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Congrats to Intero Biosystems, this year’s Startup Battlefield 200 victor!
They’re developing lab-grown tissue that mimics our digestive system, to study how drugs and compounds effect our bodies…before they effect our bodies.
Learn more about them here: techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/an…
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When a celebrity becomes an investor, what should founders expect?
Mark Wahlberg answers exclusively at Disrupt, after building a production company, a restaurant chain, apparel and fitness ventures, and an angel portfolio.
Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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Last chance before ticket prices increase!
Disrupt 2026 runs Oct. 13-15 with more than 200 sessions across six stages, with a big focus on building AI in the real world, not just hype and theory.
Prices jump up tomorrow, but you can still save right now: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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What happens to software when almost anyone can build it?
And what happens to the people who build it for a living?
@Replit founder and CEO @amasad will tackle both tough questions on Disrupt, and you can still get a discounted ticket to see it live: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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What happens to software when almost anyone can build it?
And what happens to the people who build it for a living?
@Replit founder and CEO @amasad will tackle both tough questions on Disrupt, and you can still get a discounted ticket to watch live: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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What happens to software when almost anyone can build it?
And what happens to the people who build it for a living?
@Replit founder and CEO @amasad will tackle both tough questions on Disrupt, and you can still get a discounted ticket to watch live: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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Disrupt 2026 runs Oct. 13-15, with more than 200 sessions across six stages, with a big focus on building AI in the real world, not just hype and theory.
Prices go up at the door Tuesday, but you can save on your ticket right now: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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Mark Wahlberg is making a new career move: evolving into a major investor.
At Disrupt, he'll talk about his next act after building a production company, apparel and fitness ventures, and more.
Prices go up at the door Tuesday, so get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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Disrupt 2026 runs Oct. 13-15, with more than 200 sessions across six stages, with a big focus on building AI in the real world, not just hype and theory.
Prices go up at the door Tuesday, but you can save on your ticket right now: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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What do companies that get real value from AI do differently?
Anthropic's Cat de Jong shares what she sees across enterprise deployments on the AI Stage at Disrupt in San Francisco, Oct 13-15. Get the best price on tickets before doors open Tuesday: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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What happens to software when almost anyone can build it?
And what happens to the people who build it for a living?
@Replit founder and CEO @amasad will tackle both tough questions on Disrupt, and you can still get a discounted ticket to watch live: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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Mark Wahlberg is coming to Disrupt to talk about mistakes, mentorship, and how he's leveling up as an investor.
Join him and the rest of our speakers Oct. 13-15 in San Francisco. Bring a friend, and get a second pass 50% off until doors open Tuesday: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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Amazon's Panos Panay is asking what comes after the smartphone, in person, at Disrupt.
If you build products, back the founders who do, or want to know where consumer hardware goes next, you need to be in the room.
Register now and save up to $100: tinyurl.com/disrupt2026
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If you want the unfiltered version of how @markwahlberg thinks about money and deal access now, with no Hollywood glamour, he’ll be taking a deep dive during a can’t-miss Disrupt Stage session.
Explore the rest of our sessions, and get equipped for sustainable building in the AI era, by attending October 13-15 in San Francisco: spr.ly/6010BGqzLI
ALT Mark Wahlberg and Bruce K Lee, on a graphic promoting their panel at Disrupt 2026
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This year’s Disrupt has just added another name to a stacked lineup: @markwahlberg, the award-winning actor and co-founder of @municipal_co
He’ll join Bruce K. Lee, Founder & CEO of Keebeck Wealth Management, on the Disrupt Stage to explore his decades of experience building and investing outside the Hollywood sphere.
Their conversation will cover everything from entrepreneurship, to deal flow, and Wahlberg's pivot toward healthcare and wellness investing.
If you're building, raising, or investing, you’ll want this as a capstone to your busy Disrupt agenda. So join us October 13-15 in San Francisco by registering today: spr.ly/6014BGqM34
ALT Mark Wahlberg and Bruce K Lee, on a graphic promoting their panel at Disrupt 2026
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Actor. Investor. Founder. @markwahlberg is bringing his increasing focus on building and investing to the Disrupt stage, alongside Bruce K. Lee of Keebeck Wealth Management.
Clear your calendar, and join him and the rest of our lineup, including leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia, from October 13-15 in San Francisco: spr.ly/6016BGqz5Y
ALT Mark Wahlberg and Bruce K Lee, on a graphic promoting their panel at Disrupt 2026
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🚨 Disrupt 2026 pass prices increase at midnight PT tonight! This is your last call to save up to $200 on your pass 🚨 spr.ly/6012BGeZh8
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Just 2 days left until Disrupt 2026 pass prices increase!
