TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt is TechCrunch's annual startup conference. The 2026 edition is at Moscone West, San Francisco.
Presented by
Tuesday, October 13 – Thursday, October 15, 2026
3-day startup conference
Moscone West
Moscone West, 800 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Who attends
Founders · investors · early-stage operators · tech press
About this event
TechCrunch Disrupt — what to expect
TechCrunch Disrupt is TechCrunch's annual startup conference. The 2026 edition is at Moscone West, San Francisco.
Programming centers on Startup Battlefield, founder fireside chats, and content tracks for AI, fintech, climate tech, and emerging categories. AI startups dominate Battlefield and the main stage.
Audience skews early-stage: founders, seed/series A investors, and the press covering them. Less enterprise-buyer-heavy than Dreamforce or SaaStr.
Why it matters for Robot.com
Three reasons to track this event
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Startup landscape scan
Battlefield + early-stage AI demos surface what's coming 12-24 months out. Useful for forward-looking platform decisions.
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Press relationships
TechCrunch reporters are accessible at Disrupt. Useful for any Robot.com announcements timed to the conference window.
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Robotics AI category is growing
Robotics AI startups attend in increasing numbers. Competitive scan + potential acqui-hire pipeline.
How to work the show
A playbook for the team on the ground
- Attend Battlefield sessions in the AI category. Skip the headline founder chats unless directly relevant.
- Set up 2-3 press meetings if there's a relevant Robot.com story in the news cycle.
- Walk the startup expo for AI/robotics adjacent companies.
Robot.com fit
Where this event maps to the product family
Direct fit
Press relationships for Robot.com news cycles. Competitive intelligence on robotics AI startups.
Adjacent fit
Founder recruiting environment for senior hires.