StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
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StrictlyVC is coming to Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco. It’ll dig into how AI is changing VC, from family offices to IPOs.
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Venture capital is being rewritten in real time, and StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is setting up shop right in the middle of that mess. The session, at Moscone West in San Francisco on October 13-15, will bring together investors, institutional LPs, family office managers, and market experts for a look at where money is going and who gets to move it now.
The pitch is pretty direct: if you want the investor pass-only version of Disrupt, this is part of the draw. TechCrunch is promising a closer look at the forces shaping the next phase of startup funding, with candid conversations about dealmaking, capital deployment, and what founders and VCs need to understand as the rules keep shifting. Register by September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and the company says buyers can save $200 on an Investor Pass.
The StrictlyVC program itself runs from 3:45 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. on October 14, wrapped by networking before and after, starting at 3:00 p.m. with drinks and light bites and continuing until 5:30 p.m. There’s also the rest of Disrupt around it: more than 200 sessions spread across six industry stages, roundtables, and breakouts. But this one is built for the people writing the checks.
The individual sessions point to the pressure points in venture right now. Ryan Flanagan of ICR will talk about how the IPO window is reopening, while the old playbook no longer fits. Bruce K Lee of Keebeck Capital Management and Dave Sachse of Sachse, Family Fund will look at family offices, which have become one of the fastest-growing sources of startup capital. Amit Bhatti of TrueBridge Capital Partners and Beezer Clarkson of LGT Capital Partners will focus on what limited partners want now, especially as firms compete harder for institutional capital and rethink AI exposure and liquidity expectations.
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This is what venture sounds like when the easy money phase is over and everyone has to explain themselves. Family offices, LPs, IPO readiness — the whole lineup screams ‘please be serious now,’ which is usually what the market says right before it gets picky again.
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