Beyond TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The Side Events, Parties & Networking You Can’t Miss
- ID
- 33651
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 09 Oct 2026, 10:42 PM
- Fetched
- 09 Oct 2026, 11:33 PM
- Provider
- TechCrunch
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/beyond-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-the-side-events-parties-networking-you-cant-miss/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 09 Oct 2026, 11:34 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- saas_startup_foundersdevelopers
What happened
TechCrunch published a guide to side events, parties, and networking around Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco, which runs Oct 13-15, with surrounding events from Oct 10-16. Featured listings include a Polish Innovation Evening hosted by PAIH and Upper Silesian Fund, a Nordic fintech event hosted by Innovation Norway and Norway's SF consulate, a Pak-US Tech Connect event hosted by PSEB, and a first-principles workshop by PrincipiumX. It is an event roundup/promotional post, not technical or product news.
Why it matters
Only actionable if you are already attending Disrupt or in San Francisco during Oct 10-16 and want to RSVP for side networking; otherwise it has no direct bearing on Malaysian builders, AI/ML workflows, databases, or SaaS tooling. The post does not give enough schedule or cost detail to change a build or purchasing decision.
Discussion angle
If anyone in the group is heading to SF for Disrupt Week, which side events are actually worth the time versus the main conference, and how do you filter networking events for builder/founder value?