About this event
TechCrunch Disrupt is five days of non-stop online programming with two big focuses: founders and investors shaping the future of disruptive technology and ideas and startup experts providing insights to entrepreneurs. It's where hundreds of startups across a variety of categories tell their stories to the 10,000 attendees from all around the world. It's the ultimate Silicon Valley experience where the leaders of the startup world gather to ask questions, make connections and be inspired.
Where tomorrow’s headline makers take the stage today
Zuckerberg, Benioff, Musk, Kalanick, Mayer, Dorsey and many other startup stars have been on the Disrupt stage long before they were in the headlines. TechCrunch continues to keep the pulse of the startup world and knowing which rising stars to cast for the bright lights of our stage is what makes Disrupt the must-attend event for the ecosystem. Disrupt delivers for founders who want to master Silicon Valley’s equations and provides an experience for enthusiasts who want to be a part of what's happening and relevant now.
Trendsetters & Emerging Tech
Straight from the headlines of TechCrunch.com, at Disrupt you'll hear from people who are not only setting the rules but also changing the tech game. We know the startup experts, from funding to terms sheets, to company culture and growth marketing, to give founders the keys to success.
Focused on Founders
Discovering and launching early stage startups is our jam. From the Startup Battlefield competition to the hundreds of exhibitors in Startup Alley, Disrupt is where you'll find tomorrow’s big exits and future unicorns. If you’re a founder with a product and big visions for your future, you’re in the right place.
Networking & Connections
Disrupt provides a platform to make genuinely valuable connections with driven and focused people from all across the tech ecosystem. Whether you’re looking for funding, a new job, your new co-founder or investment, you'll efficiently and effectively connect with the right people.
Speakers & Judges
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Brian Ascher
Partner, Venrock
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Adeyemi Ajao
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Base10 Partners
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Brian Balfour
Founder & CEO, Reforge
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Cyan Banister
Venture Partner, The Frontier, Long Journey Ventures
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Alan Baratz
CEO, D-Wave Systems
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Mercedes Bent
Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Seth Besmertnik
Founder & CEO, Conductor
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Ruth Foxe Blader
Partner, Anthemis Group
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Roelof Botha
Partner, Sequoia Capital
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Melissa Bradley
Co-founder, Ureeka
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Sarah Cannon
Partner, Index Ventures
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Mike Cannon-Brookes
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Atlassian
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Jennifer Carolan
Co-Founder & General Partner, Reach Capital
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Connie Chan
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
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Peter Chapman
President & CEO, IonQ
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Bowie Cheung
Co-founder & CEO, Pepper
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Ian Chiu
Managing Director, Owl Ventures
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Hope Cochran
Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
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Sonali De Rycker
Partner, Accel
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Jennifer A. Doudna
Biochemist & Co-inventor of CRISPR, University of California, Berkeley
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Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
Co-founder & CEO, Promise
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Oded Gal
Chief Product Officer, Zoom
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Dayna Grayson
Co-founder & General Partner, Construct Capital
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Frederik Groce
Principal, Storm Ventures
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Sarah Guo
General Partner, Greylock
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Anu Hariharan
YC Continuity Fund, Partner, Y Combinator
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Charles Hudson
Founder & Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures
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Merritt Hummer
Partner, Bain Capital Ventures
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Maha Ibrahim
General Partner, Canaan Partners
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Vineet Jain
Co-founder & CEO, Egnyte
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Peter Kazanjy
Founder, Atrium Sales Analytics, AtriumHQ
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Richard Kerby
Co-founder & General Partner, Equal Ventures
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Daphne Koller
Founder & CEO, Insitro
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Vanessa Larco
Partner, New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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Aileen Lee
Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures
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Howie Liu
Co-founder & CEO, Airtable
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Kanyi Maqubela
Managing Partner, Kindred Ventures
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Jessica O. Matthews
Founder & CEO, Uncharted Power
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Ann Miura-Ko
Co-founder & Partner, Floodgate
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Dave Munichiello
General Partner, GV
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Ulili Onovakpuri
Partner, Kapor Capital
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Delane Parnell
Founder & CEO, PlayVS
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Zachary Perret
Co-founder & CEO, Plaid
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Rohit Prasad
Vice President & Head Scientist, Alexa AI, Amazon
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Megan Quinn
Chief Operating Officer, Niantic
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Renata Quintini
Co-founder & Managing Director, Renegade Partners
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Toni Reid
Vice President of Alexa Experience & Echo Devices, Amazon, Amazon
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Elliott Robinson
Partner, Bessemer Growth, Bessemer Venture Partners
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Jill Rowley
Growth Strategist & Startup Advisor, Stage 2 Capital
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Maryanna Saenko
Co-founder, Future Ventures
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Aydin Senkut
Founder & Managing Partner, Felicis Ventures
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Sytse Sijbrandij
Co-founder & CEO, GitLab
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Itamar Sivan
Co-founder & CEO, Quantum Machines
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Susan Su
Startup Growth Advisor & Executive-In-Residence (Growth & Marketing), Sound Ventures
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Garry Tan
Managing Partner, Initialized Capital
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Alexa von Tobel
Founder & Managing Partner, Inspired Capital Partners
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Lo Toney
Founding Managing Partner, Plexo Capital
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Michal Tsur
Co-founder & President, Kaltura
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Hans Tung
Managing Partner, GGV Capital
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David Ulevitch
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
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Mike Volpi
Partner, Index Ventures
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Hunter Walk
Co-founder & Partner, Homebrew
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Brendan Wallace
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Fifth Wall
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Ted Wang
Investment Partner, Cowboy Ventures
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Kerry Washington
Actor, Producer, Activist, Simpson Street
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Eugene Wei
Product Leader, Advisor
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Aniyia Williams
Co-founder, Zebras Unite
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Ellie Wheeler
Partner, Greycroft
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Kate Whitcomb
CEO, Chrysalis Cloud,
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Hays Witt
Co-founder & CEO, Driver's Seat Cooperative
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Whitney Wolfe Herd
Founder & CEO, Bumble
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Monique Woodard
Founding Partner, Cake Ventures
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Steven Yang
Founder & CEO, Anker
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Tamar Yehoshua
Chief Product Officer, Slack
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Eric Yuan
Founder & CEO, Zoom
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Michelle Zatlyn
Co-founder & COO, Cloudflare
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Julie Zhuo
Co-founder, Inspirit
Speaker / Judge Nominations
The editorial staff is now accepting speaker/judge recommendations at TC Disrupt SF 2020. We have limited opportunities available but always appreciate recommendations that align with our content agenda. The deadline for submission is July 31. You will be sent an email with editorial's decision no later than August 15, 2020.
