TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here! If you are still on the fence about attending in person, try the extensive speaker schedule, networking opportunities, workshops, post-event events, and more available here. There’s still time to buy a last minute ticket, and we’re providing you with a 50% discount because there’s only one day left!
If you’ll be able to’t attend in person, the neatest thing is to watch our live broadcast from the Disrupt Stage, featuring some of our most distinguished speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition. We’re streaming via YouTube, so you’ll be able to watch the embed below or just click this link to watch live. Today we start at 10:00 AM PT and end the disruption phase around 4:15 PM PT.
10:00: Rebuilding a city that builds startups
San Francisco’s latest 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 stays the best start line for early- and late-stage founders alike.
10:30: Conversation with extraordinary investor Elad Gil
Before most of the world was introduced to ChatGPT, Elad Gil was already writing seed checks for startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. That’s in addition to checks on things like Airbnb, Airtable, Anduril, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, Pinterest, Rippling, Square, Stripe… you get the idea.
10:55: Survive, Scale, Reinvent: Lessons from Cloud OG
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October 27-29, 2025
Aaron Levie built Box before the cloud was cool, and the company continues to thrive while competitors have come and gone. Known for his sharp ideas and startup instinct, Levi joins us to find out how to sustain innovation in a public company, the opportunities that artificial intelligence and agents bring to enterprise software, and why reinvention is hot in tech today. Expect real conversations and guides on building firms that survive in the world of artificial intelligence.
10:55: Update for Battlefield startup graduates
Battlefield startups from the past return to the stage to tell us what they have been up to since competing for the Battlefield Cup. This yr we’ll hear geCKo materials from 2024.
11:25: Startup Battlefield finale
The grand finale of the iconic TechCrunch startup competition. Watch the final 5 teams from around the world present expert judges and compete for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000.
14:15: Next Crypto chapter with Anatoly Yakovenko from Solana
The Solana co-founder takes the stage to talk about where cryptocurrency is heading, from the memecoin craze to real-world finance, and why he’s betting big. He will reflect on Solana’s breakthrough yr, the challenges of scaling blockchain to mainstream applications, and how creators can seize the moment as cryptocurrencies approach mass adoption.
14:40: From Digg to Transactions: 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 events in the tech industry. More than a decade later, he returns to Disrupt to talk with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about the Digg relaunch and share what the experience taught him about products and communities. In addition to Digg, Rose has turn into one of Silicon Valley’s most lively early-stage investors, backing disruptive startups in consumer technology and cryptocurrency. In this fireside chat, he’ll share how he evaluates founders, sees the next wave of opportunities, and applies lessons from his own entrepreneurial journey to investing today.
15:00: Cluely’s Roy Lee: Build, Destroy and Make Big Bets
Roy Lee is not afraid to stir the pot or grab the highlight. The Cluely founder takes the stage to share how he’s building one of the buzziest AI startups, why courting controversy could be a growth strategy, and what it takes to stand out in the noisy consumer tech market.
15:30: From the pitch to the code: Tristan Thompson on artificial intelligence, sports and start-ups
NBA champion and investor Tristan Thompson has built a portfolio combining sports, culture and technology. In Disrupt, he’ll share how he uses his competitive drive in 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 web firms.
16:00: We announce the winner of Startup Battlefield 2025