Five days. That’s all that’s left to lock in one of the smartest advantages you can give yourself as a founder, investor, or operator right now.
Early Bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now to save up to $410 before prices increase and secure your spot at the center of the startup ecosystem.
Winning as a startup isn’t just about pitching
Advancing from idea to IPO takes time and how you spend that time can make the difference in whether you stall or scale. Many think it’s the pitch that slows things down. But in reality, it’s access.
Fundraising is a long game of chasing proximity. Cold outreach. Missed intros. Weeks waiting for replies that never come. You spend as much time trying to get in front of the right investors as you do refining your story. Without access, capital is moving. Deals are getting done. Just not with you.
When Disrupt comes to Moscone West in San Francisco, October 13–15, 2026, access isn’t accidental because it’s built into the experience. Those who attend can access:
- Startup Battlefield 200: Pitch in front of top-tier VCs and compete for a $100,000 equity-free prize.
- Deal Flow Café: A dedicated space for real investor-founder conversations.
- Curated matchmaking: Targeted 1:1 and small-group meetings with aligned investors.
- Expo Hall proximity: Turn cold outreach into live demos and real conversations.
You shift from chasing attention to securing influence
Your Disrupt ticket gives you access to candid, tactical, and unfiltered insights from active founders, top-tier investors, and operators scaling real companies like:
- Nina Achadjian, Partner, Index Ventures
- Puneet Agarwal, Partner, True Ventures
- Karl Alomar, Managing Partner, M13
- Rajeev Dham, Partner, Sapphire Ventures
- Aklil Ibssa, Corporate Development, Coinbase
- Dean Leitersdorf, CEO & Co-founder, Decart
- Lindsey Mignano, Founder & Attorney, Mignano Law Group
- Josh Reeves, CEO & Co-founder, Gusto
- Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Peak XV
- Lotti Siniscalco, Partner, Emergence Capital
- Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Co-founder & CEO, Databricks
- Michel Tricot, CEO & Co-founder, Airbyte
- Rob Toews, Partner, Radical Ventures
Explore the sessions these tech leaders will lead on the agenda page.
And register before May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT to save up to $410 and show up with more opportunities to connect, fundraise, and scale.
This is where fundraising cycles compress
When Disrupt hits San Francisco, more than 10,000 founders, investors, and operators, along with 300+ startups, will gather with one goal: advance deals.
That changes the pace of doing business immediately. Instead of months of back-and-forth, conversations start — and move faster. You’re engaging across:
- Industry stages and keynotes
- Roundtables and breakouts
- Speaker Q&A sessions
- Curated 1:1 and small group networking
- Investor-founder networking sessions
- StrictlyVC sessions and investor receptions
You’re not burning through resources trying to get into a meeting — you’re already in one. Disrupt is a premier global startup event where the ecosystem converges to move ideas, deals, and companies forward.
And when you register before May 29, you can save up to $410 before rates increase. Secure your pass before this limited-time pricing ends.
From inbox to in-person: proximity changes everything
At Disrupt, you’re face-to-face with investors who can ask questions on the spot, understand how you think beyond your deck, and evaluate your vision directly. You can read signals immediately to determine what resonates, what doesn’t, and where to adjust.
That kind of feedback loop compresses timelines. What normally takes weeks begins to take shape in a single day — especially as you move between sessions, meetings, and conversations across the venue.
80+ Side Events across the Bay Area for networking, workshops, and social connections extend the value of your Disrupt ticket.
Register now while Early Bird pricing is still available and maximize every opportunity to build momentum before prices go up.
Built for deal flow, not just discussion
Don’t settle for collecting contacts when you can come to Disrupt to connect capital to opportunity. Find your ticket match and plan how you’ll spend your time here.
With more than 20,000 curated meetings and dedicated environments like investor receptions and structured networking, Disrupt lets you hear directly from founders and investors actively deploying capital and scaling companies.
The value is in starting conversations that go somewhere, and bringing someone with you helps turn more of those conversations into real opportunities.
Register now to save up to $410 before Early Bird pricing ends May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, ticket prices increase — and so does the cost of waiting.
If fundraising is already on your roadmap, waiting doesn’t make it easier. It just delays access.
Lock in $410 in ticket savings now
Secure your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass today and save up to $410 before prices go up. Put yourself in the room where deals actually start — and where the next stage of your company can take shape.
Register now before Early Bird pricing ends May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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