TechCrunch Disrupt is the place the tech neighborhood comes collectively to construct, debate, and join. And whereas the principle occasion takes over Moscone West from October 13-15, the dialog doesn’t cease when the Expo Corridor closes.
The TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Facet Occasion program brings founders, buyers, operators, researchers, and tech fanatics collectively throughout San Francisco for panels, workshops, networking occasions, events, and extra.
The schedule is rising, with extra occasions being added within the lead-up to Disrupt. Whether or not you’re seeking to meet different founders, join with buyers, dig into a particular expertise, or just spend extra time with the tech neighborhood, there’s loads taking place round Disrupt.
Examine the chronological schedule repeatedly as new Facet Occasions are added weekly.
Featured Facet Occasions
A number of of this yr’s Facet Occasions are hosted by TechCrunch companions, bringing the businesses and communities behind a number of the greatest conversations in tech into the Disrupt Week expertise.
Serve, Swipe, & Settle: Mixer for SaaS leaders scaling into embedded funds
October 12 | 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PT
Be a part of SaaS founders, builders, and technical leaders at SPIN San Francisco for conversations about turning embedded funds right into a income stream. Over Ping-Pong, meals, and drinks, examine notes on monetization, model management, and scaling past primary funds.
Hosted by: NMI
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The Afterburn: TechCrunch Disrupt Version
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. PT
Take a break from the pitching, demoing, and networking at this night mixer. Be a part of founders, builders, buyers, and different members of the tech neighborhood for cocktails, appetizers, and dialog.
No panels or shows, simply an opportunity to attach and unwind after a day at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Hosted by: Backblaze and Flamethrower
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Ecosystem Mixer
October 14 | 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PT
Be a part of Peak XV for a mixer with founders, operators, and buyers constructing what’s subsequent. Good drinks, higher conversations, zero pitches required to hitch our mixer.
Hosted by: PeakXV Partners
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Liquid Belongings: A Personal Markets Cocktail Occasion
October 14 | 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PT
Disrupt is three days of panels. This isn’t one in every of them.
Increase and Mintz are internet hosting a cocktail celebration Wednesday night with drinks, gentle bites, and loads of room for dialog. No programming or preset conferences, simply a possibility to attach with folks throughout the personal markets, expertise, and enterprise ecosystem.
Hosted by: Augment and Mintz
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The Facet Occasion Schedule
Right here’s what’s taking place round San Francisco throughout Disrupt week. Occasions are listed chronologically so you will discover one thing that matches your schedule.
Sunday, October 11
Pleased Hour with AI-Created Drinks by AI Barmen
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meet AI Barmen, the robotic bartender turning comfortable hour into an interactive expertise. Get customized drink suggestions and watch as a robotic system prepares and serves your cocktail or mocktail.
EPIC SF Demo Evening @ Discovering Subsequent Moat
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Ten early-stage startups take the stage to make the case for his or her aggressive moat in entrance of a hand-selected group of enterprise buyers. Stick round after the demos for an open networking session with founders and buyers.
Worldwide Reception on the European Startup Embassy
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Be a part of a world startup neighborhood for a night of meals, drinks, and networking designed to deliver founders, buyers, and expertise leaders collectively.
Monday, October 12
The Way forward for Work Social Mixer + Open Demos: Worktech, Robotics & Agentic AI
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Get a preview of the way forward for work with startup demos, open-mic pitches, and hands-on product showcases spanning work tech, robotics, and agentic AI. Meet founders, operators, and buyers exploring how people and AI will work collectively.
Open to Work: The Recreation Present
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
A dwell recreation present and networking night time constructed across the job hunt. Carry your actual résumé and compete onstage, and let the viewers assist resolve who advances. The format creates the introductions, so networking occurs with out the awkward chilly strategy.
Tuesday, October 13
SF Unique VIP Drinks for AI Founders & Accredited Traders
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
An invitation-only gathering for AI founders and accredited buyers following Day 1 of Disrupt. No pitches or panels, simply drinks and direct conversations in an intimate setting.
Harvard Griffin GSAS Alumni Networking Mixer
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Join with Harvard Griffin GSAS alumni throughout a networking reception for alumni dwelling and dealing within the Bay Space. Friends are welcome.
South Asian Investor Founder Join: TechCrunch Disrupt
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Join with South Asian founders, buyers, operators, creators, and expertise leaders for a night of networking and curated introductions throughout the startup neighborhood.
Assaults By no means Arrive: Pleased Hour
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Be a part of AI founders, safety leaders, and operators for a night of meals, drinks, and dialog round social engineering, deepfakes, immediate injection, and the evolving safety challenges going through AI.
