We worked with Greenfield and TechCrunch Disrupt to create the AI Disruptors 60, a curated benchmark designed to cut through the noise and spotlight the companies actually shaping the future of AI. We led the program end-to-end, from nomination strategy to public launch, celebrating standout teams across infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthcare, and finance.
Nearly 90% of honorees shared the announcement, sparking strong social engagement and driving thousands of readers to both the award site and the featured pieces on TechCrunch.com.
18 top VCs promoted their portfolio companies’ selection, reinforcing the list’s credibility and helping amplify its reach across the startup and investor ecosystem.
Engaged directly with 300+ companies through the nomination and evaluation process, building relationships and getting a ground-level view of where the category is headed.
The full list of all 60 selected startups, with category breakdowns, founder stories, and insight into how the methodology came together. This was the public-facing home of the program and helped set the tone for how people interacted with it.
We’d seen revolutions with the internet and mobile, and AI had taken center stage - moving faster than ever. Greenfield Partners curated the AI Disruptors 60, a list of early and growth-stage companies driving this next wave of innovation. During the panel, top investors like Shay Grinfeld of Greenfield Partners and founders like Renen Hallak of VAST Data broke down how these startups were winning - building the infrastructure of tomorrow, solving real-world challenges, and scaling revenue with smart GTM plays. They also shared why their strategies stood out in a rapidly evolving market and offered a glimpse of the innovations shaping the future of AI.
The AI Disruptors 60 list, a new honoree list curated by Greenfield Partners and unveiled live at TechCrunch Disrupt, spotlights 60 standout companies redefining what’s possible with AI. These are the builders creating the infrastructure powering AI’s adoption, and the visionaries applying it to transform industries from manufacturing to pharmaceuticals, logistics to law. Collectively, they reveal an inflection point: AI is becoming the default way modern systems operate. The founders behind these companies aren’t chasing headlines but are truly rebuilding the economic backbone of entire industries.