TechCrunch Founder Summit cuts Boston ticket costs, adds six strategy sessions

TechCrunch is offering a 25 percent discount on tickets for the 2026 Founder Summit, which takes place on November 4 at SoWa Power Station in Boston. The discount is available for a limited time and includes a buy-one-get-one offer that allows attendees to bring a colleague at no additional cost.

The event brings together founders, investors, and operators for a day of conversations and live pitching. Alongside the main stage programming, organizers have scheduled six smaller roundtables designed for detailed discussion. These sessions allow participants to bring their own questions and work through shared challenges with experts.

The schedule begins in the morning with a session on strategic event planning. Alexandra Ames, founder of Blueprint Lab, will lead a 10:45 a.m. discussion on how early-stage companies can approach events before hiring a full-time team. The talk will cover selecting opportunities and stretching limited resources.

Two sessions run concurrently at 11:30 a.m. Chirag Shah, a partner at Define Ventures, will address the difficulties of entering regulated industries with complex buyers. Shishir Tewari, head of enterprise data engineering at Procore Technologies, will discuss how knowledge graphs can improve the reliability of AI systems in organizations.

The afternoon program focuses on enterprise sales and category creation. Merve Kitapci, managing partner at ADIN.AI, will speak at 1:15 p.m. on winning major customers early, citing her experience closing deals with L'Oreal and Vodafone. Andy Tang, a partner at Draper Associates, will follow at 1:55 p.m. with a session for founders of products that do not fit existing categories.

Linden Tibbets, CEO of IFTTT, will lead the final roundtable at 2:35 p.m. He will explore how smaller teams can use AI to increase output without adding headcount. The session will examine hiring and the structure of AI-enabled companies.

The broader program includes sessions on the Build and Impact Stages covering product-market fit and fundraising. Steve Fredette, co-founder of Toast, is among the leaders scheduled to share perspectives. A live pitching competition called So You Think You Can Pitch? will conclude the main programming, followed by networking events supported by Fidelity Private Shares.