Nine Korean startups vie for a spot in Disrupt 2027’s Startup Battlefield 200 competition

Nine early-stage South Korean startups pitched at DETO 2026, a technology conference in Seoul, aiming to secure a spot in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2027. The startups span deep tech sectors including healthcare, fintech, energy, semiconductors, and AI, and all seek to enter the U.S. market. Voinosis, which uses AI to detect brain health changes via voice analysis, won the competition. The other eight startups are Awesome Lab (water electrolysis heating), Crosshub (cross-border identity and payments), DeepFusion AI (4D radar imaging), EFLOW (compact high-torque motors), Otiton Medical (ear canal imaging and temperature measurement), Riibotics (rapid warehouse robot deployment), Ternell (low-power memory for AI chips), and Testbank (edtech app converting print materials to interactive digital formats).

(Source：TechCrunch)