Central Eurasia names its 2026 Road to Battlefield winners: Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ
Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and will represent Central Eurasia in Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco on October 13-15, before 10,000+ tech leaders attending. The three emerged from a field of 22 finalists, chosen from a record 726 applications across 39 countries. Meet these winners at Disrupt by registering for your ticket here.
- ▪Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and will represent Central Eurasia in Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco on Octob
- ▪The three emerged from a field of 22 finalists, chosen from a record 726 applications across 39 countries.
- ▪Meet these winners at Disrupt by registering for your ticket here.
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Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and will represent Central Eurasia in Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco on October 13-15, before 10,000+ tech leaders attending. The three emerged from a field of 22 finalists, chosen from a record 726 applications across 39 countries. Meet these winners at Disrupt by registering for your ticket here. The Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield — run by Silkroad Innovation Hub in partnership with TechCrunch, Freedom Holding, Astana Hub, and IT Park Uzbekistan — drew nearly 50% more applications than its 2025 debut, when 485 startups from 27 countries applied.
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