More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is hosting a variety of side events across San Francisco to foster networking between founders, investors, and tech leaders. Organizations like KOTRA, Enterprise Ireland, and WayFounder are facilitating these gatherings to connect global startups with the Bay Area ecosystem.
Why it matters
These events are critical for cross-border startup growth and investment, highlighting the importance of physical networking in the global technology industry.
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And during Disrupt Week, that conversation doesn’t stop when the doors to Moscone West close.
Our Side Events program brings founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders together across San Francisco for everything from intimate roundtables and founder gatherings to happy hours, dinners, workshops, and community meetups.
Whether you’re looking to make a few new connections, find your next collaborator, go deep on a specific industry, or just get out of conference mode for a minute, there’s a lot happening beyond the show floor.
Explore the 2026 Side Events, and find your people.
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