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Meet the eight startups pitching at Startup Battlefield Australia

The applications are in. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield team made their decisions. Eight Australian startups have earned their spot on the Startup Battlefield stage at Stripe Tour Sydney on August 19 — and they’re ready to pitch for $15,000 in Stripe fee credits, investor attention, and a spot in Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.

They represent the future of Australian tech — from enterprise tech to health and wellness tech to entertainment and media. Here’s who they are.

The eight finalists

Aigentsphere

Independent AI management and governance platform Aigentsphere helps enterprises scale AI safely and well, giving leaders visibility, control, and accountability over their entire AI agent workforce.

Apate.ai

Apate help banks, telcos, and governments dismantle scam operations by engaging scammers in live conversation and turning it into real-time intelligence.

Callease Ai

Callease Aiis the operating system for physical security control rooms, starting with voice...

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