The clock is ticking: Final 24 hours to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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Exhibit bookings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 close tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Miss it, and your startup won’t get a table in the Expo Hall.
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TechCrunch says exhibit table bookings for Disrupt 2026 end tonight, Friday, September 18, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, startups are out of luck: no table, no Expo Hall spot, and no late entry once the cutoff passes. The tables are limited and sold first come, first served, so the clock is doing most of the work here.
The event itself runs October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, with more than 10,000 founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders expected to pass through. TechCrunch is pitching that crowd as a serious hunting ground for startups that want attention, leads, customers, and investors in the same place. That is the real sell: three days of concentrated noise where being noticed matters.
The exhibit package costs $12,500 and includes a 6′ x 30″ table, 10 team passes, lead generation through the Disrupt app and website branding, direct VC access, press-list access, and Silver Tier sponsor branding. Founders also get access to the Deal Flow Café and Investor-to-Founder Networking. In other words, it is not just floor space; it is a bundle built around making introductions happen faster.
TechCrunch is also pushing the broader conference for people who are not exhibiting. It says there will be 250+ top-tier tech leaders across 200+ sessions on six industry stages, plus AI-powered matchmaking, interactive sessions, 300+ startups, and the Startup Battlefield 200. Regular ticket pricing ends September 25, and buyers can save up to $200 before prices rise.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is classic conference economics: pay early, or pay with regret. TechCrunch knows exactly what it is selling here — scarcity, access, and the fear that someone else will get the meeting first. And for startups, that pitch still works embarrassingly well.
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