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AI NewsTechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know

10:39 PM IST · September 24, 2026

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know

TechCrunch Founder Summitis a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their companies. It’s the latest in our long line of founder-centric events, which are smaller and more hands-on than Disrupt. If anextensive lineupof speakers from Anthropic, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Benchmark is your thing,Disrupt tickets are still available here. But for the founder looking to really get in the weeds during a one-day crash course, Founder Summit is the ideal place to get a head start on your 2027 plans. Before you dig in on the event details, you can get info on all of our tickets, which are available for a $200 discount for investors and founders,right here. All founders end up wrestling with the extensive, complicated mechanics of building a company from the ground up. There’s fundraising, hiring, legal, marketing, PR, and leadership, as well as the investors needing the means to vet, invest in, and develop founders as they build out their skills. Founder Summit is the best way to cover all of the challenging questions with community members who have been there, and lived to tell the tale, through constructive failure and massive success. The event takes place on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at theSoWa Power Stationin Boston. It’s accessible via public transportation and a short walk from the Back Bay and Tufts Medical Center stops on the Orange Line, or the Broadway stop on the Red Line. To deliver on that promise of equipping founders for success,this year’s agendaandspeakerslean hard into fundraising, AI-native building, and leadership. Sessions include: Yes. Founder Summit was formerly known asEarly StageandAll Stage. This year, we have the same mission, but with a new name. Keep that in mind if you want to do any more research before attending. Founder Summit is far from a series of panels, though the agenda does provide a ton of valuable insights for founders and investors. In addition to all of those sessions, we also have our breakout sessions, where even more intimate panels discuss vital topics for the community to dive deeper into. There’s also networking available via the Braindate app to help connect investors with founders, or facilitate founders with similar challenges to bring their expertise together to reach shared solutions. Or that time is the perfect opportunity for students to build out their nascent network. Then there’s Founder Summit week, taking place November 1-7. That’s whenall of our Side Events are held, expanding the opportunities for you to gather with the community. And if you’re especially eager to take part, you can apply to host your own Side Eventright here. Pricing moves in phases, with our next increase happening after October 16.Our current pricing tiers are Investor for $399, Founder for $199, and students for $149. If you buy a second ticket for a co-founder or co-worker, you’ll also get 50% off their admission. And bundles for groups for four or more offer additional discounts. Yes! We’re looking for volunteers to help staff the event, and those individuals will get a behind-the-scenes look at how the event comes together on top of their free access to programming beyond their shift. Learn more about our program, which closes to new applicants October 19,right here. You can get the full rundown of the event, with everything from up-to-date speaker information, the full agenda, logistics, and moreright here. Ticket information across all three tiers isavailable here. And remember, our current discounts end October 16 — act now before they expire.

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