Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 At Moscone West in San Francisco! The enthusiasm here is still in full swing and there is no decrease in it.
If you think it’s too late to join, think again – There’s still time to register with 50% discount And be part of the action. Don’t wait a whole year to be a part of it Tech epicenter of the year.
Today’s agenda includes some much-anticipated forum sessions, highlighting insights from pioneers such as Rohit Patel, Director of Meta Superintelligence Labs; Kirsten Green, founding partner of Forerunner; and Tristan Thompson, NBA champion and fintech entrepreneur – among others. Excitement continues throughout the day as we await the long-awaited announcement startup battlefield 200 Winner. Be sure to explore groundbreaking innovations in the expo hall, gain invaluable knowledge from industry leaders in practical sessions and make meaningful connections that can shape your next big move.
Important reminders for today on Disrupt
Register at the registration desk any time from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm and receive your scannable badge
Don’t forget your ticket and government-issued photo ID. The name on your badge/ticket must match the name on your ID. You cannot take a badge for another attendee.
Investors Breakfast Fireside Chat: Innovation in the next decade – the next growth engine and funding model. Location: Deal Flow Café (Investor Passholders only)
Get ready for an action-packed day – here’s what’s in store for Day 3 of Disrupt 2025.
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October 27-29, 2025
today’s session
We’re closing Disrupt 2025 with a powerful line-up of industry leaders on stage. Visit the full agenda for times and session information.
AI stage
From Commercials to Movies: Creating with Code: Alejandro Matamala Ortiz (Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer, Runway)
The $1M AI Trust Bet: Can We Really Trust AI Agents to Drive Influencer Marketing?: Francis Yang (Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Head AI)
How Google is building for Agentic Cloud: Will Grannis (CTO, Google Cloud)
AI in the dust: building trustworthy models for the physical world: Fahad Khan (Senior Director, Product Management, Platform, Blue River Technology, (John Deere)) and Jeff Mills (President and Head of Revenue Operations, iMerit Technology)
Shaping the AI Stack by Embracing the Face, Thomas Wolf (Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face)
Love, lies and algorithms: the truth about AI in matters of the heart, Dr. Amanda Gesselman (Research Scientist, Kinsey Institute), Mark Kantor (Head of Product, Tinder), and Eugenia Kuyda (Founder, Replika)
Smart Roads: How AI is driving the future of transportation: Dave Ferguson (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Nuro) and Sachin Kansal (Chief Product Officer, Uber Technologies)
AI and national security in a high-stakes race to innovate, Justin Fanelli (Chief Technology Officer, US Department of the Navy), Kathleen Fisher (Director, AI and Cybersecurity Initiatives, RAND Corporation), and Chris Morales (Partner, Point72 Ventures)
AI That Talks Back: Character.AI in the spotlight: Karandeep Anand (CEO, Character.AI)
Builders Stage
Seed Money Secrets Every Founder Should Know: Gaby Cazzo (Partner, Harlem Capital), Marlon Nichols (Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, MaC Venture Capital), Maria Palma (General Partner, Freestyle Capital)
Rethinking Startup Capital Without VCs: Eric Allebest (CEO, Chess.com), Louie Shibata (Founder and Partner – Next Gen, Kaldos Capital), and Gail Wilkinson (Managing Partner, Vitalize Venture Capital)
Global hiring doesn’t have to be scary! And payments don’t even have to be in crypto: Francois Brougher (Chief Executive Officer, Pebble)
With Vibe Coding, do early stage startups still need to hire 10x the engineers?, David Cramer (Co-Founder and CPO, Sentry), Zach Lloyd (CEO and Founder, Warp), and Laurie Moore (Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners)
Prepare now for your next stage of growth, Leila Preston (Head of Growth Equity, Generation Investment Management), Andrea Thomaz (CEO and Co-Founder, Diligent Robotics), Zeya Yang (Partner, IVP)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Hiring AI Agents as Initial Employees, Jasper Carmichael-Jack (Co-Founder & CEO, Artisan), Sarah Franklin (CEO, Lattice), Caleb Peffer (Co-Founder & CEO, Firecrawl)
Building communities and companies that last, Ted Oyerinde (Founder and Chancellor, Campus) and Teddy Solomon (Co-Founder and CEO, Fizz)
interrupt phase
Rebuilding a city that builds startups: Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco, City and County of San Francisco)
Conversation with an extraordinary investor: Elad Gil (Gil & Company)
Survive, Scale, Reinvent: Lessons from Cloud OG: Aaron Levy (Co-Founder and CEO, Box)
Startup Battlefield Alumni Update: Dr. Capella Kerst (CEO and Founder, geCKo Materials)
Startup Battlegrounds Finals: Kirsten Green (Founding Partner, Forerunner), Kevin Hertz (General Partner, A*), Eileen Lee (Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures), Kevin Rose (Founder, Digg)
Crypto’s Next Chapter with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko: Anatoly Yakovenko (Co-Founder, Solana, and CEO, Solana Labs)
From Digs to Deals-Kevin Rose on Reconstruction and Investing: Kevin Rose (Founder, Digg)
Cluley’s Roy Lee: Building, Breaking, and Betting Big, Roy Lee (Co-Founder and CEO, Cluly)
From Courtside to Code-Tristan Thompson on AI, sports and startups: Tristan Thompson (NBA champion and fintech entrepreneur)
Winner of Startup Battlefield 200 announced
round table session
Participate in these 30-minute collaborative sessions. Note that Expo+ passes do not provide access to these roundtables.
