TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 to Take Place in Boston

The TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 event will be held on November 4 at the SoWa Power Station in Boston, in partnership with TechCrunch and Fidelity Private Shares. Throughout the full-day event, topics such as fundraising and artificial intelligence, as well as customer acquisition, team building, pitch development, founder leadership, and scaling companies, will be addressed.

The event will feature speakers from investment and startup organizations such as Toast, Bessemer Venture Partners, Glasswing Ventures, 7AI, HqO, and True Ventures. Steve Fredette, President, Co-founder, and Director of Toast, will discuss company-building processes on the Impact Stage, while Kent Bennett, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, will address product-market fit topics. Rudina Seseri, Founder of Glasswing Ventures, will discuss scaling and stagnation points, Lior Div, CEO of 7AI, will cover AI-driven structures, and Chase Garbarino, CEO of HqO, will share the Boston founder playbook with attendees.

Additionally, a live pitch competition titled "So You Think You Can Pitch?" will be held on the Build Stage. The judging panel for this competition will feature Dave Balter, Partner at True Ventures, Chirag Shah, Partner at Define Ventures, and Simran Suri, Principal at Maveron. The event will conclude with a closing reception presented by Fidelity Private Shares.