Founders, investors and product leaders gain concrete next steps when TechCrunch Disrupt convenes October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. With two days left to secure early savings, passes are discounted through September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and a second ticket of the same type is available at 50% off.
The event’s fourth reason to attend is practicality: programming built to turn big questions into decisions attendees can act on immediately. Across three days the agenda aims to move conversations beyond theory, tackling problems such as how to build defensibility when an AI platform enters your category, what it really takes to land a first institutional check, how startups should compete for AI talent, how to price AI products sustainably, and when M&A should become part of a scale strategy.
The Builders Stage focuses on the operational realities of fundraising, hiring, product-market fit, product strategy and growth. Smaller roundtables create interactive spaces to dig into the trade-offs behind public headlines, while breakouts let attendees pose direct questions to panels of leaders. Organisers say the wider schedule addresses AI agents, enterprise adoption, fintech, infrastructure, robotics, energy, security and the changing economics of building technology companies.
More than 250 leaders from across the ecosystem will appear, including founders, venture capitalists and operators from Anthropic, OpenAI, Rivian, Cerebras and Replit, alongside featured guest Mark Wahlberg. The conference includes over 200 sessions spread across six stages, roundtables and breakouts, designed so attendees can prioritise the conversations that answer the questions they face right now.
The practical aim is clear: leave with a sharper view of options and a set of actions to test when you return to work. If you are raising capital, you can hear investors explain what advances a company from a first meeting toward a term sheet. If you build product, you can compare approaches to differentiation, AI economics, hiring and distribution. If you invest, you can watch operators adapt in real time and spot emerging problems and markets.
Ticket savings end September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Groups of four or more can save up to 30%. With two days left, the call to action is simple: bring your biggest questions and prioritise sessions that turn notes into next moves.
