Final day energy is pulsing through Moscone West as Disrupt 2025 enters its third and climactic day in San Francisco. The halls are buzzing with founders, investors, engineers, and policymakers—and there’s still room to join. If you thought you missed your shot, you haven’t: same-day registration is open with a 50% discount, so you can still catch the big moments, make meaningful connections, and be part of the year’s most talked-about startup conference.
Before you dive in
– Registration and badges: Open 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Bring your ticket and a government-issued photo ID. Badge names must match your ID. No proxy pickup allowed.
– Investor Breakfast Fireside Chat: Innovation in the next decade—growth engines and funding models. Location: Deal Flow Cafe (Investor pass-holders only).
What to expect today
Day 3 is stacked with headliners across AI, fintech, cloud, robotics, mobility, national security, and creator economy trends—plus the high-stakes reveal of the Startup Battlefield 200 winner. Explore the Expo Hall to see breakthrough products from 300+ startups, sit in on hands-on sessions to sharpen your edge, and meet collaborators who can accelerate your next move.
AI Stage highlights
– From Ads to Films: Creating with Code — Alejandro Matamala Ortiz (Runway)
– The $1M AI Trust Bet: Can an AI agent run influencer marketing? — Francis Yang (Head AI)
– How Google is building for the Agentic Cloud — Will Grannis (Google Cloud)
– AI in the Dust: Trustworthy models for the physical world — Fahad Khan (Blue River Technology, John Deere) and Jeff Mills (iMerit Technology)
– Shaping the AI Stack — Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face)
– Love, Lies & Algorithms: AI and modern relationships — Dr. Amanda Gesselman (Kinsey Institute), Mark Kantor (Tinder), Eugenia Kuyda (Replika)
– Smarter Streets: AI and the future of transportation — Dave Ferguson (Nuro) and Sachin Kansal (Uber Technologies)
– AI and National Security — Justin Fanelli (U.S. Dept. of the Navy), Kathleen Fisher (RAND Corporation), Chris Morales (Point72 Ventures)
– AI That Talks Back — Karandeep Anand (Character.AI)
Builders Stage highlights
– Seed Money Secrets Every Founder Should Know — Gabby Cazeau (Harlem Capital), Marlon Nichols (MaC Venture Capital), Maria Palma (Freestyle Capital)
– Rethinking Startup Capital Without VCs — Erik Allebest (Chess.com), Louwee Shibata (KALDOS Capital), Gale Wilkinson (VITALIZE Venture Capital)
– Global Hiring Isn’t Spooky! And Paying in Crypto Shouldn’t Be Either — Francoise Brougher (Pebl)
– With Vibe Coding, Do Early Startups Still Need 10x Engineers? — David Cramer (Sentry), Zach Lloyd (Warp), Laurie Moore (Bessemer Venture Partners)
– Preparing Now for Your Later Stage Raise — Lila Preston (Generation Investment Management), Andrea Thomaz (Diligent Robotic), Zeya Yang (IVP)
– The Pros and Cons of Hiring AI Agents as Early Employees — Jaspar Carmichael-Jack (Artisan), Sarah Franklin (Lattice), Caleb Peffer (Firecrawl)
– Creating Communities and Companies That Last — Tade Oyerinde (Campus), Teddy Solomon (Fizz)
Disrupt Stage highlights
– Rebuilding the City that Builds Startups — Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco)
– A Conversation with Investor Extraordinaire — Elad Gil (Gil & Co.)
– Survive, Scale, Reinvent — Lessons from a Cloud OG — Aaron Levie (Box)
– Startup Battlefield Alumni Update — Dr. Capella Kerst (geCKo Materials)
– The Startup Battlefield Final — Judges: Kirsten Green (Forerunner), Kevin Hartz (A*), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Kevin Rose (Digg)
– Crypto’s Next Chapter — Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana Labs)
– From Digg to Deals — Kevin Rose on reinvention and investing
– Cluely’s Roy Lee: Building, Breaking, and Betting Big — Roy Lee (Cluely)
– From Courtside to Code — Tristan Thompson on AI, sports, and startups
– Startup Battlefield 200 winner announcement
Roundtables
Collaborative, 30-minute deep dives. Note: Expo+ Passes do not include roundtable access.
– AI Evaluation 101 — Rohit Patel (Meta Superintelligence Labs)
– Consumer AI and Gen Z Tech — Piyush Shah (InMobi)
– Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Lessons from Reddit Search [encore] — Rachel Miller (Reddit)
– Relentless Progress: Building Products That Never Stall — Papi Menon (Outshift by Cisco)
– Raising a Seed Round in San Francisco as an Outsider — Alice Bentinck (Entrepreneurs First)
– Beyond the Model: Building the Infrastructure of Intelligence — Ben Braverman (Saga Ventures)
– AI Evaluation 101 [encore] — Rohit Patel (Meta Superintelligence Labs)
Expo Hall
Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Meet 300+ startups across industries and regions. From AI agents and next-gen semiconductors to clean energy, robotics, and fintech, the exhibition floor is where ideas meet adoption and partnerships are born.
Breakout Stage
First-come, first-served 50-minute sessions next to the Expo Hall. Open to all ticket types.
– Being Heard in the Age of AI — Qianwen Chen (EchoHer), Fay Kallel (Headspace), Chenxi Wang (Rain Capital)
– Powering AI: The race to scale gigawatts of new energy — Mike Schroepfer (Gigascale Capital), Garth Sheldon-Coulson (Panthalassa)
– AI & Agents: Shaping how we build, live, and connect — Thomas Foley (Composio), Patrick Murphy (Maket), Jeremiah Owyang (Blitzscaling Ventures), Alyx van der Vorm (Clyx)
– Discovery to Disruption: Turning research into venture-backable companies — Pratik Nimbalkar (Plaid Semiconductors), Jared O (SirenOpt), Chon Tang (Berkeley SkyDeck Fund), Asad Tirmizi (T-robotics)
– SOSV: Where deep tech is headed (it’s not just AI) — Sierra Brooks, Po Bronson, Westley Dang, Philipp Sander (SOSV, IndieBio SF)
Pitch Showcase Stage
Fast pitches from exhibiting startups inside 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 that actually moves the needle
Beyond serendipitous hallway chats, use Braindate to start or join topic-driven meetups for targeted conversations. The Networking Lounge powered by Braindate hosts 1:1 and small-group discussions from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., helping you turn shared interests into partnerships, pilots, and investment leads.
Citywide side events
More than 80 company-hosted side events are lighting up San Francisco this week, extending the momentum beyond the venue. Check the official side events page for today’s programs and RSVP details.
This is your last chance to experience the magic of Disrupt 2025
The final pitches are happening. The Expo Hall is in full swing. The industry’s sharpest minds are on stage sharing what’s next in AI, cloud, crypto, robotics, health, and more. Don’t wait a year to be part of it. Register today for 50% off and head to Moscone West to pick up your badge.
