Side Events at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt Week
While the Disrupt stages lead the discussion on tech’s future, Side Events keep it going. Think of them as bonus forums for connection — panels, workshops, and socials designed to spark collaboration, highlight fresh voices, and bring the community closer together. Whether you’re a founder, builder, investor, or tech enthusiast, these gatherings give you more chances to engage, exchange ideas, and discover what’s next.
Make the most of Disrupt Week, October 25–31.
October 25, Saturday
| 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Founders Running Club | Founders Running Club @ TechCrunch Disrupt Week | Register |
| 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | CREATANT, Inc. | CREATANT AI x Creativity: Real-World Workflows, Demos, and Collaboration | Register |
October 26, Sunday
| Time (in PT) | Host | Side Event | Learn More |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | LaunchLink Communications | Rise & Grind SF: Coffee Rave + Live Podcast | Register |
| 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Good4work + Ontology of Value | The Future of Work Mixer + Open Demos: Worktech, Agentic AI & Robotics | Register |
| 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. | askitmore | AI SaaS Builder’s Networking Night | Register |
October 27, Monday
| Time (in PT) | Host | Side Event | Learn More |
| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Pre-seed to succeed (AltaIR Capital, Yellow Rocks!, Smart Partnership Capital, I2BF Global Ventures) | Pitch&Drink with P2S.VC | Register |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Musa Capital | Unlock Your Investor Potential: How Tech Workers Can Become LPs Using Vested Stock Units | Register |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | SOSV | Future Shock Deep Tech Meetup w/ SOSV & KIAC | Register |
| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Silicon Valley Venture, LLC | The “Unofficial TechCrunch Disrupt 2025” Afterparty at Werqwise SF | Register |
| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Equity X Investments, Vataseason and Plus Ultra Capital Partners | Exclusive Gathering of Founders beyond Seed and Series A, Accredited Investors and VCs – Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | Register |
| 5:15 – 7:30 p.m. | American South Asian Network (ASAN) | South Asian Collective @ Disrupt Week | Register |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Building Humane Tech | Beyond the Hype: Voices from the Future of Humane AI – Short Film Screening & Panel | Register |
| 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Scrut Automation | Ping Pong After Panels | Register |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Treble PR | TechCrunch Disrupt Unofficial Welcome Party: Bullish or Bust? A Rooftop AI Debate with Baseten, Premji Invest and Treble PR | Register |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Descope | Founders Happy Hour and Fireside Chat: Avoiding Identity and Compliance Scope Creep 👻 Hosted by Descope & Delve | Register |
| 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. | JetBrains | JetBrains Night in San Francisco | Register |
| 8:00 – 10:30 p.m. | Fox Rothschild and Silicon Valley Bank | Night Zero: Unofficial Opening Party at TechCrunch Disrupt Week | Register |
October 28, Tuesday
| Time (in PT) | Host | Side Event | Learn More |
| 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Israel Foreign Trade Administration | Black Box Session | Happy Hour |
| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Enterprise Ireland | Irish Tech Pitch Night 2025 | Pitch Night |
| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | SWITH | 『Shinhan Square Bridge』 (S²Bridge) K-Innovators’ Pitch Night | Meetup |
| 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Polish Investment and Trade Agency | Polish Networking Night @ TechCrunch Disrupt | Meetup |
| 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Silkroad Innovation Hub | Central Eurasian Founders and Community Meet-up | Meetup |
| 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. | 219 Design and Beacon Launch Partners | Beats & Builds Happy Hour with 219 Design and Beacon Launch Partners | Happy Hour |
| 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Llama Lounge | Llama Lounge 21: The AI Startup Event Series at Capgemini | Meetup |
| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | NachoNacho | SaaS/AI Founder + Investor Happy Hour | Happy Hour |
| 5:10 – 7:30 p.m. | PERSPEKTYWY Education Foundation | Let’s entangle over wine! – Evening of Women in Quantum Technologies | Roundtable |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | McDermott Will & Schulte, BDO, and Berkeley Angel Network | Founder & Investor Happy Hour During TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | Happy Hour |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship | Maize & Blue Happy Hour with U-M CFE | Meetup |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Entry Point 1 | Why Most Startups Don’t Scale: The 15 GTM Mistakes Nobody Talks About | Seminar |
| 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Salesbricks | The After Crunch Party | Party |
| 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. | INNOVIT — Italian Innovation & Cultural Hub | The Robotics Wave: The New Era of Embodied Intelligence | Meetup |
| 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. | AIX Ventures | The AI Renaissance in Gaming, Film, and VR | Roundtable |
| 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. | MongoDB | TechCrunch Disrupt Week: VIP Innovators Reception with MongoDB & Google Cloud | Reception |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Mercury | TechCrunch Disrupt After-Party hosted by Mercury | Happy Hour |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | SOSV | How AI is Transforming Biomanufacturing | Meetup |
| 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. | INNOVA and BeGlobe | PILAF AFTER-PARTY: Visionaries’ Rooftop Gathering | Party |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Unibaio | Disrupt the Piñata: Startup–VC Mixer with a Latin Twist | Meetup |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Morrison Foerster Law Firm and Vital Audio | Founders, Funders & the Future of Care Mixer | Happy Hour |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Nebula sponsored by EMPIRE | Disrupt Music Economics at EMPIRE Studios by Nebula | Happy Hour |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | PeakNIL | Silicon Valley x PeakNIL: The Future of Sports, Tech and Start Ups | Happy Hour |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Young Professional of San Francisco and Swedish American Chamber of Commerce | Global Founders Panel | Roundtable |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Cyber Pop-up | AI-matched Private Dinners with TechTable by Cyber Pop-up | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. – Midnight | SignalFire | SignalFire’s Disrupt Week Poolside After-Party | Party |
October 29, Wednesday
| Time (in PT) | Host | Side Event | Learn More |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | OneSignal | Tech Meets Tavern Happy Hour | Happy Hour |
| 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. | Whipsaw | HardTech After Party @Whipsaw | Happy Hour |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | blok | Fright Night: Product Failures | Seminar |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Draper Startup House Korea | Incheon Rise-Up IR/ Showcase Day | Pitch Showcase |
| 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Beta University | Beta Founderverse @ TechCrunch Disrupt Week 2025 | Meetup |
| 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. | SISU | SISU x Fund/Build/Scale LIVE Podcast & Mixer | Meetup |
| 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. | UAtech | UAtech Venture Night @Disrupt – The Ultimate Startup & Investor Experience! | Pitch Competition, Panel Discussion, Meetup |
| 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Just AI | AI Marketing Roundtable — with JustAI | Dinner |
| 6:30 p.m. | Unthread | IT Executive Roundtable | Dinner |
October 30, Thursday
| Time (in PT) | Host | Side Event | Learn More |
| 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Mappa Ai | Cafecito con Leche | Founders Breakfast | Register |
| 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Founder Social Club | AI Startup Job Fair | Job Fair |
| 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Startup Oasis | Find a Cofounder, Help or Join a Startup | Register |
| 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Women Tech Meetup | Women Tech Meetup | Register |
October 31, Friday
| Time (in PT) | Host | Side Event | Learn More |
| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Remotesome | Scaling Smartly — VC/Founder Panel and Networking | Register |
Side Events In Any Style
Cocktail Parties
Happy Hours
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And more!