The complete Side Events lineup at Founder Summit 2026

TechCrunch’s Founder Summit 2026 side events are designed to concentrate high-value networking, investor access, and practical workshops around product strategy, GTM, funding readiness, and AI/physical-world innovation. For CIOs and technology leaders, the signal is that ecosystem events are becoming a strategic venue for talent scouting, partnership building, competitive intelligence, and validating where startup innovation is heading next, which can inform IT roadmaps and vendor strategy.