Summary: The final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone West in San Francisco is packed with inspiring sessions, startup showcases, and networking opportunities. There’s still time to register with a 50% discount and join industry leaders, innovators, and investors for a day full of insights and excitement. Discover the latest in AI, startup funding, and more as the event wraps up with the announcement of the Startup Battlefield 200 winner.
Welcome to Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
We’re thrilled to have you with us on the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 here at Moscone West in San Francisco! The energy is electric, and the innovation never stops.
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Today’s Exciting Sessions
Today’s agenda features a stellar lineup of speakers and sessions, including insights from Rohit Patel (Director at Meta Superintelligence Labs), Kirsten Green (Founding Partner of Forerunner), Tristan Thompson (NBA Champion and Fintech Entrepreneur), and many more. The day culminates with the much-anticipated announcement of the Startup Battlefield 200 winner.
AI Stage Highlights
- From Ads to Films: Creating with Code – Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, Runway
- The $1M AI Trust Bet – Francis Yang, Head AI
- How Google is Building for the Agentic Cloud – Will Grannis, Google Cloud
- AI in the Dust: Building Trustworthy Models for the Physical World – Fahad Khan (John Deere) & Jeff Mills (iMerit Technology)
- Shaping the AI Stack with Hugging Face – Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face
- Love, Lies & Algorithms: The Truth About AI in Matters of the Heart – Dr. Amanda Gesselman, Mark Kantor, Eugenia Kuyda
- Smarter Streets: How AI Is Driving the Future of Transportation – Dave Ferguson, Sachin Kansal
- AI and National Security in the High-Stakes Race to Innovate – Justin Fanelli, Kathleen Fisher, Chris Morales
- AI That Talks Back: Character.AI in the Spotlight – Karandeep Anand
Builders Stage Highlights
- Seed Money Secrets Every Founder Should Know – Gabby Cazeau, Marlon Nichols, Maria Palma
- Rethinking Startup Capital Without VCs – Erik Allebest, Louwee Shibata, Gale Wilkinson
- Global Hiring Isn’t Spooky! And Paying in Crypto Shouldn’t Be Either – Francoise Brougher
- With Vibe Coding, Do Early Stage Startups Still Need to Hire 10x Engineers? – David Cramer, Zach Lloyd, Laurie Moore
- Preparing Now for Your Later Stage Raise – Lila Preston, Andrea Thomaz, Zeya Yang
- The Pros and Cons of Hiring AI Agents as Early Employees – Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, Sarah Franklin, Caleb Peffer
- Creating Communities and Companies That Last – Tade Oyerinde, Teddy Solomon
Disrupt Stage Highlights
- Rebuilding the City that Builds Startups – Daniel Lurie, Mayor of San Francisco
- A Conversation with Investor Extraordinaire – Elad Gil
- Survive, Scale, Reinvent: Lessons from a Cloud OG – Aaron Levie, Box
- Startup Battlefield Alumni Update – Dr. Capella Kerst
- The Startup Battlefield Final – Kirsten Green, Kevin Hartz, Aileen Lee, Kevin Rose
- Crypto’s Next Chapter with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko – Anatoly Yakovenko
- From Digg to Deals: Kevin Rose on Reinvention and Investing – Kevin Rose
- Cluely’s Roy Lee: Building, Breaking, and Betting Big – Roy Lee
- From Courtside to Code: Tristan Thompson on AI, Sports, and Startups – Tristan Thompson
- Announcing the Winner of Startup Battlefield 200
Roundtable Sessions
Join these 30-minute collaborative discussions (note: Expo+ Passes do not grant access):
- AI Evaluation 101: Addressing Challenges to Real-World AI Applications – Rohit Patel, Meta
- Consumer AI and Gen Z Tech – Piyush Shah
- Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Lessons from Reddit Search – Rachel Miller
- Relentless Progress: Building Products That Never Stall – Papi Menon
- Raising a Seed Round in San Francisco as an Outsider – Alice Bentinck
- Beyond the Model: Building the Infrastructure of Intelligence – Ben Braverman
Explore the Expo Hall
The buzzing Expo Hall features 300+ startups from around the globe showcasing innovations across industries. It opens at 8:00 a.m. Be sure to stop by and discover the next big thing.
Breakout Stage Sessions
These 50-minute, first-come, first-served sessions are open to all ticket holders and located next to the Expo Hall:
- Being Heard in the Age of AI – Qianwen Chen, Fay Kallel, Chenxi Wang
- Powering AI: The Race to Scale Gigawatts of New Energy – Mike Schroepfer, Garth Sheldon-Coulson
- AI & Agents: Shaping How We Build, Live & Connect – Thomas Foley, Patrick Murphy, Jeremiah Owyang, Alyx van der Vorm
- Discovery to Disruption: Turning Research into Venture-Backable Companies – Pratik Nimbalkar, Jared O, Chon Tang, Asad Tirmizi
- SOSV: Where Deep Tech is Headed (It’s Not JUST AI) – Sierra Brooks, Po Bronson, Westley Dang, Philipp Sander
Pitch Showcase Stage
Catch fast pitches from exhibitors in the Expo Hall:
- 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Startup Battlefield 200 Health Pitches
- 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Startup Battlefield 200 Policy + Protection Pitches
Networking Opportunities
Beyond casual mingling, elevate your networking with Braindate. Create or join topic-based conversations via the app and meet in person at the Networking Lounge between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for 1:1 or small-group discussions.
Side Events Around San Francisco
Extend the Disrupt excitement with over 80 company-hosted Side Events happening throughout the city this week. Check out the Side Events page for details and to RSVP.
Final Call: Join the Disrupt 2025 Finale
Today marks the grand finale of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Startups are pitching breakthrough ideas, industry leaders are sharing game-changing insights, and connections are sparking across the Expo Hall. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the innovation and energy. Register here to secure your pass at 50% off and join us at Moscone West.