TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will be held in San Francisco on October 25-31. This can’t-miss event will bring together more than 10,000 founders, investors and leaders from the Bay Area tech ecosystem. The week-long event, known as Disrupt Week, offers a unique opportunity for attendees to engage in networking, discussions, and innovative presentations. Among its many features, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 includes the chance for interested parties to host their own Side Events, which will occur before, during, and after the main event.
If you’d like to host a Side Event, now’s the time to move quickly! The final deadline to apply is September 19, 2025, at 11:59 PM. This closing date presents the last opportunity for individuals and organizations to secure a platform for brand spotlighting during one of the largest gatherings in the tech industry. The rich agenda of our Side Events complements and expands the agenda of the main event. They provide fresh chances to experiment with ideas and foster community.
The Significance of Disrupt Week
Disrupt Week is a special time of year for the entire tech calendar. It attracts more than 10,000 entrepreneurs and innovators from around the globe, with possibilities for collaboration and inspiration around every corner. Combined with investors in attendance, the week is bound to be an incredible cauldron of ideas and opportunities.
Holding a Side Event during this monumental week gives Companies the opportunity to create their legacy. They can do this as part of the much bigger backdrop of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. These events can range from informal meetups to more structured presentations, providing flexibility and creativity in how brands choose to engage with attendees.
That combination of major players and up-and-coming startups makes for an exciting, dynamic environment where new collaborations are guaranteed to grow. Through Side Events, hosts have the unique opportunity to connect directly with an engaged, diverse audience. The one thing this audience has in common is their interest in technology and innovation.
Opportunities for Brand Spotlighting
Exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is more than having a place to walk around, it’s about being SEEN & HEARD. Holding a Side Event is one of the best ways to gain visibility at the COP if you represent an impactful brand or person of influence. The strategic timing of these events—before the conference, during the main conference, and/or after—can create great opportunities for participants to extend their reach and engagement.
Through the Side Event application process, applicants have the opportunity to engage in more focused, bespoke experiences that speak to priority audiences. This initiative has the potential to create the kind of productive dialogue that goes far beyond the structured program at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Additionally, it lets hosts build relationships and make their mark among the larger Bay Area tech ecosystem.
Connection via Side Events can lead to new partnerships that take root to grow long after Disrupt Week has ended. For early stage companies looking for investment or industry partnerships, this exposure might be worth the price of admission.
Final Call for Applications
The application deadline is coming up fast! Prospective hosts must send in their bids by 11:59 p.m. on September 19, 2025. This is truly an exceptional opportunity to spotlight your country while sharing more with the world about what you have to offer.
Inspiration, creativity, and energy abound as talented new people and influential change-makers organizations are converging in one energetic location. Holding a Side Event would make all the difference for most. While this initiative focuses on brands you may not have heard of, it’s part of the unique and vibrant energy that will make up Disrupt Week.
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