It’s time for day two TechCrunch Disrupt 2025which means San Francisco’s Moscone West will be packed with another marathon of speakers, workshops, networking opportunities and parties for attendees. Note that you can still sign up for tickets to join in the excitement, and since we’re already a day away, you can get a ticket for 50% off the regular sale price.
Catch up on our speaker lineup here or dive deeper into each stage, event, networking opportunity and more by following the anchor links below.
Most importantly, have fun out there and if you want to join the conversation around Disrupt, post your experiences, photos and suggestions on all social platforms and use #TechCrunchDisrupt2025. We’ll be posting some of our own on-the-spot coverage LinkedIn, Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebookand TikTok.
Know all the important Disrupt activations:
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27-29 October 2025
Hall report
Our Expo Hall from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. remains a hub for startups who want to see and be seen, with more than 300+ participating in what could be their next big break — or your next big investment opportunity. See here for a full rundown of the startups we feature.
Women who disrupt the breakfast reception
We’re continuing our tradition of a morning opportunity for anyone who identifies as a woman to meet, learn from, and network with peers across the broad spectrum of tech startups at Disrupt. Breakfast is served from 08:00 to 10:00 in the Deal Flow Cafe on a first-come, first-served basis.
Networking
If you don’t qualify for the breakfast, many other networking opportunities are available through braindate curated sessions from 9am. until 5 p.m. Explore or create 1:1 or small group sessions to dive deep into a wide range of topics. The Networking Lounge serves as the meeting point for all these sessions and is always buzzing.
If you are an investor or founder, then go to Deal Flow Cafe. This exclusive area is designed for investors and founders to discuss deals over coffee.
Or you might stumble upon the right connection while heading to a session or meet eager startups in the Expo Hall, the heart of Disrupt, just about anywhere else in the space.
Sessions
Industry-focused stages, interactive roundtables, question-and-answer sessions — these sessions they are meant to spark inspiration and ideas.
Disrupt Stage
No Filters: Vinod Khosla on the Future of Technology: Vinod Khosla (Founder, Khosla Ventures)
The Startup Battlefield — Session 3: Judges include Jon Chu (Partner, Khosla Ventures), Madison Faulkner (Partner, NEA), Ilya Kirnos (Founding Partner and CTO, SignalFire), Miloni Madan Presler (Partner, Institutional Venture Partners), Rinki Sethi (Founding Partner, Lockstep)
What’s Next for Netflix and Streaming Itself: Elizabeth Stone (CTO, Netflix)
From Mirror to What’s Next: Brynn Putnam returns to Disrupt: Brynn Putnam (Founder, MIRROR and CEO)
Slate Auto’s Electric Truck: See it here first: Chris Barman (CEO, Slate Auto)
The Startup Battlefield — Session 4: Leslie Feinzaig (Founder and GP, Graham & Walker VC), Ross Fubini (Founder and Managing Partner, XYZ Venture Capital), Ben Quazzo (Partner, Accel), Doug Pepper (General Partner, ICONIQ), Santi Subotovsky (General Partner, Emergence Capital)
Storming the Gates: Scaling Consumer AI: Phoebe Gates (Co-Founder, Phia), Sophia Kianni (Co-Founder, Phia)
AI stage
Betting on the next wave: What VCs want in AI startups: Steve Jang (Founder and Managing Partner, Kindred Ventures), Aileen Lee (Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures), Jon McNeill (CEO and Co-Founder, DVx Ventures)
Creative machines and where artificial intelligence meets imagination: Prateek Dixit (Co-Founder, Pocket Entertainment), Soyoung Lee (Co-Founder and Head of GTM, TwelveLabs), Nikola Todorovic (Co-Founder, Wonder Dynamics, an Autodesk Company)
AI meets the future of work with Mercor’s Brendan Foody: Brendan Foody (CEO, Mercer)
The post-learning revolution: How Reinforcement Learning is disrupting the Infra AI stack: Eric Anderson (Partner, Scale Venture Partners), Kyle Corbitt (OpenPipe Team Leader, CoreWeave)
Because the next frontier is search: Edo Liberty (Founder and Chief Scientist, Pinecone)
From Websites to Autonomous Agents: A Conversation on Connecting Today’s Web to Tomorrow’s Data Layer: Or Lenchner (CEO, Bright Data)
Intelligence in motion and the future of natural artificial intelligence: Jeff Cardenas (Co-Founder and CEO, Apptronik), Raquel Urtasun (Founder and CEO, Waabi)
Can You Vibe Code Enterprise Software?: Arun Gupta (VP of Developer Experience, JetBrains), Mark Pollack (OSS Contributor, Spring OSS Contributor)
Synthetic voices and real impact: Mati Staniszewski (Co-Founder, ElevenLabs)
AI That Scales: Lessons From the Frontlines: Sanjay Dhawan (CEO, SymphonyAI), Tamara Pattison (SVP, Chief Digital Officer, The Save Mart Companies)
Building Intelligence for Modern Defense: Ethan Thornton (CEO and Founder, Mach Industries)
Driving intelligence: Alex Kendall (CEO, Wayve)
Builders Stage
How to fit into the nail product market: Rajat Bhageria (Founder and CEO, Chef Robotics), Ann Bordetsky (Partner, NEA), Murali Joshi (Partner, ICONIQ)
