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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

The original startup battlefield. TechCrunch Disrupt is the startup epicenter for tech and VC leaders bringing together budding founders with revolutionary ideas, seasoned startups looking to scale, and investors seeking the next big thing. Famous for its Startup Battlefield competition that found Dropbox, Trello, Cloudflare, and Discord , Disrupt draws thousands of early-stage entrepreneurs and top-tier investors to San Francisco each October for pitch competitions, networking activations, and industry sessions across multiple stages.

6 speakers
6 talks
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Topics Covered

Artificial Intelligence3
Venture & Fundraising2
Entrepreneurship2
Innovation2
Startup Founder Journey2
Sustainability & Climate1
Environmental Justice1
Executive Leadership1
Team Leadership1
Climate Action & Net Zero1
Corporate Innovation1
Digital Transformation1

Industries

Cleantech & Renewables3
Venture Capital & Private Equity3
AI & Machine Learning2
Enterprise Software2
Consumer Technology2
SaaS & Cloud Services2
Government & Public Sector1
Higher Education1

Talks

6 talks from this event

Astro Teller Shares the Secrets of Successful Moonshots

Astro Teller

Kevin Rose on Building a More Human Internet

Kevin Rose

Phoebe Gates & Sophia Kianni on Phia, podcasting and rapid growth

Sophia Kianni

Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt’s next frontier is among the stars

Baiju Bhatt

Shaping the AI Stack with Hugging Face Co-Founder Thomas Wolf

Thomas Wolf

What Sequoia sees coming next, with Roelof Botha

Roelof Botha