48 hours to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — hear directly from the people building what’s next
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•Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000
📰 What Happened
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens on October 13 at Moscone West in San Francisco and runs through October 15. Organisers expect more than 10,000 founders, investors and tech leaders, over 250 speakers and 200+ sessions across six stages. Speakers include Rivian's RJ Scaringe, Anthropic's Cat de Jong, NVIDIA's Les Karpas and Cerebras's Andrew Feldman, plus actor Mark Wahlberg. More than 300 startups will show their work in the Expo Hall.
🔍 The Backstory
Disrupt is TechCrunch's flagship yearly tech conference and a key meeting point for startups and venture capital. It includes the Startup Battlefield competition, where new firms pitch to rooms full of investors. The 2026 event is built around one question for founders: how do you build a company that lasts in the AI era?
🎯 Why It Matters
Events like this show where tech money and talent are heading. Trends launched here, especially in AI, often reach everyday apps and services within a year or two.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens on October 13 at Moscone West in San Francisco and runs through October 15. Organisers expect more than 10,000 founders, investors and tech leaders, over 250 speakers and 200+ sessions across six stages. Speakers include Rivian's RJ Scaringe, Anthropic's Cat de Jong, NVIDIA's Les Karpas and Cerebras's Andrew Feldman, plus actor Mark Wahlberg. More than 300 startups will show their work in the Expo Hall.
Disrupt is TechCrunch's flagship yearly tech conference and a key meeting point for startups and venture capital. It includes the Startup Battlefield competition, where new firms pitch to rooms full of investors. The 2026 event is built around one question for founders: how do you build a company that lasts in the AI era?
Events like this show where tech money and talent are heading. Trends launched here, especially in AI, often reach everyday apps and services within a year or two.