These finalists were selected from an initial pool of thousands of applicants, with TechCrunch\u2019s editorial team narrowing the field down to the 200 companies that all joined us here at Disrupt, with the Top 20 competing on the Disrupt Stage.<\/p>\n
Though shipping innovator Glid eventually took home the top honors, the four other worthy competitors were…<\/p>\n
Charter Space: A fintech company for space<\/p>\n
MacroCycle: With the promise of making recycled plastic as inexpensive as virgin material<\/p>\n
Nephrogen: Using AI and screening for a delivery system to gene-edit exact cells in kidneys<\/p>\n
Unlisted Homes: Zillow, but for houses that are not yet on the market.<\/p>\n
#techcrunchdisrupt2025 <\/p>\n
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