The Startup Battlefield Competition
Founders: if you’re ready to go big, step up to Startup Battlefield. The original and most legendary startup competition that has launched companies including Dropbox, Cloudflare and Fitbit. If you're chosen, you'll be one of around 20 companies who receives advice, coaching and the chance to pitch a panel of top-tier investors on the Disrupt Stage. There is no downside: It’s free to enter, TC doesn't take any equity and you can win a $100,000 cash prize and the Disrupt Cup. Participation is free and open to all pre-Series A startups. Applications are closed.
Previous Winners
Dropbox
Cloudflare
runner up, 2015
Fitbit
finalist, 2015
Forethought
winner, 2018
Pi
Startup Alley
At the heart of Disrupt lies Startup Alley where hundreds of early-stage startups showcase their talent and technology to attendees, investors and members of the press. You'll be first in line to get some skin in the game with tomorrow’s household names with companies across all verticals and categories.
Sponsors
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2checkout
2Checkout is the leading all-in-one monetization platform that allows businesses to quickly expand internationally and optimize recurring revenue streams across channels by simplifying the back-end complexities that modern digital commerce creates.
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Bizzabo
Bizzabo is the only event success platform that enables in-person events to deliver unique experiences through intelligent and personalized engagement. We help companies measure and scale events towards key business outcomes—empowering every organizer, marketer, exhibitor, and attendee to unleash the power of professional events.
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Dell for Entrepreneurs
Robotics / IoT / Hardware
Dell is introducing Dell for Entrepreneurs By being part of the program, Startups will have access to a platform of exclusive benefits that will help them scale up and grow! The benefits include:
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Startup IT Advisor
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Access to Capital for Technology
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Dell Financial Services can offer financing for startups that meet certain requirements.
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Rewards for Startups
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The benefits of starting early stage with Dell
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Nylas
Nylas is a pioneer and leading provider of universal communications APIs that allow developers to quickly connect their applications to every email, calendar, or contacts provider in the world. Over 26,000 developers around the globe use the Nylas communications platform to handle over 1 billion API requests per day to providers such as Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Outlook.com, Yahoo! and more.
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Oktana
Oktana is a software development agency. We specialize in helping tech companies build apps on the Salesforce platform, including Heroku, and implement and optimize a full range of Salesforce products. Our customers partner with us on projects big and small.
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O’Reilly
O’Reilly provides technology and business training, knowledge, and insight to help companies succeed. Our platform, O’Reilly Online Learning, offers exclusive live training, books, and videos.
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Otter.ai
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, SaaS, Social Impact / Education
Otter is an AI-powered voice collaboration and meeting notes tool on Web, iOS, and Android platforms to capture and find important spoke information. Otter is your one unified depository of all your meetings and conversations which allows for more collaborative sharing all things related to meetings. Whether for in-person or for video conference meetings, Otter will extend the value of the information exchanged from meetings and will unduplicate notation + note storage for all meetings.
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Perkins Coie
Other
Perkins Coie attorneys advise startups and venture-backed companies in diverse industries that have IP as a key value driver. Learn more at perkinscoie.com/startupsandinvestors.
Sponsorship Opportunities
To find out more about current Disrupt sponsorship opportunities like exhibiting booths, region-specific startup groups, branded communications or other custom engagements.
Press at Disrupt
Bloomberg. CNBC. Financial Times. The Wall Street Journal. BuzzFeed. Disrupt hosts hundreds of accredited reporters, bloggers and correspondents from around the world.
Journalists can apply for a press pass and you will be notified approximately 2 weeks before the event whether or not you were granted complimentary access.
Apply for press pass to Disrupt SF
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