TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Startup Battlefield finale Cluley, Solana, mayor of San Francisco

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here! If you’re still hesitant about attending in person, dive into the extensive schedule of speakers, networking opportunities, workshops, after-parties, and more available here. There’s still time to grab your last minute ticket, and we’ll give you a 50% discount because there’s only one day left!

If you can’t attend in person, the next best thing is to tune in to the Disrupt Stage livestream, featuring some of our most notable speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 competition. We’re streaming via YouTube, so you can watch the embed below, or just follow this link to watch live. Today, we’ll kick things off at 10am PT and end the disruption phase at around 4:15pm PT.

10 a.m.: Rebuilding the city that builds startups

San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lury, shares his vision for revitalizing the city’s startup ecosystem. From housing and public safety to innovation policy and global competitiveness, he explains why San Francisco remains the ultimate launching pad for both early- and late-stage founders.

10:30 AM: A conversation with investor extraordinaire Elad Gil

Before most of the world experienced ChatGPT, Elad Gil had already written preprints for startups like Perplexity, Acter.AI, and Harvey. This is in addition to the verifications of, for example, Airbnb, Airtable, Anduril, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, Pinterest, Rippling, Square, Stripe… you get the idea.

10:55 AM: Survive, scale, and reinvent: Lessons from the Cloud OG

Aaron Levy built Box before the cloud was cool, and the company is still thriving while competitors come and go. Levy, known for his sharp ideas and startup instincts, joins us to explain how to continue to innovate within a public company, the possibilities that AI and agents bring to enterprise software, and why reinvention is the name of the game in technology right now. Expect real talk and rules of the game for building companies that last in the world of AI.

10:55 AM: Startup Battlefield alumni update

Battlefield startups from the past return to the stage to tell us what they’ve been up to since competing for the Battlefield Cup. This year we will be listening to 2024 gCKo material.

11:25 AM: Emerging Battleground Final

The grand finale of TechCrunch’s popular startup competition. Watch the final 5 teams from around the world compete against expert judges and compete for the Startup Battlefield Cup and a $100,000 prize.

2:15pm: The next chapter of Crypto with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko

The Solana co-founder takes the stage to share with us where crypto goes from here, from the memecoin craze to real-world finance, and why he’s betting big. He will delve into Solana’s breakout year, the challenges of scaling blockchain for mainstream use, and how builders can seize the moment as cryptocurrencies approach mass adoption.

2:40 PM: From Digg to Deals: Kevin Rose on Reinvention and Investing

Kevin Rose last spoke at Disrupt in 2012, when Digg was in the middle of one of its most talked about tech pivots. More than a decade later, he returned to Disrupt to talk about the relaunch of Digg alongside Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and to share what she learned from that experience about the product and community. Away from Digg, Rose has become one of the most active early-stage investors in Silicon Valley, backing startups in consumer technology and cryptocurrencies. In this fireside chat, he will reveal how he evaluates founders, identifies the next wave of opportunities, and applies the lessons learned from his entrepreneurial journey to investing today.

3:00 PM: Roy Lee from Cluely: Building, breaking, and betting big

Roy Lee isn’t afraid to stir things up, or steal the spotlight. The Cluely founder takes the stage to share how he built one of the most talked-about AI startups, why generating controversy can be a growth strategy, and what it takes to stand out in a bustling consumer tech market.

3:30pm: From Courtside to Coding: Tristan Thompson talks AI, sports and startups

NBA champion and investor Tristan Thompson has built a portfolio that bridges sports, culture and technology. On Disrupt, he’ll share how he channels his competitive drive into projects like World Mobile, Basketball Fun, AxonDao, and Somnia — and why he believes athletes have a unique advantage in building the next generation of consumers and web3 businesses.

4:00 PM: Announcing the winner of the Startup Battlefield 2025 competition