TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here! If you’re still on the fence about attending in person, dive into the extensive schedule of speakers, networking opportunities, workshops, after-parties, and more that’s available here. There’s still plenty of time to get a last-minute ticket, and we’re giving a 50% discount since there’s just one day left!
If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage, which features some of our most prominent speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition. We’re streaming via YouTube, so you can catch the embed below, or just follow this link to watch live. Today, we’re starting things up at 10 a.m. PT, and ending the Disrupt Stage at around 4:15 p.m. PT.
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10 a.m. PT: 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 launchpad for both early- and late-stage founders.
10:30 a.m. PT: Conversation with Investor Extraordinaire Elad Gil
Before most of the world had experienced ChatGPT, Elad Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. This on top of checks into, for example, Airbnb, Airtable, Anduril, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, Pinterest, Rippling, Square, Stripe … you get the idea.
10:55 a.m. PT: Survive, Scale, Reinvent: Lessons from a Cloud OG
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Aaron Levie built Box before cloud was cool and the company is still thriving while competitors have come and gone. Known for his sharp takes and startup instincts, Levie joins us to unpack how to keep innovating inside a public company, the possibilities AI 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 world of AI.
10:55 a.m. PTtartup Battlefield Alumni Update
Battlefield startups from the past return to the stage to tell us what they’ve been up to since they competed for the Battlefield Cup. This year, we’ll hear from 2024’s geCKo Materials.
11:25 a.m. The Startup Battlefield Final
The grand final of TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition. Watch the final 5 teams from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000.
2:15 p.m. Crypto’s Next Chapter with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana’s co-founder takes the stage to share where crypto goes from here, from the memecoin frenzy to real-world finance, and why he’s betting big. He’ll dig into Solana’s breakout …