Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for a chance to win $50,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. After hours of deliberations, TechCrunch editors pored over the judges’ […]
View More And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2018 is… ForethoughtCategory: disrupt sf
How Adidas and Carbon are changing the sneaker supply chain
While the Adidas Futurecraft 4D shoes are cool looking sneakers, the story behind those shoes is even more interesting. The sportswear company has partnered with Carbon to design a new kind of sneakers. Behind the Futurecraft 4D, you can find a process that is not that new — 3D printing. Many companies promised an industrial […]
View More How Adidas and Carbon are changing the sneaker supply chainMeet the five Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt SF 2018
Over the past two days, 21 companies have taken the stage at the Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield. We’ve now taken the feedback from all our expert judges and chosen five teams to compete in the finals. These teams will all take the stage again tomorrow afternoon to present in front of a new set of […]
View More Meet the five Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt SF 2018Uber CEO: ride hailing will be eclipsed by scooters, bikes and even flying taxis
A decade from now, ride-hailing will be less than 50 percent of Uber’s business, in terms of transactions, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Thursday at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. The onstage prediction is in line with recent moves by Uber and its CEO to be part of, and make money from, all the different ways people might move […]
View More Uber CEO: ride hailing will be eclipsed by scooters, bikes and even flying taxisPoLTE lets you track devices using LTE signal
Meet PoLTE, a Dallas-based startup that wants to make location-tracking more efficient. Thanks to PoLTE’s software solution, logistics and shipment companies can much more easily track packages and goods. The startup is participating in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF. If you want to use a connected device to track a package, you currently need […]
View More PoLTE lets you track devices using LTE signalUser’s Guide to Disrupt SF 2018
Disrupt SF (Sept 5-7) approaches with just a few days until things kick off. We have an all-star lineup that only TechCrunch can assemble, and we’re expecting our largest number of attendees yet. Check out our star-packed agenda here, and keep reading to find out everything you need to make for a stellar conference experience. […]
View More User’s Guide to Disrupt SF 2018Come watch the Equity podcast record live at Disrupt SF 2018
Disrupt SF is right around the corner, which means startupland is prepping to congregate once again in the city for another epic run of investors, startups and celebrities. This year, Disrupt is heading to Moscone West, so the event will be bigger and better than ever. And I have some good news for you. Initialized […]
View More Come watch the Equity podcast record live at Disrupt SF 2018Hear about the challenges of using tech for good at Disrupt SF
Ride-hailing, social interactions from behind tiny screens and fitness tracking are just a few of the things we’ve all become accustomed to thanks to innovative app-makers. It’s not often that we think of tech serving society for good. But it’s time we do. Promise, mRelief, Pigeon.ly and Concrn are four companies that, from the start, […]
View More Hear about the challenges of using tech for good at Disrupt SFBring your best questions for these Q&A speakers at Disrupt SF
This week we’re excited to announce another addition to the TechCrunch Disrupt SF program — the Q&A agenda. This is new for Disrupt. After chats on the Main and Next stages, select speakers will take questions from the audience in special, extended Q&A sessions. These panels will last 30-45 minutes and be open to Disrupt […]
View More Bring your best questions for these Q&A speakers at Disrupt SFInVision CEO Clark Valberg to talk design at Disrupt SF
To Clark Valberg, the screen is the most important place in the world. And he’s not the only one who thinks so. It isn’t just tech companies spending their money on design. The biggest brands in the world are pouring money into their digital presence, for many, the first step is InVision. InVision launched back […]
View More InVision CEO Clark Valberg to talk design at Disrupt SFChad Rigetti to talk quantum computing at Disrupt SF
Even for the long-standing giants of the tech industry, quantum computing is one of the most complicated subjects to tackle. So how does a five-year old startup compete? Chad Rigetti, the namesake founder of Rigetti Computing, will join us at Disrupt SF 2018 to help us break it all down. Rigetti’s approach to quantum computing […]
View More Chad Rigetti to talk quantum computing at Disrupt SFMike Judge to join us at Disrupt SF 2018
Silicon Valley, for better and oftentimes worse, provides an uncanny valley view of the ups and downs of IRL Silicon Valley. The HBO series has shown what it’s like to deal with an incumbent who steals an idea or IP, the humiliation of saving the day, only to be fired as CEO by your VC, […]
View More Mike Judge to join us at Disrupt SF 2018