Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch disabled 2025 At Moscone West in San Francisco! The excitement here is still in full swing, and there’s no slowing down.
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Today’s agenda includes some of the most anticipated theatrical sessions, highlighting the insights of pioneers such as Rohit Patel, Director of Meta Superintelligence Labs; Kirsten Green, co-founder of Forerunner; and Tristan Thompson, NBA champion and fintech entrepreneur – among others. Excitement is building throughout the day as we await the long-awaited announcement of Startup Battlefield 200 winner. Be sure to explore groundbreaking innovations on the exhibition floor, gain invaluable knowledge from industry leaders in hands-on training sessions, and make meaningful connections that can shape your next big move.
Important reminders for today in Disrupt
Register and collect your scannable badge at the registration desk anytime from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Breakfast chat for investors: Innovation in the next decade – upcoming growth drivers and financing models. Location: Deal Flow Cafe (investor passport holders only)
Get ready for an action-packed day — here’s what Day 3 of Disrupt 2025 has in store for you.
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October 27-29, 2025
Today’s sessions
We’re wrapping up Disrupt 2025 with a strong lineup of industry leaders taking to the stage. Visit the full agenda for timing and session information.
Artificial intelligence stage
From ads to movies: creating with code: Alejandro Matamala Ortiz (Co-Founder and Head of Design at Runway)
The million-dollar AI trust bet: Can we really trust an AI agent to manage influencer marketing?: Francis Yang (Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Head AI)
How Google is building Agentic Cloud: Will Grannis (CTO, Google Cloud)
Artificial Intelligence in the Dust: Building Trustworthy Models of the Physical World: Fahad Khan (Senior Manager, Product Management, Platform, Blue River Technology, [John Deere]) and Jeff Mills (President and Chief Revenue Officer, iMerit Technology)
AI stack formation with face-hugging: Thomas Wolff (co-founder and chief scientific officer of Hugging Face)
Love, Lies, and Algorithms: The Truth About Artificial Intelligence in Matters of the Heart: Dr. Amanda Geiselman (research scientist at the Kinsey Institute), Mark Cantor (Chief Product Officer at Tinder), and Eugenia Koeda (founder of Replika)
Smarter Streets: How AI is driving the future of transportation: Dave Ferguson (Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nuro) and Sachin Kansal (Chief Product Officer at Uber Technologies)
Artificial intelligence and national security in a high-stakes innovation race: Justin Fanelli (Chief Technology Officer, US Navy Department), Kathleen Fisher (Director, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Initiative, RAND Corporation), and Chris Morales (Partner, Point72 Ventures)
AI that speaks again: AI personality in the spotlight: Karandeep Anand (CEO, Character.AI)
Construction phase
Seed money secrets every founder should know: Gabe Kazoo (Partner, Harlem Capital), Marlon Nichols (Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, MaC Venture Capital), Maria Palma (General Partner, Freestyle Capital)
Rethinking startup capital without venture capital: Eric Alipst (CEO, Chess.com), Louie Shibata (Founder & Partner – Next Gen, KALDOS Capital), and Gail Wilkinson (Managing Partner, VITALIZE Venture Capital)
Global recruitment is not scary! Payment should not be in cryptocurrency either: Françoise Brugger (CEO, Pebl)
With Vibe Coding, do early stage startups still need to hire 10 engineers?: David Cramer (Co-Founder and CPO at Sentry), Zach Lloyd (CEO and Founder of Warp), and Lori Moore (Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners)
Now prepare for the next stage lift: Leila Preston (Head of Growth Equities, Generation Investment Management), Andrea Tomaz (CEO and Co-Founder, Diligent Robotic), Zeya Yang (Partner, IVP)
Pros and cons of hiring AI agents as early employees: Gaspard Carmichael Jacques (Co-Founder and CEO of Artisan), Sarah Franklin (CEO of Lattice), and Caleb Beaver (Co-Founder and CEO of Firecrawl)
Create communities and businesses that last: Tade Oyirinde (Founder and Advisor, Campus) and Teddy Solomon (Co-Founder and CEO, Fizz)
Deactivation stage
Rebuilding the city that builds startups: Danielle Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco, City and County of San Francisco)
A conversation with an exceptional investor: Elad Gil (Gil & Co.)
