Last Chance: Save Up to $500 on Your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Pass

Attending TechCrunch Disrupt isn't about watching from the sidelines — it's about gaining real leverage. Whether 2026 is your year to build, fundraise, hire, or scale, this is where momentum compounds.

With just three days remaining before steep discounts expire on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT, you can still save up to $500 on your pass and lock in your place at the center of the tech ecosystem. Register here to save.

What you gain at TechCrunch Disrupt

From October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, more than 10,000 founders, operators, and VCs will converge for three days of high-signal conversations and serious deal-making. Disrupt isn't a content summit — it's a platform for access.

Your pass gets you:

• Tactical insights from operators actively building in today's market
• Direct conversations with investors who are actively writing checks
• Early exposure to emerging startups before they reach mainstream attention
• Curated networking structured to produce real, measurable outcomes

Last year, more than 20,000 curated meetings took place across the event. In 2026, upgraded networking tools promise to make those connections even more targeted. At Disrupt, a single conversation can shift the trajectory of your company — and that's precisely the point.

Learn from the builders and VCs who shaped the ecosystem

Disrupt has long served as a stage for the founders and investors who define technology eras — candid, tactical, and often unfiltered. Previous speakers have included leaders from category-defining startups and top-tier venture firms:

• Chris Barman, CEO, Slate Auto
• Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors
• Roelof Botha, Managing Partner, Sequoia Capital
• Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO, Waymo
• Matt Mullenweg, co-founder, WordPress, and CEO, Automattic
• Vinod Khosla, founder, Khosla Ventures

In 2025, Disrupt featured more than 200 onstage conversations with 250+ leaders across AI, venture capital, hardware, growth strategy, and beyond. Expect that same caliber of insight in 2026. Watch the event page as the full agenda takes shape.

Where startups step into the pitch spotlight

Startup Battlefield returns in 2026, with 200 pre-Series A companies competing for $100,000 in equity-free funding, global media visibility, and direct access to leading investors. Alumni of the competition include Discord, Cloudflare, and Trello.

If you want to identify the next breakout companies before the rest of the market does — and hear directly from top VCs on what it actually takes to scale — the Disrupt stage is where that conversation happens.

Is your startup ready for its moment? Whether you're looking for TechCrunch editorial coverage, unfiltered feedback from leading venture capitalists, or a shot at competing alongside the most promising new companies in tech, apply now. Know a team that belongs on that stage? Nominate them.

Discover the next breakout innovation in the tech ecosystem

More than 300 startup exhibitors will fill the venue — with the Expo Hall serving as the gravitational center where deal flow and discovery converge. This isn't passive trend-watching. It's a front-row seat to the companies shaping industries before the rest of the world catches on.

"Disrupt Week" extends the opportunities to connect

The programming runs well beyond the main stage. From October 11 to 17, TechCrunch Disrupt Side Events span the Bay Area — breakfasts, cocktail hours, founder meetups, and curated panels that stretch the conference's networking potential across an entire week. The main event draws the crowd; the surrounding ecosystem is where many of the most valuable conversations happen.

Final 3 days to secure these limited-time rates

The window is closing. Discounts of up to $500 expire on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. For anyone who wants to be in the rooms where capital moves, companies scale, and bold ideas become actual industries, this is the deadline that matters. Register here before these rates are gone.