TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will bring back its Builders Stage at Moscone Center in San Francisco on October 13-15, with more than 10,000 founders, investors, startup operators and technology leaders expected to attend. The stage is designed for founders building companies beyond the initial startup phase, covering fundraising, hiring, go-to-market strategy, artificial intelligence and operational decisions involved in scaling. Speakers include Grant Lee, CEO and co-founder of Gamma; Leah Solivan, founder and general partner at Precedent.vc; Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google; and other startup, venture and technology executives. The initial agenda includes discussions of non-AI businesses competing in an AI-focused market, defensibility against OpenAI and Anthropic, AI capital and talent, pre-seed fundraising, product management at billion-user scale, hybrid teams involving AI agents, consumer products, mergers and acquisitions, Series A fundraising in 2027, rapid revenue growth, multi-model AI products, product-market fit, customer acquisition, founder mental health, repeatable product development, viral growth and venture investing. TechCrunch says more speakers and sessions will be announced before the event. Attendees can save up to $330 before ticket rates increase.