Richard Smith, Author at TechCrunch

Announcing the agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Aria Alamalhodaei, Devin Coldewey, Richard Smith — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0000

We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joins Fintech, SaaS and AI as the other industry-focused stages — all under one big roof. And we’re excited to share we’ll be hosting a pitch competition this year “The Space Challenge, powered by Aerospace” as part of […]

Announcing the AI Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

Richard Smith — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:00:54 +0000

After a few years of being background noise, AI has suddenly become ubiquitous. From consumer apps to enterprise tools to medical devices, nearly everything claims to be “powered by AI” these days. But the technology’s unprecedented (and unregulated) rise prompts as many questions as it provides answers. Fortunately, you’re coming to Disrupt, where we have […]

Announcing the final agenda for the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt

Richard Smith, Alex Wilhelm — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:00:06 +0000

TechCrunch Disrupt, our flagship startup event, returns to San Francisco on September 19–21, and you can bet TechCrunch+ will be in the house. It’s going to be the biggest and best Disrupt we’ve ever hosted: Along with a few to-be-announced surprises, we’ll have Startup Battlefield and six new stages with targeted materials for founders of […]

Announcing the first group of speakers for TC Early Stage

Darrell Etherington, Richard Smith — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:30:36 +0000

TechCrunch Early Stage is the place to be for the founder who is just getting started. On April 20, we’re excited to bring our show to Boston, Massachusetts. We’re bringing together experts from the Northeast and Silicon Valley to chat through myriad startup core competencies — from fundraising to operations to marketing — and outline […]

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Space in Los Angeles

Devin Coldewey, Darrell Etherington, Richard Smith — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:00:13 +0000

TechCrunch Sessions: Space is back! Happening December 6 — our third dedicated space event. This is a live, in-person event featuring the most influential people in the space industry, across the public, private and defense sectors. This year saw the commercial space industry undergo a lot of change, including significant consolidation and new entrants in […]

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022

Lucas Matney, Jacquelyn Melinek, Anita Ramaswamy, Richard Smith — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:10:40 +0000

The crypto industry seemed to age several decades over the past bull run, maturing in some places while barreling ahead in ambitious new pursuits, including DeFi, NFTs and web3. And while scams continued to proliferate and hacker heists became a weekly occurrence, the space onboarded an onslaught of retail investors and fostered feverish excitement among […]

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

Jordan Crook, Richard Smith — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:00:37 +0000

Disrupt is turning 12 years old. If it were a human, it would be addicted to technology (which it is) and starting to get an attitude (again, yes). But after a couple of years coming to you virtually, the world’s most impactful tech startup conference is coming back to real life. The Moscone Center will […]

Here’s the complete agenda for next week’s TC Sessions: Climate 2022

Richard Smith, Harri Weber — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:00:34 +0000

TC Sessions: Climate, in partnership with the Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals, is our first event dedicated to the climate crisis. And our agenda is complete! Leading scientists, entrepreneurs, VCs and more will gather in person on June 14 at UC Berkeley (and online on June 16) to examine the role of tech and […]

Announcing the TechCrunch+ Stage Agenda at Disrupt 2022

Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas, Richard Smith — Wed, 25 May 2022 21:06:11 +0000

2022 is the year that we are returning to in-person events here at TechCrunch, which means that after a few years running remotely, our flagship Disrupt event is back. But while we are shaking up the last few years of Disrupt history — thanks, COVID — we are keeping some things the same. The TechCrunch+ […]

Here’s everything you’ll see at TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility next week

Richard Smith, Kirsten Korosec — Tue, 10 May 2022 14:00:06 +0000

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were […]

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Climate

Richard Smith, Harri Weber — Tue, 03 May 2022 16:00:33 +0000

From the minds behind TechCrunch comes a brand-new TC Sessions event dedicated to the climate crisis. Leading scientists, entrepreneurs, VCs and more will gather on June 14 at UC Berkeley to examine the role of tech and startups in mitigating and adapting to the existential threat you know and dread. I know this reporter will […]

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

Kirsten Korosec, Richard Smith — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 20:18:40 +0000

Here’s what you’ll learn at TechCrunch Early Stage in San Francisco this April

Jordan Crook, Richard Smith — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:39:13 +0000

TechCrunch Early Stage is the ultimate educational resource for a founder who is just getting started. We’ve tapped experts across myriad startup core competencies, from fundraising to operations to marketing, to outline step-by-step guides on how you can set up and grow your business. Wondering how to recruit talent in this landscape? We’ve got a […]

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Space 2021

Devin Coldewey, Darrell Etherington, Richard Smith — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:02:42 +0000

TC Sessions: Space is back! Happening this December 14 and 15 — our second dedicated space event. This is a live, virtual two-day event featuring the most important people in the space industry, across public, private and defense. We’re thrilled to be hosting Rocket Lab CEO and founder Peter Beck, Accion Systems CEO and founder […]

Announcing the final agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: SaaS 2021

Ron Miller, Richard Smith, Alex Wilhelm — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:27:34 +0000

TechCrunch Sessions is back! On October 27, we’re taking on the ferociously competitive field of software as a service (SaaS), and we’re thrilled to announce our final packed agenda, overflowing with some of the biggest names and most exciting startups in the industry. And you’re in luck, because $75 early-bird tickets are still on sale — […]

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: SaaS

Alex Wilhelm, Richard Smith — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:45:03 +0000

TechCrunch Sessions is back! On October 27, we’re taking on the ferociously competitive field of software as a service (SaaS), and we’re thrilled to announce our packed agenda, overflowing with some of the biggest names and most exciting startups in the industry. And you’re in luck, because $75 early-bird tickets are still on sale — […]

Announcing the agenda for the Disrupt Stage this September

Jordan Crook, Richard Smith — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 18:26:11 +0000

Disrupt 2021 stands to be the best Disrupt yet. We have an incredible lineup of speakers both on the Disrupt Stage and the Extra Crunch Stage. And, of course, we can’t forget the Startup Battlefield, which has been a launch pad for some of the biggest tech companies in the world today, including Dropbox, Mint […]

Announcing the agenda for Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals presented by TechCrunch

Richard Smith — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:45:16 +0000

Here at TechCrunch, we’re big fans of startup competitions. From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. So we’re hooking up with Extreme Tech Challenge (‘XTC’) to present the Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals, a startup competition focused on powering a […]

Announcing the Disrupt 2021 Extra Crunch Stage Agenda

Jordan Crook, Richard Smith — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 17:06:28 +0000

Disrupt 2020 was an absolute banger of a conference, but we’re not ones to rest on our laurels. We have an incredible Disrupt in store for you this September 21-23, with an amazing lineup of speakers across the hottest of topics, like crypto, health/biotech, SPACs, the creator economy and the usual spread of startup how-to […]

Announcing the Agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

Kirsten Korosec, Richard Smith — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:02:39 +0000

TC Sessions: Mobility is back and we’re excited to give you the first look at who is coming to the main stage and what we plan to talk about. The event will be virtual, but never fear, we will bring you the same informative panels and provocative one-on-one interviews and networking you’re used to. The […]