TechCrunch has announced a series of side events taking place across San Francisco during Disrupt Week, running alongside its Disrupt 2026 conference. The programme includes founder dinners, investor meetups, happy hours, workshops and roundtables.
Among the featured events, KOTRA Silicon Valley is hosting a Korea–US Startup & Investor Networking Night on 14 October, bringing together Korean startups entering the US market with investors, founders and corporate partners. KOTRA is offering complimentary Expo+ passes to qualified applicants without a Disrupt 2026 ticket.
WayFounder is hosting a Born2Global Founder Networking Night on 13 October, where 18 emerging startups from the Republic of Korea will give quick introductions before open networking. Enterprise Ireland is holding The Irish Shark Tank at Ireland House on 13 October, with limited availability.
SafetyWing is hosting a happy hour at Harrington's Irish Pub on 13 October for founders, HR leaders and the startup community. Skyflow and Descope are holding Vault & Verify, an evening of ping pong, cocktails and conversation for San Francisco's security, privacy and identity community, on 14 October.
Additional events include a live demonstration of the Whitney Electrolarynx by Uhura Bionics on 7 October, a product strategy session on 10 October, a hardware happy hour on 12 October, and a Taiwan-focused AI event on 13 October. Other gatherings include a rooftop party, an automation dinner and a rooftop pilaf dinner, all on 14 October.