Designing products for the age of AI: Andrew Reed (General Partner, Sequoia Capital), Yuhki Yamashita (Chief Product Officer, Figma), Zach Lloyd (CEO and Founder, Warp)
How to pitch when you’re in the early stages: Wesley Chan (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, FPV Ventures), Charles Hudson (Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures)
Are Silicon Valley startups still needed?: Anh-Tho Chuong (CEO and Co-Founder, Lago), David Hall (Managing Partner, Revolution/Rise of the Rest), Tawni Nazario-Cranz (Operating Partner, SignalFire)
Building the next with the minds behind Twitter and Meta: Adam Bain (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 01 Advisors), Dick Costolo (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 01 Advisors), David Fischer (General Partner, 01 Advisors)
Where VCs are placing their bets in 2026: Nina Achadjian (Partner, Index Ventures), Jerry Chen (General Partner, Greylock), Peter Deng (General Partner, Felicis)
Unblock stage
Agentic AI for Startups: Automating, Adapting and Accelerating Growth: Anjali Mann (Technical Program Manager, Microsoft), Anmol Rastogi (Head of Product Management, AI and ML, Amazon Business, Amazon)
Leading for Impact: Engineering at the Speed of AI: Andrew Berman (CEO, Runlayer), Dima Dzhulgakov (Co-Founder, Fireworks AI), Suraj Patel (VP Ventures and Corporate Development, MongoDB), 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), Kanyi Maqubela (Managing Partner, Kindred Ventures)
Inside the Family Office Playbook: How the Rich Invest in Startups and Venture Funds: Mariane Bekker (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 Fight for Attention: Jenna Birch (Founder, SISU), Allie Cefalo (Partner, Marketing, Kleiner Perkins), Chantelle Darby (Founder, Darby PR)
Embracing artificial intelligence for a better digital future: Meghana Dhar (Technology Consultant and Investor), Matt Madrigal (Chief Technology Officer, Pinterest)
Round tables
Each of them 30 minute sessions is for small groups to solve real-world problems.
The Future of Banking and Fintech: The AI Wave: Nnamdi Okike (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 645 Ventures)
Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Lessons from Reddit Search: Rachel Miller (Product Manager, Reddit)
Tim Cook Has More Fans Than Apple — Why Founders Should Be On Camera: Hanieh Sigari (CEO, EllieMD), Uptin Saiidi (Founder and Creator, UP10 Media)
From Tokens to Turbines: The New Economics of AI: Caleb Appleton (Partner, Bison Ventures)
Prototype, tune and scale GenAI applications with open models: Aishwarya Srinivasan (Head of AI Developer Relations, Fireworks AI)
The revolution of invisible artificial intelligence: Brad Cordova (Founder and CPTO, Super.AI), Benjamin Kwon (CEO, Super.AI)
How smart brands win with creator-driven video: Peter Sleiman (Creative Director, UP10 Media), Uptin Saiidi (Founder and Creator, UP10 Media)
How to train your model: Tame AI agents without breaking them [Encore]: Kyla Guru (Head of Model Cyber Safety, Anthropic)
The winning formula: Transforming your business into a trusted, scalable community to drive growth: Tasneem Amina (Co-Founder and President, Kindred), Justine Palefsky (Co-Founder and CEO, Kindred)
From Inception to Enterprise: Selling AI Agents that Scale: Allison Baum Gates (General Partner, SemperVirens Venture Capital)
Powering the Future Home: Energy independence starts here: Jenny Zhang (President of North America Residential, Energy Business, EcoFlow)
StrictlyVC
Making his second appearance at Disrupt, this LP session is just for Investor Pass holders.
Global High Tech at a Crossroads: Trends, Emerging Technologies and the Role of Deep Tech: Dror Bin (CEO, Israel Innovation Authority)
The LP Lens: Liquidity, Selection, and the Future of Venture: Lara Banks (CEO and Head of Private Equity, Makena Capital), Kelli Fontaine (Partner, Cendana Capital), Adam Grosher (Principal, The J. Paul Getty Trust), Matt Hodan (Partner, Lexington Partners), Michael Kim (Founder and Partner, Cendana Capital)
GP Perspectives on LP Relationships: Kevin Hartz (General Partner, A*)
Pitch Showcase Stage
Watch live pitches on stage from some of the exhibiting startups from around the world in the Expo Hall.
9:30 am – 11:30 am: Startup Battlefield 200 Consumer Pitches
11:30 am – 12:00 p.m.: Pavilion Pitch Session — Catalonia
13:00 – 13:30: Pitch Session Booth — Poland
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Startup Battlefield 200 Enterprise Pitches
3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.: Pavilion Pitch Session — SilkRoad
Disrupt 2025 Side Events
Hosted by the company Side events are happening all over San Francisco this week, extending the Disrupt energy far beyond Moscone West. See what’s happening tonight — panels, parties and meetups designed to connect founders, investors and innovators in every corner of tech. Be sure to answer your post in any of them.
You can still sign up for Disrupt
Just two days left to join thousands of founders, investors, operators and visionaries at Moscone West in San Francisco. Get your pass with a 50% discount. and be a part of the tech event of the year.
