The Disrupt Stage will feature conversations with what TechCrunch calls "game-changing founders, CEOs, and investors," alongside the Startup Battlefield 200, its live competition for 200 selected early-stage companies. Organizers expect more than 10,000 founders, investors and operators to attend the three-day event.
TechCrunch is promoting the conference around two themes: discovery and perspective. Discovery refers to the chance to spot breakout startups early, see technologies move from experiment to product, and observe where investors are placing their bets across the 200 exhibiting Battlefield companies. Perspective points to the broader industry shifts on display, including AI changing how products are built, venture firms reassessing where they invest, robotics and physical AI moving into real-world environments, growing infrastructure demands, emerging financial models, and founders building companies with smaller teams.
Ticket prices increase on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Passes bought before then save up to $200, and a second pass of the same type is 50% off, with bundle pricing also available.