Three days. That’s all that’s left to decide, not only if you’ll be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, but who you’ll be appearing with on October 13-15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West — and how much credibility you gain from the opportunity.
Right now, you can buy a pass and get 50% off a second ticket of the same type. This offer ends May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, the prices go up — and so do the cost of showing up without the coverage, visibility and presence that really make the experience count.
Because at a certain point, what determines how fast a company will move is whether it will be seen, understood and taken seriously by the people who can influence what happens next.
You only have three days to act. Who will you bring to Disrupt? Select your ticket type and lock in your savings by 50%.
Gain visibility into every interactive session
Most founders don’t struggle to attract attention. There are more channels than ever to get in front of people and more ways to create surface-level visibility. What is more difficult and much more important is to gain credibility.
Investors don’t just respond to exposure. meet the trust. Partners are not bound based on awareness. they engage based on trust. Even first-time customers make decisions about what feels established, what feels validated, and what feels worth their time.
In six stages of industryDisrupt is designed to show how companies gain trust at every stage of development — by placing founders, investors and operators in environments where credibility is built in real time in these hands-on, hands-on sessions.
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San Francisco, California
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13-15 October 2026
Builders Stage
Builders and operators analyze how companies really scale. Learning from founders who have done it and applying these frameworks helps you speak with more authority when discussing growth, fundraising and execution.
AI stage
Explore how leading companies are putting AI into practice. Hearing directly from builders and investors working on the frontier helps founders solidify their approach to what’s proven — not just what’s promised, building credibility with both technical and business audiences.
AI in the real world
Beyond software, AI is reshaping the physical world. Hear from founders and operators building reliable, scalable systems in robotics, biotech and cutting-edge environments where real-world constraints define success.
Smart money
Money is rebuilt in real time. Explore how founders are shaping the future of finance through stablecoins, payments and fintech infrastructure — cutting through the hype to reveal what really works in a digital economy.
Smart systems
Software is transforming energy, climate and industrial systems. Explore how founders are rebuilding infrastructure — from powering data centers to network bottlenecks — while building smarter, scalable systems for a more resilient future.
Disrupt Stage
The main stage where leading founders, investors and operators define what matters next. Participating in these conversations and reporting on them places you in the larger narrative of where the market is headed.
Bringing a partner, co-founder, or colleague means you’re not just participating, you’re also building that credibility into more conversations, more contexts, and more interactions.
For the next three days, you can buy one pass and get a second one for 50% off..
Because bringing someone enhances your impact
From October 13-15 in San Francisco, Disrupt brings together 10,000+ founders, investors and operators in a focused environment built for evaluation and discovery.
Across 250+ sessions, roundtables and discussions — and with 300+ startups presenting — companies don’t just appear once. They are seen repeatedly, in front of the same investors, partners and media.
It is this repetition that turns visibility into credibility. A quick introduction becomes recognition. Recognition becomes familiarity and familiarity builds trust.
Here is where the buy one get 50% off. becomes a real advantage. When you bring in a co-founder, operator, or partner, you multiply those moments. You don’t rely on a single interaction — you reinforce your presence throughout the event.
For the next three days, you have the chance to do it together at a lower cost. The BOGO 50% offer ends May 8th at 11:59 pm PT.
If you’re already planning to be there, the decision now isn’t whether to attend — but whether to show up in a way that gets things moving. Register here before time runs out.
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