Additional TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 events to take place in San Francisco — TechCrunch
In San Francisco, United States, a series of additional events for startup founders, investors, operators and technology professionals will be held during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The main conference will take place at Moscone West on October 13–15, while offsite meetings are scheduled for October 7–16, TechCrunch reports.
The program includes networking meetings, startup presentations, dinners, workshops and informal events. In particular, on October 13, WayFounder will host the Born2Global Founder Networking Night featuring 18 startups from the Republic of Korea. On the same day, Enterprise Ireland will organize The Irish Shark Tank at Ireland House, while SafetyWing will hold a meeting for founders, HR leaders and members of the startup community at Harrington’s Irish Pub.
Meetings for investors and startups
On October 14, KOTRA Silicon Valley will hold the Korea–US Startup & Investor Networking Night for Korean startups entering the U.S. market, U.S. investors and representatives of the technology industry. KOTRA also offers qualified applicants free Expo+ passes to attend Disrupt 2026.
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Other events that day include the Vault & Verify evening by Descope and Skyflow, dedicated to security, privacy and digital identity, as well as the Fynex x Orion VC meeting for founders, operators and investors in artificial intelligence and infrastructure. Improbable will host the Watch It Run dinner, where participants will be able to see business process automation created without writing code.
Technology showcases and informal events
The schedule also includes presentations by technology startups from Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. On October 13, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs will hold an event on startups in robotics, smart equipment and advanced manufacturing. On October 15, Brinc will organize the Korea Emerging Tech Showcase, while the J-StarX Silicon Valley Extended Program Startup Showcase with 500 Global will present 12 Japanese startups in AI, enterprise software, health technology, biotechnology, defense technology and other sectors.
On October 16, a morning run along the Embarcadero, an event for Startup Battlefield 200 participants featuring a sauna and cold plunges, and a Startup Oasis session with startup pitches and themed networking groups are scheduled. TechCrunch notes that the chronological schedule should be checked regularly, as new additional events are added every week.
