San Francisco unveils Disrupt 2026 side-event program — TechCrunch
In San Francisco, United States, TechCrunch has unveiled the program of side events for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Independent meetups, demos, networking events and parties will take place across the city during the conference week, while the main event is scheduled for October 13–15 at Moscone West.
The program will involve startup founders, investors, operators, researchers and technology enthusiasts. The schedule will be updated with new events every week ahead of Disrupt.
Partner events
Partner events include an NMI meetup on October 12 for founders, developers and technical leaders of SaaS companies. Participants will discuss embedded payments, monetization and scaling payment services.
On October 14, Backblaze and Flamethrower will hold The Afterburn, an evening networking event for founders, developers, investors and other members of the technology community. On the same day, Peak XV Partners will organize the Ecosystem Mixer, while Augment and Mintz will host the Liquid Assets cocktail party for representatives of private markets, the technology sector and venture capital.
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AI, startups and investment
The program also includes the EPIC SF Demo Night featuring ten early-stage startups, a European Startup Embassy meetup, and an event on the future of work with demonstrations of robotics and agentic AI solutions.
October 13 will feature a closed meeting for founders of AI companies and accredited investors, a networking event for members of the South Asian startup community, and a themed meeting on social engineering, deepfakes and prompt injections in AI systems. A separate event for content creators and founders will focus on media, content distribution strategies and audience growth.
On October 14, events will be held on physical AI, spatial intelligence, robotics, 4D capture and environment reconstruction. Meetings for founders of SaaS and AI companies, venture investors, LPs, GPs and funded founders are scheduled for October 15.
TechCrunch stresses that registration for a side event does not provide access to the main Disrupt conference. Events are organized by separate hosts, and participation terms, capacity, age restrictions, times and locations may change.
