The key facts

  • The 50% discount applies to all ticket types for October 14–15 at Moscone West (San Francisco).
  • Discounted prices: Founder Pass — $550, Attendee Pass — $525, Investor Pass — $600, Non-profit — $250, Student — $200, Expo+ — $175.
  • The program includes speakers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Replit, Amazon, Bluesky, Benchmark, 320+ exhibitors, and Startup Battlefield 200.

Discount for the remaining conference days

TechCrunch reported that after the conclusion of the first day of the Disrupt 2026 conference, readers are being offered a 50% discount on all ticket types for the two remaining days of the event — October 14 and 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. According to the publication, with the discount, tickets cost as follows: Founder Pass — $550, Attendee Pass — $525, Investor Pass — $600, as well as more affordable options: Non-profit — $250, Student — $200, and Expo+ — $175.

Speakers and program

Among the speakers announced for Disrupt Stage, TechCrunch names actor Mark Wahlberg, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, all five partners of the Benchmark fund in a rare joint appearance, Amazon head Panos Panay, as well as Bluesky CEO and COO Jay Graber... wait, no — Tony Schneider and Rose Wang. On the two 'AI stages,' Alexander Embiricos, head of enterprise products at OpenAI, will speak about the launch of Dots agents, along with representatives of Anthropic, Hugging Face, Clay, and other companies.

Exhibition and competitions

In addition to the talks, the conference features more than 320 exhibitors in the updated Expo Hall, with breakout sessions, interactive roundtables, networking, and Side Events throughout San Francisco planned. The Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition continues on Disrupt Stage. TechCrunch urges founders to take advantage of the discount to find investors, co-founders, or expand their community.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, October 13-15