AI Evaluation 101: Solving the Challenges of Real-World AI Applications: Rohit Patel (Director, Meta Superintelligence Labs, Meta)
Consumer AI and Gen Z Tech, Piyush Shah (Co-Founder, InMobi)
Scaling search and AI for millions of people: Lessons from Reddit search (Repeat), Rachel Miller (Product Manager, Reddit)
Relentless Progress: Creating Products That Never Stop: Papi Menon (VP and Chief Product Officer, Outshift by Cisco)
Raising a Seed Round in San Francisco as an Outsider: Alice Bentinck (CEO and Co-Founder, Entrepreneurs First)
Beyond Models: Building an Infrastructure of Intelligence: Ben Braverman (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Saga Ventures)
AI Evaluation 101: Solving the challenges of real-world AI applications (repeat), Rohit Patel (Director, Meta Superintelligence Labs, Meta)
Expo Hall
Expo hall will be buzzing Host 300+ Startups From all stages, industries and sectors around the world. Connect with them and discover the ground-breaking innovations they are excited to showcase. Opens at 8:00 am
breakout stage
These 50-minute first-come, first-served sessions are meant to provide insight and get your burning questions answered. Located right next to the Expo Hall and accessible for all types of tickets.
Being heard in the age of AI: Qianwen Chen (CEO, Ecoher), Fay Kalel (Chief Product & Design Officer, Headspace), and Chenxi Wang (General Partner, Ren Capital)
Empowering AI: The Race to Reach Gigawatts of New Energy: Mike Schroepfer (Founder and Partner, Gigascale Capital) and Garth Sheldon-Coulson (Co-Founder and CEO, Panthalassa)
AI and agents: shaping how we create, live and connect, Thomas Foley (Revenue Leader, Composio), Patrick Murphy (CEO and Co-Founder, Maket), Jeremiah Owyang (General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures), and Alex van der Worm (Founder and CEO, Clyx)
Exploring Disruption: Transforming Research into Venture-Backed Companies, Pratik Nimbalkar (CEO, plaid semiconductors), Jared O (co-founder and CEO, SirenOpt Inc.), Chon Tang (managing partner, Berkeley Skydeck Fund), and Asad Tirmizi (CEO, T-Robotics)
SOSV: Where Deep Tech is Going (It’s Not Just AI), Sierra Brooks (Senior Scientist and Analyst, SOSV), Poe Bronson (General Partner, SOSV, and Managing Director, IndieBio SF), Westley Dang (Principal, SOSV), Philip Sander (Investment Analyst, SOSV)
pitch showcase stage
Watch exhibitors’ pitches on the Pitch Showcase stage located in the Expo Hall.
9:30 am , 12:00 pm: Startup Battlefield 200 Health Pitches
at 1:00 , 3:00 pm: Startup Battlefield 200 Policy + Security Pitches
Unmatched Networking: Where Conversations Drive Innovation
In addition to seamlessly mingling with fellow disruptors, elevate your networking experience through BrainDate. You can create or explore topics on the app for deeper conversations and make the right connections to help you reach your goals. Meet in person for 1:1 or small group discussions any time between 9:00am and 3:30pm in the Networking Lounge, powered by BrainDate.
side events
There are more than 80 company-hosted side events taking place throughout San Francisco this week to add to the Disrupt excitement. Here’s what’s happening today. To RSVP and for more information, go here side event page,
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Last Call for Magic – Don’t Miss the Finale
Today is the last day of the conference. Right now, startups are pitching breakthrough ideas, connections are being made in the expo hall, and industry veterans are delivering game-changing insights on the platform. We really don’t want you to have to wait another 365 days for next year’s conference. Don’t miss the energy, innovation and opportunity. register here Head to Moscone West to get 50% off your passes and get your tickets.
