TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here! If you’re still not ready to attend in person, dive into the extensive schedule of speakers, networking opportunities, workshops, parties and more available here. There’s still time to get a last minute ticket and we’re giving away 50% off with just one day left!
If you can’t attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our Disrupt Stage live stream, featuring some of our most prominent speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 competition. We’re streaming on YouTube, so you can watch the embed below or just follow this link to watch live. Today, we start work at 10 am. PT and we end the Disrupt Stage at approximately 4:15 p.m. PT.
10am: Rebuilding the city that builds startups
San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, shares his vision for revitalizing the city’s startup ecosystem. From housing and public safety to innovation policy and global competitiveness, he explains why San Francisco remains the ultimate launch pad for both early-stage and late-stage founders.
10:30am: A chat with investor extraordinaire Elad Gil
Before most people had tried ChatGPT, Elad Gil was already writing checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. This in addition to checks, for example, on Airbnb, Airtable, Anduril, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, Pinterest, Rippling, Square, Stripe… you get the idea.
10:55 am: Survive, Scale, Reinvent: Lessons from a Cloud OG
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Aaron Levie built Box before the cloud was cool, and the company is still thriving, while competitors come and go. Known for his sharp shots and startup instincts, Levie joins us in revealing how to keep innovating inside a public company, the possibilities that artificial intelligence and agents bring to enterprise software, and why reinvention is the name of the game in tech right now. Expect real talk and a playbook for building companies that last in the AI world.
10:55 am: Startup Battlefield Alumni Update
Battlefield startups from the past return to the stage to tell us what they’ve been up to since competing for the Battlefield Cup. This year, we will hear from geCKo Materials 2024.
11:25 am: The Startup Battlefield Final
The grand finale of TechCrunch’s flagship startup competition. Watch the final 5 teams from around the world, the expert judges on the pitches and claim the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000.
2:15pm: The Next Chapter of Crypto with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana’s co-founder takes the stage to share where crypto goes from here, from the memecoin frenzy to real funding, and why he’s betting big. It will delve into Solana’s breakout year, the challenges of scaling a blockchain for mainstream use, and how developers can seize the moment as cryptocurrencies move closer to mass adoption.
2:40 pm: From Digg to Deals: Kevin Rose on Reinvention and Investing
Kevin Rose last spoke at Disrupt in 2012, when Digg was in the midst of one of the most talked-about spots in tech. More than a decade later, he returns to Disrupt to talk about relaunching Digg with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and to share what that experience taught him about product and community. Beyond Digg, Rose has become one of Silicon Valley’s most active early-stage investors, backing consumer tech and crypto startups. In this fireside chat, he’ll reveal how he evaluates founders, identifies the next wave of opportunities, and applies lessons from his own entrepreneurial journey to investing today.
3:00pm: Cluely’s Roy Lee: Building, Breaking, and Betting Big
Roy Lee isn’t afraid to stir the pot – or grab the spotlight. Cluely’s founder takes the stage to share how he’s building one of the most talked-about AI startups, why confrontation can be a growth strategy, and what it takes to stand out in a noisy consumer tech market.
3:30pm: From Yard to Code: Tristan Thompson on AI, Sports and Startups
NBA champion and investor Tristan Thompson has built a portfolio that bridges sports, culture and technology. At Disrupt, he’ll share how he channels his competitive drive into ventures like World Mobile, Basketball Fun, AxonDao, and Somnia — and why he believes athletes have a unique advantage in building the next generation of consumer and web3 companies.
4:00 pm: Announcing the winner of Startup Battlefield 2025
