Apate.ai: Fighting Scams With Conversational AI Bots | Startup Battlefield 2026

Apate.ai is dismantling scam operations by deploying conversational AI bots that engage scammers and turn those interactions into real-time intelligence for banks, telcos, and governments. Watch their six-minute pitch from the Startup Battlefield Top 20. Pitched Wednesday, Oct. 14 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco, Startup Battlefield Semifinal Session 4: Enterprise and Security. 🔗 Learn more about Apate.ai: http://apate.ai ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Startup Battlefield is TechCrunch's iconic startup competition and launchpad for early-stage founders. Thousands of founders apply each year, 2