Content material Creators Meetup @ TechCrunch Disrupt
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Founders and creators come collectively to commerce what truly works in founder-led media, from hooks and content material technique to distribution and progress. Anticipate sensible dialog reasonably than polished keynotes.
Shinhan Sq. Bridge Meetup @ TechCrunch Disrupt
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Meet 10 startups from the Shinhan Sq. Bridge International program in an intimate night of dialog, meals, and drinks. No pitches or stage programming — simply time to attach with founders and discover what’s subsequent.
Wednesday, October 14
NextGen – TechCrunch Disrupt Week 2026
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Israel Financial Mission to the West Coast brings collectively Israeli founders, buyers, expertise executives, and strategic companions for an invitation-only night of networking and enterprise conversations.
Love Soul AI Interactive Hologram Superfoods Pleased Hour
5:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Get pleasure from a superfood-filled comfortable hour at Salesforce Park that includes Love Soul AI’s interactive hologram, Princess. Cease by after the convention for meals, drinks, and a take a look at the expertise in motion.
Bodily AI After Hours — See the World in 4D
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Discover the way forward for bodily AI, spatial intelligence, robotics, and world fashions by means of dwell 4D seize and reconstruction. Meet founders, researchers, buyers, and builders working on the intersection of AI and the bodily world.
Hardtech After Occasion
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Join with founders, engineers, buyers, and design leaders constructing the way forward for {hardware}, from robotics and wearables to related gadgets and medtech. Anticipate meals, drinks, dialog, and a dwell DJ.
Token Economics: From Value per Token to Worth per Consequence
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Discover how AI corporations flip inference prices into enterprise worth, with dialog round mannequin choice, routing, caching, reliability, pricing, and connecting token spend to income and buyer outcomes.
AI Made Each Candidate Look Good. How Do You Discover the Actual Ones?
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
When AI can polish each résumé, profile, and interview reply, how do you establish significant sign? Be a part of founders, buyers, and operators for an intimate dialog about evaluating expertise in an AI-first world.
SignalFire’s Disrupt Week Arthaus After-Occasion
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
SignalFire’s annual Disrupt Week after-party returns with dwell music, immersive artwork and expertise installations, meals and drinks, and a gathering of founders, buyers, journalists, and builders.
Thursday, October 15
NachoThursday: SaaS & AI Founder + Investor Pleased Hour
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
A rooftop comfortable hour for SaaS and AI founders, C-suite leaders, buyers, and tech media. Attendance is restricted and friends are screened upfront.
Korea Rising Tech Showcase
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Uncover rising expertise startups from Korea spanning AI, software program, medtech, clear tech, digital platforms, and superior industrial options. The night options rapid-fire pitches adopted by networking with founders, buyers, and world companions.
LP, GP & Funded Founder Networking
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
An intimate networking occasion bringing collectively LPs, GPs, and funded founders for conversations round expertise, enterprise capital, and the way forward for the business.
Fynex x Orion VC | Curated Rooftop Occasion
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
A curated rooftop gathering for founders and operators constructing with AI and buyers targeted on AI and infrastructure. Anticipate meals, drinks, and an approval-only visitor record designed for significant conversations.
Facet Occasion Pointers and Disclaimers
A number of issues to know earlier than you RSVP:
- A Facet Occasion RSVP doesn’t grant entry to TechCrunch Disrupt. Facet Occasions are separate from TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, which takes place October 13-15 at Moscone West. You’ll want a sound Disrupt go or badge to attend the principle occasion.
- Facet Occasions are independently operated. Every occasion is organized and operated solely by its listed host and isn’t organized, operated, or sponsored by TechCrunch or its associates except explicitly acknowledged in any other case.
- Age necessities fluctuate. All Facet Occasions are 18+ except in any other case specified. Some venues and occasions could also be restricted to friends 21 and older.
- Facet Occasions are usually open to the general public. Particular person hosts might have their very own visitor lists, capability limits, approval necessities, or different restrictions, so test the occasion particulars earlier than attending.
- RSVPs are required the place indicated. Please register for every Facet Occasion instantly by means of the RSVP hyperlink supplied. An RSVP doesn’t assure entry if an occasion reaches capability or the host has further admission necessities.
- Occasion particulars might change. Hosts are liable for their particular person occasion particulars, together with timing, location, programming, and admission necessities. Examine the RSVP web page for the most recent info earlier than heading out.
Extra Facet Occasions shall be added as we get nearer to Disrupt. To see what’s taking place and when, the chronological schedule is your buddy. It has the total lineup, organized by date and time.
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