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By Isabelle Johannessen, Maggie Nye
November 25, 2025
This week in Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen is joined by the winner of this year’s competition, Kevin Damoa, the CEO and founder of Glīd, a logistics infrastructure company that aims to streamline the complex container shipment process.
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From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?
We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage.
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Build Mode is our new podcast that will be a survival guide for early-stage founders navigating the messy, high-stakes chaos of building a company from scratch, hosted by Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen.
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Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistics simpler, safer, and smarter
We're excited to interview the winner of Startup Battlefield 2025, and Glid co-founder Kevin Damoa, on this week's Build Mode!
Nov 27, 2025
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries has culminated in the largest startup pitch competition in Central Eurasia's history.
Aug 25, 2025
From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?
We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage.
Apr 22, 2026
Introducing Build Mode: TechCrunch’s new podcast for founders
Build Mode is our new podcast that will be a survival guide for early-stage founders navigating the messy, high-stakes chaos of building a company from scratch, hosted by Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen.
Oct 23, 2025
Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistics simpler, safer, and smarter
We're excited to interview the winner of Startup Battlefield 2025, and Glid co-founder Kevin Damoa, on this week's Build Mode!
Nov 27, 2025
