The conference will be held from October 27–29, 2025. It’ll take place at the beautiful Moscone West in San Francisco. The event hopes to attract more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, technology executives, and venture capitalists. This will make for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for networking and knowledge exchange.
We will have an exciting, provocative and inspiring lineup of speakers and panelists who are truly on the cutting edge of innovation. Joining us to provide their expertise will be Adam Bain and Dick Costolo, co-founders and managing partners of 01 Advisors. Along the way, they’ll discuss the realities of scaling businesses in today’s competitive tech landscape. David Fischer, partner at 01 Advisors, will be providing his perspective. In this session, he’ll discuss the changing landscape of venture capital.
Besides CSBA’s Bain and Costolo, an all-star roster of tough-minded CEOs will share their experiences and strategies at the CEO conference. Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, co-founder and CEO of Artisan, will lay out his compelling vision for how technology, applied responsibly with human-centered design, can enhance creative industries to new heights. Join Sarah Franklin, Lattice CEO, to learn about driving growth in the people bio sector. To help with that, we’re excited to welcome Caleb Peffer, co-founder and CEO of Firecrawl, to T4America’s Talent Market.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will feature some of the most powerful venture capitalists — the folks who help fund the world-changing startups of tomorrow. This is why we have Navin Chaddha, managing partner at Mayfield and Charles Hudson, managing partner at Precursor Ventures coming to talk with you. They’ll draw attention to key investment trends and strategies. Their continued participation is a testament to the speedy, high-quality connections between entrepreneurs and investors that EPIC has fostered.
We’re super excited to have Ryan Petersen, the CEO of Flexport, keynoting the conference! His company zendesk is the global logistics unicorn that has raised $2.3 billion in funding. Petersen’s firsthand lessons from scaling a logistics company in one of the most dynamic markets will be crucial for budding entrepreneurs. His insights couldn’t be more timely, as the business community works to recover from the pandemic and a complicated web of supply chain issues.
Also among the featured attendees at this year’s conference is Jason Citron, co-founder and former CEO of Discord. Citron has since gone on to develop one of the most popular communication platforms for gamers. In doing so, he’s become a trusted and influential voice in the tech community. His presence alone is sure to catalyze discussions about how we can better engage the user and build community on these evolving digital spaces.
Tade Oyerinde, founder and chancellor of Campus. He’ll help us unpack the potential role of educational technology tools in rethinking how learning environments are structured. Oyerinde’s experience in this sector adds another layer of diversity to the conference’s agenda.
Looking ahead to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, attendees should look forward to an exciting curriculum of keynotes, panels, and capital connecting networking activities. Stay tuned as we highlight tech and entrepreneurship trends from around the region. It hopes to promote greater collaboration between the smart city startups, investors and industry leaders.