Right now, you can save up to $200 on your ticket, and get a 50% discount on a second pass, but that offer will only last until September 25, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Register now: spr.ly/6012BGeZdu
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For founders currently raising, Disrupt 2026 offers something uncommon: All 5 partners from Benchmark will be on one stage for the first time to provide a window into how one of the industry's most selective funds is thinking right now.
It's one of many can't-miss sessions, available at a $200 discount until the end of this week: spr.ly/6016BGewCi
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If you're registering for Disrupt 2026, this is the best moment to loop in a co-founder or colleague. On top of a $200 discount, you can add a second pass is 50% off
But that discount ends after September 25, so act soon! spr.ly/6014BGekms
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This is a deal worth surfacing again: Our current Disrupt 2026 savings aren't limited to a single pass.
You can also take 50% off a second pass on select ticket types. Three days remain before pricing increases September 25: spr.ly/6018BGek3r
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Is the next era of cybersecurity machine vs. machine?
@shardul_shah of @IndexVentures tells @EquityPod that as AI-powered attacks get faster and cheaper, human-in-the-loop defense won’t be enough. The result could be an entirely new security stack.
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The flagship Disrupt AI Stage brings together a must-watch cohort of those at the frontier of 4 different companies this year:
🤖 Anthropic's Cat de Jong
🤖 OpenAI's Tara Seshan
🤖 Cerebras's Andrew Feldman
🤖 NVIDIA's Les Karpas
And until Friday ends, you can save $200 on your ticket to watch them and the rest of our packed lineup: spr.ly/6017BGeb23
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200 startups.
One stage.
$100,000 on the line.
Startup Battlefield is a crucial part of your Disrupt pass this October, and you can get tickets for $200 off until the end of this week: spr.ly/6018BGejvs
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Bringing your team to Disrupt? Groups of 4+ can save up to 30%, on top of the $200 pass savings still live through September 25: spr.ly/6018BGeXu4
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Just 4 days left to save $200 on your Disrupt pass, plus 50% off a second pass for your co-founder, partner, or coworker: spr.ly/6011BGepVz
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Archer has raised nearly $4 billion and CEO @adamgoldstein13 says taking @flyarcher public early was a decision he’d make “every single time.”
But going public comes with a new challenge: proving progress every 90 days.
Watch the full episode of Build Mode: spr.ly/6010BGVmnm
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Just two months after it emerged from stealth, Bluecore Energy raised another $50M for its mission to put small nuclear reactors on floating barges.
The company says the portable plants could deliver clean power to ports, data centers and communities, pending review by the NRC and Coast Guard.
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AI leaders are suddenly talking about "pacing the frontier," but the specifics are still pretty fuzzy.
@Equitypod breaks down why we're skeptical that the AI industry is actually headed for a slowdown, even as leaders at Anthropic and OpenAI say they want to put the brakes on.
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Flying taxis are coming to the 2028 LA Olympics.
@flyarcher CEO @adamgoldstein13 explains why the global stage could be a defining moment for the air taxi industry.
Watch the full episode of Build Mode: spr.ly/6018BGViVE
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In robotics, 99.6% reliability still leaves room for failure and on a factory floor, even one failure can bring an entire production line to a stop.
Watch the full episode of Build Mode with @mbodiai co-founder Xavier Chi (@chitianhao) : spr.ly/6015BGzuJH
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Don’t expect a ChatGPT moment for robotics. @mbodiai co-founder Xavier Chi (@chitianhao ) says robots won’t suddenly go from specialized machines to systems that can do everything. Instead, the robotics revolution will happen gradually as companies deploy robots for specific tasks, collect real-world data, and make them more capable over time.
Check out Xavier's episode of Build Mode: spr.ly/6014BGzOho
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Apple has entered the foldable arena with the iPhone Duo, which the company said was inspired by “the versatility of the iPad.” The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 with 256GB of storage and is available in two colors. Pre-orders for Apple’s new foldable open October 16, with the device hitting stores on October 23.
Catch up on everything that was announced on spr.ly/6010BGJFzQ.
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Tim Cook hands it off to John Ternus saying, "That's your guy," to kick off the new CEO's first keynote, officially launching the Ternus era.
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Meet iPhone Duo — Apple's first-ever foldable, starting at $1,999.
Preorder 10/16. In stores 10/23.
The biggest iPhone design shift in nearly 20 years.
#iPhoneDuo #Apple #AppleEvent
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Apple just unveiled its first-ever foldable iPhone. The iPhone Duo marks the biggest design change to the iPhone in nearly 20 years 📱↔
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Apple’s new label tells you when a photo hasn’t been touched by AI. It's a new way to distinguish authentic images from AI-edited ones.
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What do pitching your startup and competitive skiing have in common?
