Disrupt. Could there possibly be a more apt word to describe what AI is doing to tech startups in 2026? Conveniently, you can put yourself smack dab in the middle of that disruptive startup energy at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Oct 13 through Oct 15 in San Francisco.
TechCrunch Disrupt is ground zero for tech innovators, start-up visionaries, and VC leaders. And now PCWorld is happy to partner with TechCrunch to offer a 10% discount on Disrupt tickets. Just use our exclusive promo code PCWORLD10 at checkout.
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Why you should attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Disrupt is a must-attend event for founders looking to network with others and scale quickly through funding. And if you’re an investor, it’s the place to discover that next big startup. But at a deeper level, it’s home for new ideas and forging personal connections that will shape the future.
AI, fintech, biotech. Robotics, climate tech, cybersecurity. It’s all blowing up right now. Can you afford to miss that energy?
If you’ve never been to Disrupt, you’ll find main programming centered around six stages. For 2026, featured speakers include Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search; Jeff Lawson, Co-founder of Twilio; Arvind Jain, Founder of Glean; and Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Co-Founder of Databricks.
In total, the three days of Disrupt include 200-plus sessions across all six stages, with contributions from more than 250 tech leaders. You’ll hear from founders who have already solved the same problems you’re facing, and connect with other people shaping start-up ecosystems.
And all these conversations are curated by the TechCrunch editorial team, with a focus on substance over hype.
The three-day event ends with Startup Battlefield. The world’s most promising early-stage startups compete on the Battlefield stage to win a $100K equity-free prize—not to mention investor attention and media exposure. Do the names Dropbox, Trello, Cloudflare, and Discord ring a bell? They all have a Battlefield legacy.
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