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cside picked for TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield 2024

We're incredibly proud to announce that we were selected for TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield in 2024. This year's Startup Battlefield participants span artificial intelligence (AI), software as a service (SaaS), fintech, security, sustainability, space exploration, and more. Out of thousands of startups, just 200 make the cut, and we are absolutely thrilled to be among this select group. We can not wait to share our product with the world, Oct. 28 - Wed, Oct. 30 at Moscone West in San F

Sep 05, 2024 • 1 min read

Simon Wijckmans Founder & CEO

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We're incredibly proud to announce that we were selected for TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield in 2024.

This year's Startup Battlefield participants span artificial intelligence (AI), software as a service (SaaS), fintech, security, sustainability, space exploration, and more.

Out of thousands of startups, just 200 make the cut, and we are absolutely thrilled to be among this select group. We can not wait to share our product with the world, Oct. 28 - Wed, Oct. 30 at Moscone West in San Francisco.

For more information on TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 and Startup Battlefield 200, visit the conference's website here. Disrupt passes can be purchased here.

Founder & CEO Simon Wijckmans

Founder and CEO of cside. Previously a product manager on Cloudflare Page Shield (now Cloudflare Client-Side Security). Co-chair of the W3C Anti-Fraud Community Group and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Building accessible security against client-side attacks, web security is not an enterprise-only problem.

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