The biggest stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is where the people building the future come together to discuss what’s next in the tech ecosystem.
For three days from October 13th to 15th at Moscone West in San Francisco, the Disrupt Stage will bring together the innovative founders, CEOs, and investors shaping everything from AI and robotics to transportation, social media, biotech, and venture capital, as well as the next generation of founders competing live in the Startup Battlefield 200.
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Check out the full Disrupt Stage lineup
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe reveals what it takes to build the seemingly impossible. It’s about turning an ambitious idea into a company that can design, manufacture, and scale complex physical products.
Andrew Feldman, CEO of Cerebras, addresses one of the biggest questions hanging over the AI boom: “Can AI continue to scale?” As models demand ever more computing, energy, and capital, Feldman explores where the current trajectory is headed and what could break it.
Science Corporation founder Max Hodak looks beyond screens to a future where technology increasingly interacts directly with the human body. We’ll also be joined by Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley for a candid conversation about AI, surveillance, and the future of public safety.
And in a rare appearance, all five Benchmark partners (Jack Altman, Peter Fenton, Chetan Puttagunta, Everett Randle, and Eric Vishlier) will be on stage together to share what’s next for one of Silicon Valley’s hottest venture firms.
Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, co-founders of Ricursive Intelligence, usher in an even more fundamental possibility: AI systems that can design working hardware, potentially disrupting the traditional divide between software and silicon.
On Thursday, Amazon’s Panos Panay asked what’s next for smartphones. And he will bring some new technology. Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider and COO Rose Wang explore whether social media can start over, and Replit CEO Amjad Maead looks at what happens to software and the people who build it when AI makes it possible for almost anyone to create software.
Finally, Hollywood star, entrepreneur, and investor Mark Wahlberg joins Kiebec’s Bruce K. Lee on the Disrupt Stage to reveal how one of the world’s most famous celebrities is turning decades of influence, relationships, and business building into his next move: becoming a full-fledged investor.
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And then there’s Startup Battlefield
Through Disrupt, founders will compete live in space and physical AI, energy and manufacturing, health tech and life sciences, and enterprise and security, facing questions from the world’s biggest investors as they battle for a spot in the Startup Battlefield finals.
Before this year’s finalists take to the stage, Nabiha Saklayen, co-founder and CEO of Cellino, winner of the 2021 Startup Battlefield, will once again unveil new products and ask provocative questions. “Can you bank your biology?”
Three more Battlefield alumni (Molecule.one’s Piotr Byrski, Nephrogen’s Demetri Maxim, and Glid’s Kevin Damoa) then returned to speak candidly about what happened after the pitch. Bets that worked, plans that changed, and things this year’s finalists wish they’d known when they were standing where they are.
Finally, the 2026 finalists will win the Disrupt stage and one company will emerge as the next Startup Battlefield winner, taking home $100,000 in equity-free funding and the coveted Disrupt Cup.
Get your pass to hear directly from today’s technology leaders at Disrupt
Disrupt Stage is about more than just hearing from the people who built today’s defining companies. Here you can meet and hear from the technology leaders who are developing your next product.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings together more than 10,000 founders, venture capitalists, operators, and technology enthusiasts from around the world to gain valuable insights, make impactful connections, and get a first look at the next generation of breakthroughs shaping the technology industry. Explore more than 200 sessions with more than 250 technology leaders across six stages of the industry, plus roundtables and breakout sessions. More than 300 startups will be exhibiting and you can get hands-on experience with their latest products. This is where big ideas take shape and deals begin.
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