TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Name: TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Start: 2026-10-13
End: 2026-10-15
Location: San Francisco, United States

Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026San Francisco, United StatesOfficial website

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 gathers founders, investors, operators, and innovators in San Francisco—10,000+ attendees—around startups at every stage. The agenda covers fundraising and scaling, AI from software into robotics, autonomous systems, energy, climate tech, and scientific discovery, and digital finance through stablecoins, embedded finance, and payment infrastructure. Startup Battlefield puts the world’s top early-stage startups on one stage for judges, media, and investors worldwide.

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Top industries

business services 27%
advertising & marketing 19%
accounting services 15%
management consulting 14%
manufacturing 12%
research & development 12%

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Products & services

b2b matchmaking 21%
academic ai research 17%
api access 17%
brand partnerships and sponsorships 17%
arc cloud platform 14%
co-investments 14%

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Business services
Advertising & marketing
Accounting services
Management consulting
Research & development
Manufacturing
Finance
Custom software & it services
Artificial intelligence
Energy
Data collection & internet portals
Healthcare
Government
Banking
Automotive
Accelerator

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Companies attending

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Company	Industry	HQ
Northwind Systems	Enterprise software	United States
Contoso Analytics	Data platforms	United Kingdom
Fabrikam Labs	AI infrastructure	Germany
Adventure Works	Cloud services	Canada
Globex Robotics	Industrial tech	Netherlands
Initech Cloud	DevOps tooling	Ireland
Umbrella Data	Security & compliance	Singapore
Stark Analytics	Business intelligence	Australia

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Conference Summary

Description

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is a three-day startup and venture ecosystem conference in San Francisco (Oct 13–15, 2026) focused on fundraising, scaling and founder-led growth. The event combines keynote panels, hands-on breakouts, Startup Battlefield competition and extensive investor-founder networking to help founders, VCs and operators make connections and accelerate company growth.

Topics

startupsfundraisingventure-capitalAIproductscalingcloudcybersecurity

Target audience

founders / CEOs, startup executives and operators, venture capitalists and angel investors, product managers and engineers, business development and partnerships, recruiters and talent leaders

Who should attend

Startup founders and leadership teams looking for fundraising, scaling advice and investor introductions; VCs and angels sourcing deal flow; product, engineering and growth operators seeking peer learning and vendor solutions; corporate innovation teams and service providers who want visibility with the startup ecosystem.

Who might not be a fit

Casual consumers or hobbyists with no interest in startups/tech partnerships; attendees seeking highly academic-only research conferences; organizations not interested in networking, fundraising or commercial partnerships.

Key value props

High-density networking: curated investor-founder sessions, Deal Flow Cafe and investor receptions to accelerate fundraising and partnerships.
Founder-focused programming: practical sessions on scaling, go-to-market, hiring and fundraising tailored to startup stages.
Startup Battlefield and exposure opportunities: visibility and competition formats that spotlight promising early-stage startups.
Large, active expo floor and partner ecosystem: product demos, vendor discovery and recruiting channels in one place.
Curated roundtables, braindates and side events for small-group advice and actionable takeaways.

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