TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Astro Teller, Startup Battlefield, and more live

TechCrunch disabled 2025 here! If you’re still hesitant about attending in person, check out the extended schedule of speakers, networking opportunities, workshops, after-parties, and more available. here. There is still time to get your ticket!

But if you can’t attend in person, the next best thing is to check out the Disrupt Stage livestream, featuring some of our most prominent speakers and upcoming speakers Startup Battlefield 200 Pitch competition. We’re streaming on YouTube, so you can watch the embed below, or Just follow this link to watch live.

Here’s a summary of what you can expect from Disrupt Stage on Monday to build your schedule around:

Opening Remarks, Startup Battlefield Session 1: 10-11:45 AM

The first round of Battlefield finalists will perform live on stage in front of a panel of judges including SemperVirens’ Alison Baum-Gates, GV’s Cathy Friedman, Seven Seven Six’s Caitlin Holloway, Precursor’s Charles Hudson, and TDK’s Nicolas Sauvage Ventures.

Self-driving reality check: 11:15-11:45 a.m

Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, took the stage to talk about the real state of autonomous vehicles, what it will take to get to real deployments, and why the race isn’t just about technology, it’s about trust.

Startup Battlefield Session 2: 1:30-2:45 p.m

The second group of Battlefield competitors takes the stage, where they will be vetted by our panel of judges that includes Eric Dobroshkin of Index Ventures, Jane Hoskins of Nvidia, Thomas Crane of Insight Ventures, John McNeil of DXV, and Katie Stanton of Moxie Ventures.

What Sequoia expects next: 2:45-3:15 p.m

Roelof Botha is among the most influential venture capital firms of modern times, and this is your chance to hear how today’s most ambitious founders are navigating artificial intelligence, geopolitics, and the changing capital landscape.

Moon flight, artificial intelligence, and the future of the alphabet: 3:15-3:45 p.m

Leading the lab where Alphabet incubates the nearly impossible, Astro Teller will provide a rare look at what works inside X, how the company’s “fail fast” motto works, and his perspective on artificial intelligence.

And this is just the first day’s lineup. On Tuesday, hear from renowned investor Vinod Khosla and his thoughts on the future of technology; Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone on what’s next for the streaming giant; Chris Barman, CEO of Slate Auto, will bring one of its electric trucks to the stage.