TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibit bookings close today, giving startups and technology companies fewer than 24 hours to reserve a table in the Expo Hall at the October 13-15 conference in San Francisco.
Organizers project more than 10,000 attendees will pass through the event, including founders, venture investors, and corporate operators. The Expo Hall functions as the conference's primary floor for product demonstrations, where exhibitors pitch directly to the people who write checks and sign contracts.
The deadline matters most for early-stage companies that treat the conference as a customer-acquisition channel rather than a branding exercise. A single demo can convert a booth visitor into a paying customer, and a single conversation on the floor can put a startup in front of an investor who otherwise would not take the meeting.
Disrupt has run annually since 2007, when TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington launched it as a counterweight to established industry conferences. The event's Startup Battlefield competition has served as a launchpad for companies including Dropbox, which debuted there in 2008, and Cloudflare, which presented in 2009. Both went on to public listings.
Exhibit pricing and table configurations vary by package, and organizers have not disclosed how many booths remain available. Space is allocated on a first-come basis, meaning companies that wait until the final hours risk being shut out entirely.
The economics of a conference booth have shifted in recent years as travel budgets tightened and marketing teams grew more selective about which events justify the cost. Disrupt's pitch to exhibitors leans on attendee quality over raw volume: the 10,000-plus figure skews heavily toward decision-makers rather than general-interest attendees.
TechCrunch has not released a full exhibitor list for the 2026 edition. The conference returns to San Francisco's Moscone Center, the same venue that has hosted recent Disrupt events and sits within walking distance of the city's concentration of venture capital firms.
Companies that miss today's cutoff will have to wait until the 2027 cycle for another chance at the Expo Hall floor.