Survive, scale, and reinvent: Lessons from the Cloud OG: Aaron Levy (Co-Founder and CEO of Box)
Startup Battlefield Alumni Update: Dr. Kapila Kirst (CEO and Founder of gCKo Materials)
Final Emerging Battlefield: Kirsten Green (Founder, Forerunner), Kevin Hartz (General Partner, A*), Eileen Lee (Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures), Kevin Rose (Founder, Digg)
The next chapter of Crypto with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko: Anatoly Yakovenko (Co-Founder, Solana, CEO, Solana Labs)
From Digg to Deals – Kevin Rose on renovation and investing: Kevin Rose (Founder of Digg)
Cluely’s Roy Lee: Building, breaking, and betting big: Roy Lee (Co-Founder and CEO of Cluely)
From Courtside to Tristan Thompson’s Code on AI, sports and startups: Tristan Thompson (NBA champion and fintech entrepreneur)
Announcing the winner of the Startup Battlefield 200 competition
Round table sessions
Participate in these 30-minute collaborative sessions. Note that Expo+ Passes do not grant access to these roundtables.
AI Evaluation 101: Addressing the challenges facing real-world AI applications: Rohit Patel (Director, Meta Superintelligence Labs, Meta)
Consumer AI and Gen Z Tech: Piyush Shah (Co-Founder, InMobi)
Expanding research and AI to millions: Lessons from Reddit research [encore]: Rachel Miller (Product Manager, Reddit)
Relentless Progress: Building Products That Never Stop: Bappi Menon (Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Outshift by Cisco)
Raising a seed round in San Francisco as an outsider: Alice Bentinck (CEO and Co-Founder, Entrepreneurs First)
Beyond the Model: Building the Intelligence Infrastructure: Ben Braverman (co-founder and managing partner of Saga Ventures)
Artificial Intelligence Evaluation 101: Addressing challenges facing real-world AI applications [encore]: Rohit Patel (Director, Meta Superintelligence Labs, Meta)
Expo Hall
A bustling exhibition hall will do just that Hosting more than 300 startups From all stages, industries and regions around the world. Interact with them and discover the groundbreaking innovations they are happy to showcase. Opens at 8:00 am
Penetration stage
These 50-minute, first-come, first-served sessions aim to provide insights and answer your burning questions. It is located right next to the exhibition hall and is accessible by all types of tickets.
To have our voice heard in the age of artificial intelligence: Qianwen Chen (CEO, EchoHer), Fei Kalil (CEO, Product & Design, Headspace), and Chenxi Wang (General Partner, Rain Capital)
Powering AI: The race to scale gigawatts of new power: Mike Schroepfer (Founder and Partner, Gigascale Capital) and Garth Sheldon Coulson (Co-Founder and CEO, Panthalassa)
Artificial Intelligence and Agents: Shaping How We Build, Live, and Communicate: Thomas Foley (Revenue Leader, Composio), Patrick Murphy (CEO and Co-Founder, Maket), Jeremiah Owyang (General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures), and Alex van der Vorm (Founder and CEO, Clyx).
Discovery to disruption: turning research into venture-backable companies: Pratik Nimbakar (CEO, Plaid Semiconductors), Jared Au (Co-Founder and CEO, SirenOpt Inc.), Chon Tang (Managing Partner, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund), and Asad Termizi (CEO, T-robotics).
SOSV: Where deep tech is headed (it’s not just AI): Sierra Brooks (Chief Scientist and Analyst, SOSV), Bo Bronson (General Partner, SOSV, and Managing Director, IndieBio SF), Westley Dang (Director, SOSV), Philip Sander (Investment Analyst, SOSV)
Pitch display stage
Watch exhibitors’ quick presentations on the Pitch Showcase, located in the exhibition hall.
9:30 am – 12:00 PM: Startup Battlefield 200 Health Pitches
1:00 pm – 3:00 PM: Startup Battlefield Policy 200 + Protection Offers
Networks like no other: Where conversations spark innovation
In addition to casually mingling with your fellow Disrupt attendees, level up your networking experience via Braindate. You can create or explore topics on the app to have deeper conversations and make the right connections to help you achieve your goals. You can meet in person in the Networking Lounge powered by Braindate for one-on-one or small group discussions anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Side events
More than 80 side events hosted by the company are scheduled to take place across San Francisco this week, adding to the excitement of Disrupt. Here’s what’s happening today. To RSVP and for more details, head to Side events page.
Final Call to Magic TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — Don’t miss the finale
Today is the last day of the conference. Right now, startups are pitching breakthrough ideas, connections are making their way across the expo floor, and industry giants are projecting game-changing visions onto the stage. We really don’t want you to have to wait another 365 days for next year’s conference. Don’t miss the energy, innovation and opportunity. Register here To get 50% off your ticket and head to Moscone West to get your ticket.
