Full breakout session agenda at Disrupt 2025

with TechCrunch disabled 2025 In less than 3 days, we’ll be loading Moscone West with More than 200 unmissable sessions – Including breakout sessions led by senior leaders across the tech and startup ecosystem. Breakout sessions are designed for hands-on learning and tactical takeaways. These first-come, first-served rooms put you alongside operators, founders, and investors building what’s next.

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Full Disrupt 2025 session agenda

The untapped opportunity hidden in business workflow

Omair Javed, CEO of TKXEL; Marcos Torres, COO, Quickbase; and Omair Bashir, Partial CTO at Signal

The biggest tools for growth often hide in plain sight, within day-to-day operations. Learn how to discover “boring” vulnerabilities in your workflow and produce them into stable software that increases ROI and fast recovery periods. Ideal for wedge use cases that founders fish in large legacy categories.

From emotion to speed: How AI tools can help you achieve your development goals

Tim Rogers, Staff Product Manager, GitHub Copilot

Go beyond demos and put AI to work in your SDLC. We’ll dive into real-world patterns of using agents and co-pilots to reduce effort, speed up reviews, and unblock teams — without sacrificing code quality or security.

Build First, Fund Later: A Founder’s Guide to Emerging Startups

Tarun Raisoni, co-founder and CEO of Gruve

Capital efficiency is a superpower. Learn practical tactics for finding your first ICP, landing lighthouse clients, and funding early growth from revenue – so you can deliver on your terms.

How to Acquire Technology (Without Selling): M&A Tips for Founders and Builders

Aklil Ibsa, Head of Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions at Coinbase; and Yonas Bashawrid, co-founder and CEO of StarSling

Inside insight into readiness, communication, and deal mechanics—from populating financial statements to planning integration—so your company gets outstanding results without losing track of mission.

Fundraising Mistakes That Will Doom Your Tour (And How to Avoid Them)

Kamila Khasanova, Founder and CEO of On Top Strategy; Sam Lee, co-founder and CEO of Thoropass; Ashley Baston, partner at General Catalyst; and Dr. Richard Monaci, Managing Director of Tampa Bay Wave

There are four distinct points — Connections, Founder, VC, and Accelerator — that break down the deal killers (muddy narrative, faulty metrics, mismatched goals) and fixing habits that get to “yes.”

A workshop on the fundraising process with TC editor turned VC Josh Constine

Josh Constine, SignalFire Project Partner

Practical step-by-step process for your fundraising: Storyline, Proof Points, Data Room, and Outreach Sequence – straight from a former TC editor who’s seen thousands of presentations.

Artificial Intelligence on the Brink: The Strategic Playbook for National Security

Daniel Hendricks, executive director of the Center for AI Safety

Where the risks of the frontier model meet the risks of the real world. Practical frameworks for assessing high-impact systems and forming and managing red teams when failure is not an option.

Startup lessons you won’t find in a playbook

Santi Sobotowski, General Partner at Emergence Capital; and Melissa Wong, co-founder and CEO of Zipline

Clear lessons from scaling enterprise software and customer operations. Expect real talk about hiring executives, navigating slow sales cycles, and surviving when plan meets reality.

Agent AI for Startups: Automating, Adapting, and Accelerating Growth

Anmol Rastogi, Head of Product Management for AI and Machine Learning at Amazon Business; and Anjali Mann, technical program manager at Microsoft

Where today’s clients shine (and where they break). Patterns for deploying agents in operations, support, and sales while keeping humans updated on quality.

Leading for Impact: Engineering at the Speed ​​of AI

Eno Reyes, CTO of the plant; Andrew Berman, CEO of Runlayer; Suraj PatelVP of Projects and Corporate Development, MongoDB, Dima Golgakov, co-founder of Fireworks AI

Learn how engineering founders are redefining startup leadership, shaping product-driven growth, and building the skills needed to guide their companies to long-term success with insights from leaders at Factory, Fireworks, and Runlayer.

Rewriting healthcare workflows with AI

Zubair Ahsan, co-founder and CEO of Max AI; Kani Maqboula, Managing Partner of Kindred Ventures; and Varun Krishnamurthy, co-founder and CEO of Assured Health

This panel will explore how healthcare organizations are reinventing workflows after AI clerks and documentation transform admissions, billing, credentialing, and patient care.

Inside the Family Office Guide: How Rich People Invest in Startups and Venture Funds

Marian Baker, Managing Partner, Founders Bay; Amanda Daniels, Founder, Vice President, and Investor, 5840 Holdings; Brett Horton, Chief Investment Officer, Paris-Roubaix Group; and Daniel Idzkowski, IT Director at IDIT Family Office

Deciphering the mandates, diligence, and speed within family offices—so emerging founders and managers know how (and when) to tap this source of growth capital.

CVC: What’s different? What is their superpower?

Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures

Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures, demystifies modern venture capital, revealing how to identify the 20% who deliver strategic and financial value, move quickly, and accelerate founder success.

Startups, stories and the struggle for attention

Jenna Birch, founder of SISU; Allie Cefalu, Marketing Partner, Kleiner Perkins; and Chantelle Darby, founder of Darby PR

Cut through the noise through earned, owned, and partner channels. Create a story that builds across PR, social, and community without burning courses.

Embracing AI for a better digital future

Meghna Dhar, technology advisor and investor; and Matt Madrigal, CTO at Pinterest

Practical paths to deploying AI that users already love: measurement, safety, and what changes when AI touches every surface area—from discovery to commerce.

To have our voice heard in the age of artificial intelligence

Qianwen Chen, CEO of EchoHer; Faye Kalil, Chief Product and Design Officer at Headspace; and Chenxi Wang, General Partner of Rain Capital

In a feed saturated with AI-generated content, how do brands, creators, and products still feel human? Tactics for signaling, trust, and measurable lift.

Powering AI: The race to scale gigawatts of new energy

Mike Schroepfer, Founder and Partner, Gigascale Capital; and Garth Sheldon Coulson, co-founder and CEO of Panthalassa

This session will reveal how the world’s largest new energy platform can power AI and share lessons on scaling clean technology from R&D to market.

Artificial Intelligence and Agents: Shaping How We Build, Live, and Communicate

Patrick Murphy, co-founder and CEO of Maket; Alex van der Vorm, Founder and CEO of Clyx; and Jeremiah Oyang, General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures, and Thomas Foley, Chief Revenue Officer at Composio

Real agent use cases include construction, real estate, and social media tools – as well as infrastructure and product decisions that turn novelty into everyday utility.

Discovery to disruption: turning research into venture-backable companies

Prateek Nepalkar, CEO, Plaid Semiconductors; Jared Au, co-founder and CEO of SirenOpt; Chun Tang, Managing Partner, Berkeley Skydeck Fund; Asad Tarmizi, CEO of T-robotics

Translational Playbook: Validate markets, secure non-dilutive capital, and sequence milestones so deep tech passes VC filters without losing scientific advantage.

SOSV: Where deep tech is headed (it’s not just AI)

Westley Dang, Director, Philip Sander, Investment Analyst, Beau Bronson, General Partner, and Sierra Brooks, Chief Scientist and Analyst, SOSV

IndieBioSF investors reveal how deep tech founders can turn cutting-edge science into scalable companies and change the world in biomanufacturing, materials, energy, and health.

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