Last call – TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and applications to speak close tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT.
By the end of tonight, the door for stage applications at Disrupt 2026 will close.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is set to return October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and applications to speak are open only for a few more hours. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. PT.
The event is expected to draw more than 10. 000 startup and VC leaders as they turn their attention to what comes next across AI. scaling. fintech. infrastructure. robotics. and the future of innovation. For founders. investors. operators. and technology experts. the stakes are simple: make it onto the agenda. and help shape the conversations people will carry forward for months.
Applications are reviewed by the editorial team, and finalists are selected for the Audience Choice vote—where TechCrunch readers choose which sessions make it to the Disrupt stage.
There are two session formats to match different kinds of expertise. Breakout Sessions are 30-minute talks that can include up to four speakers, with a moderator included, followed by a 20-minute audience Q&A. Those sessions have a capacity of 100 attendees.
Roundtables are designed for larger group discussion without the usual production setup: 30 minutes with up to 40 participants, led by the speakers. No slides or AV—just insight and conversation.
After submitting, applicants will be considered through the Call for Content process described on Disrupt’s Call for Content page. Finalists will be pulled into the audience voting step before anything reaches the stage.
If you’re aiming to lead the conversation at Disrupt 2026, the message is time-bound: submit before today’s deadline. Tonight is the last chance.
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So if I submit at like 11:58pm does that count or is it already too late? The timezone stuff always gets me.
“Audience Choice vote” sounds kinda rigged like whoever has the biggest VC friends gets on stage. Not saying it’s true but that’s how it feels.
Wait does “door for stage applications” closing mean they’ll stop letting people in the venue too? Cuz I saw Moscone West and I’m like… parking gonna be chaos.
Is Disrupt 2026 actually Oct 13-15 or is that just when they announce stuff? Also “no slides” for roundtables sounds like improv roulette lol.