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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Rivian, Benchmark, Wahlberg on stage
The three-day conference in San Francisco runs Oct. 13-15 with a lineup of AI, robotics, and startup leaders.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will bring more than 10,000 attendees to Moscone West in San Francisco from Oct. 13 to 15, TechCrunch reports. The main stage lineup includes founders, CEOs, and investors spanning AI, robotics, transportation, biotech, social media, and venture capital.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe will discuss what it takes to build a company that designs and manufactures complex physical products at scale. Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman will tackle whether AI can keep scaling given rising demands for compute, energy, and capital. Science Corporation founder Max Hodak will look at technology that interacts directly with the human body, while Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley will talk about AI and surveillance in public safety.
In a rare joint appearance, all five partners of Benchmark — Jack Altman, Peter Fenton, Chetan Puttagunta, Everett Randle, and Eric Vishria — will share what the venture firm sees coming next. Ricursive Intelligence co-founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini will discuss AI systems that design the hardware they run on, potentially collapsing the software-silicon divide.
On Thursday, Amazon's Panos Panay will ask what comes after the smartphone and will bring new technology to demonstrate. Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider and COO Rose Wang will explore whether social media can start over. Replit CEO Amjad Masad will tackle what happens to software creation when AI makes it accessible to almost anyone. Hollywood star and entrepreneur Mark Wahlberg will join Keebeck's Bruce K. Lee to discuss Wahlberg's move into serious investing.
Startup Battlefield 200 will feature live pitches across space, physical AI, energy, manufacturing, health tech, and enterprise. Cellino co-founder and CEO Nabiha Saklayen, who won Battlefield in 2021, will return to unveil a new product and ask: Can you bank your biology? Three other Battlefield alumni — Piotr Byrski of Molecule.one, Demetri Maxim of Nephrogen, and Kevin Damoa of Glīd — will share post-pitch lessons. The 2026 winner will receive $100,000 in equity-free funding and the Disrupt cup.
Registration is open. Second passes are 50% off, and bundle passes offer additional savings. Attendees affected by layoffs can get an Expo+ Pass for $75.
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