Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield

申请截止倒计时 48 小时——澳大利亚创业者需要了解的 Stripe x Startup Battlefield 相关信息

The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco — no application, no further competition, a guaranteed spot on the world’s most iconic startup stage. There are only 48 hours left to apply. Don’t wait. Here’s everything you need to know.

申请窗口即将关闭。8 月 19 日，八家初创公司将登上 Stripe Tour Sydney 的舞台，面对投资者、全球媒体和澳大利亚科技界进行路演。其中一家初创公司将直接获得前往旧金山参加 TechCrunch Disrupt 的入场券——无需再次申请，无需额外竞争，直接锁定全球最具标志性的创业舞台。距离申请截止仅剩 48 小时。别再犹豫，以下是你需要了解的所有信息。

What is Stripe x Startup Battlefield?

什么是 Stripe x Startup Battlefield？

Startup Battlefield is TechCrunch’s flagship pitch competition — the one that launched Dropbox, Cloudflare, Discord, and Trello. Collectively, Startup Battlefield alumni have raised $32 billion and produced more than 250 exits across 1,700+ companies worldwide. The Stripe x Startup Battlefield is a first-of-its-kind partnership with Stripe, bringing the competition to Sydney for one night only. Eight Australian startups will be selected to pitch live. Three will win prizes. One will go to San Francisco.

Startup Battlefield 是 TechCrunch 的旗舰路演竞赛，Dropbox、Cloudflare、Discord 和 Trello 等知名企业皆由此起步。Startup Battlefield 的校友企业在全球范围内已累计融资 320 亿美元，并在 1700 多家公司中实现了超过 250 次退出。Stripe x Startup Battlefield 是与 Stripe 首次开展的合作，将该竞赛首次带到悉尼，仅限一晚。届时将选出八家澳大利亚初创公司进行现场路演。三家将获得奖项，其中一家将前往旧金山。

• Grand winner: $15,000 in Stripe fee credits + automatic entry into Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, San Francisco, October 13–15, 2026.

• Second place: $5,000 in Stripe fee credits.

• Third place: $2,000 in Stripe fee credits.

• Every applicant — whether selected to pitch or not — will be invited and registered to attend Stripe Tour Sydney on August 19.

• 总冠军： 15,000 美元 Stripe 手续费抵扣额度 + 自动入选 2026 年 10 月 13 日至 15 日在旧金山举行的 TechCrunch Disrupt 之 Startup Battlefield 200。

• 亚军： 5,000 美元 Stripe 手续费抵扣额度。

• 季军： 2,000 美元 Stripe 手续费抵扣额度。

• 所有申请者——无论是否入选路演——都将受邀并注册参加 8 月 19 日的 Stripe Tour Sydney。

What we look for — and what won’t hold you back

我们的评审标准——以及不会影响你的因素

We are not looking for the most polished companies in Australia. We are looking for the most promising ones. The question we ask about every application is simple: Does this change something? Not incrementally — genuinely.

我们寻找的不是澳大利亚最成熟的公司，而是最具潜力的公司。我们对每一份申请提出的问题很简单：它是否带来了改变？不是渐进式的，而是真正的变革。

A few things that will not disqualify you:

• Some press coverage won’t hurt you. If your company has had local or industry coverage but your core technology hasn’t had its moment yet, that’s exactly what this stage is for.
• You don’t need customers yet. You need a working MVP, but revenue and launch are not requirements.
• You’ve applied before. Many Startup Battlefield companies applied more than once before being selected. A past rejection is not a data point about your company’s future.

以下情况不会导致你被淘汰：

• 获得过媒体报道并无大碍。 如果你的公司曾获得过本地或行业报道，但核心技术尚未迎来爆发期，那么这个舞台正是为你准备的。
• 你暂时不需要客户。 你需要一个可运行的 MVP（最小可行性产品），但营收和正式发布并非硬性要求。
• 你曾申请过。 许多 Startup Battlefield 的入选公司都曾多次申请才最终入围。过去的拒绝并不代表你公司的未来。

How to put together a strong application

如何提交一份强有力的申请

• Show your product working. Not a mockup. Not a pitch deck with screenshots. Your actual MVP, in real time, on video — even if it’s rough. This is the single most important part of your application.

• Be honest about your competition. Naming your competitors and explaining specifically why you win tells us more about your market understanding than any TAM slide ever will.

• Tell us why you. The founding story — what you saw, why now, why you’re the right person to build this — is a meaningful part of how we evaluate teams. Most founders underwrite it. Don’t.

• Don’t overengineer it. A clear, honest application that shows a real product will outperform a polished one that buries the company underneath it.

• 展示你的产品运行情况。 不要只放模型图，也不要只放带有截图的 PPT。请通过视频实时展示你真实的 MVP——即使它还很粗糙。这是申请中最关键的部分。

• 诚实面对竞争对手。 列出你的竞争对手并具体解释你为何能胜出，这比任何市场规模（TAM）分析图表更能体现你对市场的理解。

• 告诉我们为什么是你。 创业故事——你看到了什么、为什么是现在、为什么你是打造这个产品的最佳人选——是我们评估团队的重要依据。大多数创始人会低估这一点，请不要这样做。

• 不要过度包装。 一份清晰、诚实且展示了真实产品的申请，远胜过一份过度修饰却掩盖了公司本质的申请。

The deadline is July 20. It will not move.

截止日期为 7 月 20 日，不会延期。

Applications close Monday, July 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. AEST. There are no more extensions. There is no waitlist. Once it closes, the only way to that stage is in the audience. If you’re still deciding whether to apply — apply. The worst outcome is a stronger application next time. The best outcome is a stage in San Francisco in October. The next company nobody has heard of yet is building something that will matter. It could be yours.

申请将于 2026 年 7 月 20 日（周一）澳大利亚东部标准时间（AEST）晚上 11:59 截止。不会再有延期，也没有候补名单。一旦截止，想要登上那个舞台的唯一方式就是作为观众入场。如果你还在犹豫是否申请——请直接申请。最坏的结果是下次能提交一份更强的申请，最好的结果则是 10 月份在旧金山的舞台上亮相。下一家无人知晓但正在创造重要价值的公司可能就是你的。

Apply now → Free to apply · No equity taken · In-person, Sydney, August 19, 2026.

立即申请 → 免费申请 · 不占股份 · 线下活动，2026 年 8 月 19 日，悉尼。