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Today’s TechCrunch Roundup
The top 6 media/entertainment startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
1 Jan 2026, 3:00 pm by Julie Bort
Here is the full list of the media/entertainment Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.
Fizz social app’s CEO on why anon works
1 Jan 2026, 1:25 pm by Theresa Loconsolo
Fizz is betting that Gen Z is tired of performing their lives on Instagram and TikTok. What started as a pandemic-era group chat frustration has turned into the dominant social platform on college campuses across the US, focused on the 99% of life that doesn’t make it into a highlight reel. Capturing the attention of a demographic typically glued […]
‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential
1 Jan 2026, 2:44 am by Marina Temkin
AI founders are increasingly using their “dropout” status as a credential during YC pitches.
End of today’s TechCrunch roundup.
