Get a friend free and drop 25% off to solve startup issues in small groups

TechCrunch is cutting ticket prices for its Founder Summit 2026 by 25 percent for a limited time. The event is scheduled for November 4 at SoWa Power Station in Boston. Organizers also added a limited buy one get one offer that allows attendees to bring a colleague for free.

The price drop accompanies a new set of six small group roundtables. These sessions are designed for founders to bring their own questions and work through specific problems with experts. The topics range from enterprise sales and vertical strategy to artificial intelligence and lean team management.

Alexandra Ames, founder and chief event strategist at Blueprint Lab, will lead the first session at 10:45 a.m. She will discuss how early stage companies can approach events strategically before they can afford a full time events team. The conversation will cover choosing the right opportunities and stretching limited resources.

Two sessions will run simultaneously at 11:30 a.m. Chirag Shah, a partner at Define Ventures, will address the challenges of entering regulated industries or markets with complex buyers. Shishir Tewari, head of enterprise data engineering at Procore Technologies, will discuss how knowledge graphs and GraphRAG can make AI systems more reliable in real world organizations.

The afternoon starts at 1:15 p.m. with Merve Kitapci, managing partner and CGO of ADIN.AI. She will examine how founders can win major enterprise customers early, citing her experience closing deals with L'Oreal and Vodafone before a Series A. Andy Tang, a partner at Draper Associates, will follow at 1:55 p.m. to discuss how to explain and sell products that do not fit an established category.

Linden Tibbets, CEO and founder of IFTTT, will lead the final roundtable at 2:35 p.m. He will explore how smaller teams can use AI to raise speed and output without adding headcount. The session will focus on hiring, efficiency, and structuring an AI enabled company.

Beyond the roundtables, the Build and Impact Stages will cover product market fit, hiring, fundraising, and scaling companies outside the Bay Area. Toast co-founder Steve Fredette is among the leaders slated to share founder perspectives. Founders will also test their stories in a live competition called So You Think You Can Pitch. A Networking Lounge with Braindate and a closing reception presented by Fidelity Private Shares will round out the day.