It’s time for day two of TechCrunch disabled 2025meaning San Francisco’s Moscone West area will be packed with another marathon of speakers, workshops, networking opportunities, and after-parties for attendees. Keep in mind that you can still register for tickets to join in the excitement, and since we’ve already been a day, You can get a ticket for 50% discount Standard boarding price here.
Renew yourself on our website Speaker lineup hereor Dive deeper On each of our stages, events, networking opportunities and more by following the essential links below.
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October 27-29, 2025
Expo Hall
From 8am to 5pm our exhibition hall remains a hub for startups looking to be seen and seen, with over 300 companies participating in what could be their next big opportunity – or your next big investment opportunity. Get a full summary of our featured startups here.
Women disrupting the iftar party
We’re continuing the tradition of providing a morning opportunity for anyone who identifies as female to meet, learn from, and network with colleagues across Disrupt’s wide range of technology startups. Breakfast starts from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Deal Flow Café and operates on a first-come, first-served basis.
networks
But if you don’t qualify for breakfast, there are plenty of other networking opportunities available through coordinated meetings on Braindate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Explore or create one-on-one or small group sessions to delve deeper into a wide range of topics. The Networking Lounge is the meeting point for all these sessions and is always crowded.
If you’re an investor or founder, head to the Deal Flow Cafe. This exclusive area is designed for investors and founders to talk deals over coffee.
Or you could randomly bump into the right connection on your way to a session, or meet enthusiastic startups in the Expo Hall, the heart of Disrupt, almost anywhere else in the venue.
Sessions
Industry-focused stages, interactive roundtables, and Q&A breakout sessions – These sessions Designed to spark inspiration and insights.
Deactivation stage
No filters: Vinod Khosla talks about the future of technology – Vinod Khosla (Founder, Khosla Ventures)
Startup Battleground – Session 3 The judging panel includes John Chu (Partner, Khosla Ventures), Madison Faulkner (Partner, NEA), Elia Kernos (Co-Founder and CTO, SignalFire), Melonie Madan Pressler (Partner, Corporate Venture Partners), and Rinki Sethi (Co-Founder, Lockstep).
What’s next for Netflix and streaming itself? -Elizabeth Stone (CTO, Netflix)
From the Mirror to What’s Next – Brian Putnam returns to disruption – Brian Putnam (Founder, MIRROR, and CEO of the Board of Directors)
Slate Electric Motor Truck — Watch it here first: Chris Barman (Slate Auto CEO)
Startup Battlefield – Session 4 – Leslie Feinzig (Founder and Managing Director of Graham & Walker VC), Sarah Ittelson (Partner at Accel), and Doug Pepper (General Partner at ICONIQ)
Storming the Gates: Extending Consumer AI – Phoebe Gates (Co-Founder, Phia), Sofia Kiani (Co-Founder, Phia)
Artificial intelligence stage
Betting on the next wave: What venture capitalists want in AI startups -Steve Jang (Founder and Managing Partner of Kindred Ventures), Aileen Li (Founder and Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures), and John McNeil (CEO and Co-Founder of DVx Ventures)
Creative machines and where artificial intelligence meets imagination – Pratik Dixit (Co-Founder, Pocket Entertainment), Sooyoung Lee (Co-Founder and Head of GTM, TwelveLabs), Nikola Todorovic (Co-Founder, Wonder Dynamics, an Autodesk Company)
AI meets the future of work with Mercer’s Brendan Foody – Brendan Foody (CEO, Mercer)
The post-training revolution: How reinforcement learning is scaling up artificial intelligence – Eric Anderson (Partner, Scale Venture Partners), Kyle Corbett (OpenPipe Team Lead, CoreWeave)
Why is the next frontier research? – Edo Liberty (Founder and Chief Scientist, Pinecone)
From web pages to independent agents – A conversation about connecting today’s web to tomorrow’s data layer: O Lenschner (CEO, Bright Data)
Intelligence in motion and the future of physical AI – Jeff Cardenas (Co-Founder and CEO of Apptronik), Raquel Urtason (Founder and CEO of Waabi)
Can you use Vibe Code Enterprise? – Arun Gupta (Vice President of Developer Experience at JetBrains), Mark Pollack (OSS Contributor, Spring OSS Contributor)
Artificial sounds and real effect – Matty Staniszewski (co-founder, ElevenLabs)
Artificial Intelligence at Scale: Lessons from the Front Lines – Sanjay Dhawan (CEO, SymphonyAI), Tamara Pattison (Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, Save Mart Companies)
Building intelligence for modern defense – Ethan Thornton (CEO and Founder, Mach Industries)
Leadership intelligence – Alex Kendall (CEO, Wayve)
Construction phase
How to fit into the nail products market – Rajat Bagheria (Founder and CEO of Chef Robotics), Anne Burdetsky (Partner at NEA), and Murali Joshi (Partner at ICONIQ)
Designing products for the age of artificial intelligence – Andrew Reed (General Partner, Sequoia Capital), Yuhki Yamashita (Chief Product Officer, Figma), Zach Lloyd (CEO and Founder, Warp)
How to pitch when you’re just starting out – Wesley Chan (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, FPV Ventures), Charles Hudson (Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures)
Do startups still need Silicon Valley? – Anh-Thu Chung (CEO and Co-Founder, Lago), David Hall (Managing Partner, Revolution/Rise of the Rest), and Tony Nazario-Kranz (Operating Partner, SignalFire)
