Final Disrupt Stage lineup: three days of conversations you won't hear anywhere outside TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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The biggest stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is where the people building the future come to talk about what's next in the tech ecosystem.
Over three days, from October 13th to 15th, at Moscone West in San Francisco, the Disrupt Stage brings together some of the biggest founders, CEOs and investors shaping everything from artificial intelligence and robotics to transportation, social media, biotech and venture capital alongside the next generation of founders competing live on the Startup Battlefield.
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe will unpack what it takes to build the seemingly impossible: turning an ambitious idea into a company capable of designing, manufacturing and scaling complex physical products.
Andrew Feldman, CEO of Cerebras, will address one of the biggest questions in the AI boom: Can AI continue to expand? As the models demand more computation, energy and capital, Feldman will discover where the current path leads and what could break it.
Company founder Max Hodak looks beyond screens to a future where technology increasingly interacts directly with the human body, while Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley joins us for a candid conversation about AI, surveillance and the future of public safety.
And in a rare appearance, all five Benchmark partners—Jack Altman, Peter Fenton, Chetan Puttagunta, Everett Rendell, and Eric Visharia—will take the stage together and share what one Silicon Valley investment firm is seeing up close in the future.
Anna Goldi and Azalia Mirhosseini, founders of Recursive Intelligence, take us to a more radical possibility: AI systems that can design the hardware they run on, potentially bridging the traditional divide between software and silicon.
On Thursday, Panos Panay asks Amazon what comes next from the smartphone. And he will bring some new technologies with him. Bluesky CEO Tony Schneider and Bluesky CEO Rose Wang will explore whether social media can start anew, while Replit CEO Amjad Massad looks at what's in store for software and the people who make it when AI makes software creation accessible to almost everyone.
Finally, Hollywood star, entrepreneur, and investor Mark Wahlberg takes the Disrupt Stage alongside K-Back's Bruce K. Lee to reveal how one of the world's most recognizable celebrities is turning decades of influence, relationships, and business into his next step: becoming a serious investor.
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Throughout Disrupt, founders will compete live in Space & Physical AI, Energy & Manufacturing, Health & Life Sciences, and Enterprise & Security – while facing questions from some of the world's leading investors for a spot in the Startup Battlefield finals.
Before this year's finalists take the stage, 2021 Startup Battlefield winner Nabiha Saklain, co-founder and CEO of Cellino, returns to unveil her new product and ask a provocative question: Can you save your biology?
Then three other Battlefield alumni—Piotr Byrski of Molecule.one, Demetri Maxim of Nephrogen, and Kevin Damoa of Glid—return to talk candidly about what happened after the game: bets that paid off, plans that changed, and what they wish they knew about where this year's finalists are.
Finally, the 2026 finalists will take over the Disrupt Stage and one company will walk away as the next Startup Battlefield winner, taking home $100,000 in equity-free capital and the coveted Disrupt Cup.
The Disrupt Stage isn't just about hearing from the people who built today's defining companies. This is where you'll meet and hear from some of the technology leaders who are building the next leaders.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is where more than 10,000 founders, VCs, operators, and tech enthusiasts from around the world gather to gain valuable insights, make effective connections, and get a first-hand look at the next-generation advancements that are shaping the tech industry. Explore more than 200 sessions led by more than 250 technology leaders across six industry stages, plus panel discussions and breakout sessions. Meet more than 300 exhibiting startups and learn about their latest products. This is where great ideas are formed and deals are sparked.
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