Today marks the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, and before we dive into our packed agenda, remember that it’s not too late to get a ticket for our entire three-day event: https://tcrn.ch/4naFknr
You can watch the Disrupt Stage programming right here, and we’ll be broadcasting the following sessions for anyone to watch live. Stay tuned for Tuesday and Wednesday when we’ll be broadcasting the rest of our Disrupt Stage sessions.
Opening remarks, Startup Battlefield Session One: 10-11:45am
Our first round of Battlefield finalists will deliver their pitches live on stage in front of a lineup of judges featuring Allison Baum Gates of SemperVirens, Cathy Friedman from GV, Seven Seven Six’s Katelin Holloway, Precursor’s Charles Hudson and Nicolas Sauvage of TDK Ventures.
The Self-Driving Reality Check: 11:15-11:45am
Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo, takes the stage to talk about where AVs actually stand, what it’s taken to get to real deployments, and why the race isn’t just about tech, it’s about trust.
Startup Battlefield Session TwoL 1:30-2:45pm
The second lineup of Battlefield competitors take to the stage, where they’ll be vetted by our panel of judges featuring Eryk Dobrushkin of Index Ventures, Nvidia’s Jen Hoskins, Insight Ventures’ Thomas Krane, DXV’s Jon McNeil and Katie Stanton of Moxie Ventures.
What Sequoia Sees Coming Next: 2:45-3:15pm
Roelof Botha is among the most influential VCs of the modern era, and this is your chance to hear how today’s most ambitious founders are navigating AI, geopolitics, and a shifting capital landscape.
Moonshots, AI, and the Future of Alphabet: 3:15-3:45pm
Astro Teller leads the lab where Alphabet incubates the nearly impossible, and he’s going to provide a rare look into what’s succeeding within X, how their “fail fast” mantra is faring, and his perspective on, you guessed it, AI.
