We recently unveiled the Public stage has Techcrunch Disrupt 2025 – A new destination for the founders sailing in the complexities of the construction of the company, from the early traction to the IPO and beyond. Today, we are delighted to announce additions to the agenda that bring even more information and fire power to the stage.
Join the range of speakers are Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom Communications Inc., and Santi Subotovsky, general partner at Emergence. These pioneering leaders will share frank perspectives on companies on a scale, the preparation of public procurement and the management of pivotal transitions.
Whether you just start or draw your long -term strategy, the current public scene offers lessons, executives and stories that apply to each phase of the founder’s trip.
Mark your calendar – The current public scene promises to be a highlight to disrupt. Don’t miss him. Take your ticket before the end of July to save up to $ 675.
How long should a startup remain private?
David George, general partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Today’s startups can achieve huge evaluations, remove their employees and stay private longer than those in previous eras. But that also means that startups at an advanced stage are faced with a brand new set of rules. George unpacked the changing VC landscape, which the next generation of startups on a scale should know, and how capital is deployed in a tighter money and higher expectations. From Windows IPO to secondary markets to the evolutionary role of growing investors, this conversation by the fireside goes deeply on what it really takes to build sustainable businesses on the current market – and what will follow.
What comes after Breakout’s success?
Santi Subotovsky, general partner, emergence; and Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom Communications Inc.
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October 27-29, 2025
Have you built the successful product – and now? The CEO of Zoom, Eric Yuan, and the general partner of emergence, Santi Subotovsky, go on stage to dig what comes after the time of the breakup. From expansion to new markets to the launch of the next product bets, this panel will explore how large companies avoid doing wonders for sure. We will enter the difficult calls on the development in relation to diversification, how to continue to innovate on a large scale and what investors want to see in a second act. If you look at the post-production / market adjustment phase, this Convo is your roadmap.
How the AI forces startups at a late stage to reclassle GTM – or to be left behind
Jane AlexanderPartner, capital; Vanessa Larcoco-founder, premise; And Nyrail ToliaCEO, Nextdoor
The AI rewrites the game book for the way startups reach and win customers – and businesses at an advanced stage feel pressure to adapt quickly. In this panel, two best VCs and a experienced founder decompose how AI transforms marketing strategies, sales and marketing to the success of customers. We are going to enter what works, which is the media threshing and how to build AI in your GTM engine without losing focus. If you evolve and you wonder how AI is in your next growth phase, this is the conversation you don’t want to miss.
Build what comes then
Julie WainwrightCEO, Yera and founder and former CEO, Therealreal
Wainwright knows how to spot a wave – and get it up. From the resale of luxury pioneer to Realreal to jump in personalized nutrition with Ahara, she had a career in construction before the curve. In this conversation by the fireside, Wainwright opens on what you need to start again, evolve quickly and remain resilient through market quarters and personal pivots. We will dig the lessons learned from the creation of categories, the risks of reinvention, and why experience could well be the ultimate start edge.
Everything you need to know before an outing
I have dasCo-founder, president and partner, Sapphire Ventures; And Roseanne WincekCo-founder and managing director, Renegade Partners
Become public, be acquired or double and stay private? In today’s unpredictable market, the founders must think of the release strategy earlier – and more strategically – than ever. This panel brings together two best VCs and an experienced CFO to unpack how to define your business for each option. We will talk about the calendar, the metrics that matter, the expectations of investors and what it really takes to navigate in mergers and acquisitions, in preparation for an introduction on the stock market or simply to build through the storm. Whether you are 12 months or start to evolve, this conversation is to make smart movements now for everything that comes.
Exit strategy? Start shaping it at Disrupt 2025
Whether you build your first product, scal up your team or plan in the long term, the Go public step to disrupting 2025 is built for the founders ready to make daring movements. Listen to managers who have sailed on the summits, risks and reinventions – and set out with ideas on which you can act now.
Do not wait to sharpen your outing strategy. Secure your pass to disrupt 2025 now and save up to $ 675 before increased prices after July.