Build what’s next with the minds behind Twitter and Meta – Adam Payne (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 01 Advisors), Dick Costolo (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 01 Advisors), David Fisher (General Partner, 01 Advisors)
Where are venture capital firms placing their bets in 2026? – Nina Ashajian (Partner, Index Ventures), Jerry Chen (General Partner, Greylock), Peter Ding (General Partner, Felicis)
Penetration stage
Agent AI for Startups: Automating, Adapting, and Accelerating Growth – Anjali Mann (Technical Program Manager, Microsoft), Anmol Rastogi (Head of Product Management, AI & ML – Amazon Business, Amazon)
Leading for Impact: Engineering at the Speed of AI – Andrew Berman (CEO, Runlayer), Dima Golgakov (Co-Founder, Fireworks AI), Suraj Patel (VP of Projects and Corporate Development, MongoDB), and Eno Reyes (CTO, Factory)
Rewriting healthcare workflows with AI – Zubair Ahsan (Co-Founder and CEO, Max AI), Varun Krishnamurthy (Co-Founder and CEO, Assured Health), and Kani Makhubela (Managing Partner, Kindred Ventures)
Inside the Family Office Guide: How Rich People Invest in Startups and Venture Funds – Marianne Baker (Managing Partner, Founders Bay), Brett Horton (Chief Investment Officer, Paris-Roubaix Group), Daniel Idzkowski (CIO, IDIT Family Office)
CVC: What’s different? What is their superpower? – Nicolas Sauvage (President, TDK Ventures)
Startups, stories and the struggle for attention – Jenna Birch (Founder, SISU), Allie Cefalo (Partner, Marketing, Kleiner Perkins), Chantelle Darby (Founder, Darby PR)
Embracing AI for a better digital future -Meghna Dhar (Technology Advisor and Investor) and Matt Madrigal (CTO at Pinterest)
Round tables
All of these 30-minute sessions It is for small groups to work on solving real-world problems.
The future of banking and fintech: The wave of artificial intelligence – Nnamdi Okeke (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 645 Ventures)
Scaling search and artificial intelligence to millions: Lessons from Reddit research – Rachel Miller (Product Manager, Reddit)
Tim Cook has more followers than Apple – why should the founders be in front of the camera? – Hania Sejari (CEO of EllieMD) and Optin Saeedi (Founder and Creator of UP10 Media)
From Codes to Turbines: The New Economy of Artificial Intelligence – Caleb Appleton (Partner, Bison Ventures)
Prototype, fine-tune, and scale GenAI applications using open models – Aishwarya Srinivasan (Head, AI Developer Relations, Fireworks AI)
The invisible AI revolution – Brad Cordova (Founder and CEO of Super.AI) and Benjamin Kwon (CEO of Super.AI)
From symbols to turbines The New Economy of AI: Caleb Appleton (Partner, Bison Ventures)
How smart brands win with creator-driven videos – Peter Suleiman (Creative Director, UP10 Media), Obten Saidi (Founder and Creator, UP10 Media)
How to Train Your Model: Tame AI Agents Without Breaking Them [Encore] – Kayla Guru (Model Head of Cyber Safety, Anthropy)
The winning formula: Transform your business into a trusted, scalable community to drive growth – Tasneem Amina (Co-Founder and CEO of Kindred), Justin Palevsky (Co-Founder and CEO of Kindred)
From seed to enterprise: selling AI agents that scale – Alison Baum Gates (General Partner, SemperVirens Venture Capital)
Powering the home of the future: energy independence starts here – Jenny Zhang (President, North America Residential & Energy Business, EcoFlow)
Prototype, fine-tune, and scale GenAI applications using open models [encore] – Aishwarya Srinivasan (Head, AI Developer Relations, Fireworks AI)
The winning formula: Transform your business into a trusted, scalable community to drive growth [encore] – Justin Palevsky (Co-Founder, Kindred), Tasnim Amina (Co-Founder, Kindred)
StrictlyVC
This LP session appears for the second time on Disrupt, and is only for Holders of investor passports.
Global high technology at the crossroads: emerging trends, technologies and the role of deep technology – Dror Ben (CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority)
The LP lens: Liquidity, choice, and the future of projects – Lara Banks (Managing Director and Head of Private Equity, Makena Capital), Kelly Fontaine (Partner, Cendana Capital), Adam Grosher (Director, J. Paul Getty Trust), Matt Hodan (Partner, Lexington Partners), Michael Kim (Founder and Partner, Cendana Capital)
GP views on LP relationships – Kevin Hartz (General Partner, A*)
Pitch display stage
Watch live on stage demos from some of the exhibiting startups from around the world in the exhibition hall.
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Startup Battlefield 200 Consumer Pitches
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Pavilion Presentation Session – Catalonia
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Pavilion Presentation Session – Poland
1:30pm – 3:30pm: Startup Battlefield 200 Enterprise Pitches
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM: Pavilion Presentation Session – Silk Road
Disable side events for 2025
Hosted by the company Side events It’s happening all over San Francisco this week, expanding the energy of the disruption far beyond just west of Moscow. Here’s what’s happening tonight – panels, parties, and meetups designed to connect founders, investors, and innovators in every corner of technology. Be sure to respond to where you stand on any of these matters.
You can still join Disrupt
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