According to @DemetriMxm: your brain might be screaming “bad idea,” but you have to turn that fear into excitement.
More from Demetri and @EikeGerhardt on the latest Build Mode. spr.ly/6012BGBki8
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Early-stage deep tech startups can be seen as a big risk to investors.
@EikeGerhardt explains how @DemetriMxm used credibility signals throughout Nephrogen’s Startup Battlefield pitch to overcome it.
More pitch advice on the latest Build Mode. spr.ly/6018BGBngK
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Tim Cook had the unenviable job of following Steve Jobs. Now John Ternus has to follow Cook, and he’s taking over an Apple that looks very different from the one Cook inherited.
@EquityPod asks what Ternus’ product background could mean for Apple, and how he’ll balance hardware, services, and the company’s push into AI.
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If you lose investors during your pitch, the Q&A won’t save you.
@DemetriMxm shares one of his biggest lessons from pitching Nephrogen at Startup Battlefield: the pitch has to earn you the deeper conversation.
More from Demetri and @EikeGerhardt on the latest Build Mode. spr.ly/6017BGBVdx
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Nvidia has the chips, the cash, and now a growing collection of bets across the AI stack from Hugging Face to MediaTek. So why does everyone keep sidling up to Nvidia?
@EquityPod digs into what the company understands that its competitors don't.
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Investors are increasingly using LLMs to research companies. @EikeGerhardt says founders should think about what those models will find before they pitch.
More from Eike and @DemetriMxm on the latest Build Mode. spr.ly/6015BG6RtT
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Liquid Death’s new ad proposes urine as a solution for the data center water resourcing problem. But could it actually help cool the data centers powering AI?
On the latest episode of Equity, the team also digs into skyrocketing robotics valuations, why robots still struggle with useful real-world work, injuries among Waymo and Zoox test drivers, Gatik’s $200 million raise, and what a potential Nvidia acquisition of Hugging Face could mean for AI.
Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts: spr.ly/6010B140Sw
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Meta’s $18 billion settlement could have consequences far beyond Meta.
Equity’s @KirstenKorosec and @sokane1 break down how the deal could put pressure on YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms to play by similar rules and whether they’ll actually follow Meta’s lead.
Listen to the latest episode of Equity wherever you get your podcasts.
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Becoming CEO doesn’t mean you suddenly have all the answers.
When Julia Hartz stepped into the CEO role at Eventbrite, she didn’t feel ready. In fact, the first word she uses to describe the transition is “terrifying.”
On this episode of Build Mode, Julia talks about learning to lead in real time, the uncertainty that comes with taking the top job, and why even experienced CEOs are sometimes making it up as they go.
Watch the full episode: spr.ly/6014B1La6g
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Stripe claims "the singularity" is here, and justifies its $7.5B acquisition of OpenRouter.
The truth, as @EquityPod highlights, is much more practical, as unglamorous as token expense management may seem: spr.ly/6018B1m8AA
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The best prices on Disrupt 2026 tickets end tonight, register before 11:59pm PT to get up to $300 off your ticket! spr.ly/6014B1mne6
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Investors know when a founder is desperate. @sashaorloff has raised a collective $1 billion in his career, and he shares his advice for staying on top of your financial situation.
Listen to the full episode of Build Mode with @puzzlefin's founder and CEO: spr.ly/6012B1mVSw
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Stripe claims "the singularity" is here, and justifies its $7.5B acquisition of OpenRouter.
The truth, as @EquityPod highlights, is much more practical, as unglamorous as token expense management may seem: spr.ly/6018B1m8FA
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Startup Battlefield alumni include Dropbox, Cloudflare, and Discord — companies that all benefited from the Disrupt stage.
Across its history, Battlefield alumni have raised over $32 billion and produced 250 exits.
And this year's 200 companies are the next chapter. Experience their pitches and exhibitions live at Disrupt, Oct 13 – 15: spr.ly/6012B1iW18
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Despite what other founders are posting, no one's startup is perfect. Every company has problems so the real way to stand out to investors is to know how to focus your resources for success.
Watch the full episode of Build Mode with the @puzzlefin founder and CEO, @sashaorloff spr.ly/6016B1cNtO
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Everyone’s now empowered to ship software swiftly. That's no longer the hard part!
The real difficulty comes with building something that still matters once the "I built this with AI" novelty is done.
Replit CEO and Founder Amjad Masad has been living and breathing that problem, and he’s bringing that perspective to the Disrupt Stage at Disrupt 2026.
It's one of more than 200 sessions this year built around a single pivotal question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era, not just a fast one?
The current ticket pricing ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. If Disrupt's been on your radar, now is the time to register before rates increase: spr.ly/6015B1dnM7
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