What founders must know earlier than selecting their exit at Disrupt 2025

Startups face extra exit choices — and extra uncertainty — than ever earlier than. That’s why we’re bringing this important dialog to the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, occurring October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Whether or not you’re already eyeing a liquidity occasion or simply beginning to scale, that is your likelihood to listen to what prime VCs are searching for and the right way to set your organization up for long-term success.

Two of the very best within the enterprise — Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Companions and Jai Das of Sapphire Ventures — will break down the decision-making course of, from when to make a transfer to the right way to be prepared when the second comes.

Why this session belongs in your calendar

Startups can not afford to deal with exit planning as an afterthought. Between tighter capital markets, shifting investor expectations, and rising regulatory complexity, founders want a better playbook — and this dialog delivers simply that.

You’ll get actual speak on key timing concerns, market indicators to observe, and the right way to construction what you are promoting for optionality, whether or not you’re considering IPO, acquisition, or simply conserving your head down and constructing. It’s a candid, high-level take a look at how the very best founders are making ready for each doable final result.

Meet the specialists main this dialog

Roseanne Wincek is a enterprise capitalist, early-stage founder, and co-founder of Renegade Companions. A veteran of IVP and Canaan Companions, she’s invested in game-changers like Glossier, MasterClass, Looker, Spekit, and Every day — and brings a pointy lens for what makes corporations actually prepared for scale and exit.

Jai Das is Co-Founder, President, and Accomplice at Sapphire Ventures. He’s led investments in additional than a dozen IPOs and two dozen acquisitions, with a deep concentrate on enterprise tech and AI-driven SaaS. His portfolio contains Netskope, ThoughtSpot, MuleSoft, and CircleCI, amongst many others.

Get within the room the place high-impact selections begin

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 brings collectively over 10,000 startup and VC leaders from world wide, and this session is your front-row seat to one of the vital essential conversations founders will face. Register now to get your go for Disrupt (with financial savings of as much as $600+) and take the guesswork out of your exit technique.