
Startups have until October 2 to secure exhibit space at the upcoming San Francisco tech conference.
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TechCrunch Disrupt is an annual technology conference focused on the startup ecosystem. The 2026 edition is scheduled for October 13-15 in San Francisco.
This is it: 3 days to get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Exhibit bookings close Friday, October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and this is your final opportunity to showcase at the heart of the global startup ecosystem.
Once the deadline passes, the Expo Hall moves on without you. Your competitors, potential investors, customers, and members of the press will be in San Francisco, discovering new companies, making connections, and deciding which startups are worth their attention. If you miss this window, you’ll be waiting until next year for another opportunity to put your product on this floor.
This is your final chance to put your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders at Disrupt, taking place October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. They’re coming to find startups to back, products to use, companies to partner with, and technologies worth paying attention to.
Make sure your startup is one of the companies they see.
Get your product in front of the right people
The Expo Hall is where Disrupt’s highest traffic happens, giving your team three days to turn visibility into real conversations. Your exhibit table puts you directly in the path of customers, investors, partners, and other decision-makers who are there to discover what’s next.
Use your three days to:
Demo your product directly to potential customers, investors, and partners.
Meet VCs actively sourcing their next opportunities.
Generate leads through the Disrupt mobile app.
Build customer and partnership relationships face-to-face.
Put your brand in front of thousands of people exploring the Expo Hall.
Your $12,500 exhibit package includes a 6′ × 30″ table for all three days, 10 team passes, lead-generation tools, website and app branding, press-list access, Silver Tier sponsor branding, and more. Founders can also access opportunities, including Deal Flow Café and Investor-to-Founder Networking.
“We love TechCrunch Disrupt because it’s so active, it’s dynamic, really great for us to collaborate with the community.” —Startup Founder, Disrupt 2025
Three days to make an impression—three days to create opportunities
The startups that show up get the chance to start conversations. The ones that get noticed can turn those conversations into leads, partnerships, customers, and potential investment.
Don’t wait until October to wish your startup had a place on the floor. Your competitors, customers, and potential investors will already be there.
You have 3 days. Get your startup in the room by October 2 at 11:59 p.m. P.T.
Not exhibiting? You still need to be at Disrupt
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings 250+ top-tier tech leaders across 200+ sessions on six industry stages, covering the ideas and strategies shaping AI, fintech, robotics, infrastructure, and more. Go beyond the stages with AI-powered matchmaking, 1:1 meetings, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities designed to help you meet investors, customers, partners, collaborators, and the people who can move your business forward.
Then hit the Expo Hall to discover 300+ startups and the products competing to define what comes next.
Whether you’re showcasing what you’ve built or looking for what to build, back, or buy next, Disrupt puts the people and opportunities you need in the same room.
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Exhibit bookings will close on October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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