Kyrgyzstan Round: Soulward

— Central Asia Round: Suriy, Mongolia

— MENA Round: MVSxAI, Oman

— Global Rounds: Defensive Pedal from Romania, Notifly from South Korea

— Turkiye Rounds: Kaptın Kaptın, Pocket eSIM

— USA-Canada Round: Admyra, USA

— Uzbekistan Rounds: MoliyAI, Sino AI, Deepen, Fermopolis, Oqim App, Cerberus.

What’s next

The next stage will be the Online Regional Final, taking place on August 12. It is there that the three winners of the competition will be determined.

The finalists will share an investment prize fund of $100,000: the winner will receive $50,000, the second-place team — $30,000, and third place — $20,000. Additionally, all three startups will travel to San Francisco, where they will represent their region at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200.

You can follow the competition’s progress on the official Road to Battlefield channels, and recordings of all pitch sessions are available on the YouTube channels of Silkroad Innovation Hub and The Tech.

About the Road to Battlefield competition

Road to Battlefield is the largest startup competition in Central Eurasia and the official regional pathway to the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield stage in San Francisco. The competition has been held for the second consecutive year by Silkroad Innovation Hub in collaboration with TechCrunch’s main partners: Freedom Holding Corp., Astana Hub, Astana Hub Ventures, IT Park Uzbekistan, IT Park Ventures, OpenAI for Startups, and The Tech.

Learn more at road2battlefield.com