TechCrunch Disrupt brings together founders, investors and the startup ecosystem. These groups have different reasons to meet. A founder researching distribution partners needs a different shortlist from an investor reviewing a market thesis or a vendor looking for customers with a defined implementation need.
Dates and location
- Event dates: 2026-10-13 to 2026-10-15
- Location: San Francisco, United States
Use the official event information to confirm the venue, registration route and the activities covered by your pass before arranging travel.
Planning detail for this edition
The organizer’s current event page is /events/techcrunch-disrupt/. The older /events/tc-disrupt-2026/ address redirects there.
How to focus your event research
Choose a single objective for the first round of research. A sourcing decision, a partnership introduction and a product evaluation need different evidence. Use these areas to organize your shortlist, then check each company’s current offering and role against the official event resources.
- Startup and founder discovery
- Investor thesis and stage fit
- Startup products and demonstrations
- Partners and services for scaling companies
Explore the exhibitor and attendee overview
For an overview of the company and people records available in Lensmor, explore the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibitor and attendee insights. Use the audience mix to narrow your research before reviewing individual records in the product. Lensmor’s recorded profiles are event-related research signals; they do not represent the organizer’s complete registration database or confirm that every person will attend.
Start with the relevant company categories and geographies rather than the largest available list. Review the coverage and classification shown on the overview page, then open Lensmor to research available individual companies and people. Confirm company fit and the reason for a meeting before treating a recorded profile as a prospect.
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A practical meeting plan for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Divide the meeting plan into investment, commercial partnerships and vendor evaluation. Reserve time for relevant product demonstrations and leave space to record evidence after each conversation. Follow up with the artifact that was requested: a product evaluation brief, an investor introduction or a focused partnership proposal.
Questions to take into priority conversations
- Is the company’s stage and business model relevant to the meeting objective?
- What customer problem and traction evidence can be discussed?
- Does the investor or partner’s focus fit the company’s current needs?
- What specific decision should the next conversation advance?
Prepare a shortlist the team can use
For each priority company, record its role, the evidence behind the fit, the question you want to resolve, the appropriate contact route and a named internal owner. Keep possible customers, suppliers, partners and competitors distinguishable. The result should be a short research queue that another colleague can review without repeating the entire investigation.
Protect time between appointments to write down what was actually discussed. Separate an agreed next step from a promising introduction. In follow-up, send the document, demonstration request or working-session proposal that the other party asked for, and give the internal owner enough context to continue the discussion.
Official planning resources
Frequently asked questions
When is TechCrunch Disrupt 2026?
The event dates are 2026-10-13 to 2026-10-15. Check the edition-specific planning note above and the organizer’s current timetable for exhibition, education or conference hours.
Where is the event?
The event location is San Francisco, United States. Confirm the specific venue and entrances with the organizer; a multi-venue event may require separate travel time between meetings.
Where should I find official exhibitors and registration information?
Use the organizer resources linked above. Registration eligibility, pass inclusions, exhibitor records and meeting tools may follow separate access rules. Check the route relevant to your objective rather than assuming one pass or directory covers everything.
Is Lensmor’s audience overview the official attendee list?
Lensmor’s overview summarizes the event-related records available in its product. The counts describe Lensmor coverage rather than total attendance, and the records do not confirm every person’s registration or attendance. Use the overview for research and qualify individual companies and people before outreach.
Shirley An
Shirley An is a Growth Marketing specialist at Lensmor, writing about trade shows, event prospecting, and B2B growth. Lensmor helps teams identify ICP-matched exhibitors and likely attendees, and find verified decision-maker contacts for outreach before the event.
