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 probability to listen to what high VCs are in search of and easy methods to set your organization up for long-term success.
Two of one of the 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 easy methods to be prepared when the second comes.
Why this session belongs in your calendar
Startups can now not afford to deal with exit planning as an afterthought. Between tighter capital markets, shifting investor expectations, and rising regulatory complexity, founders want a wiser playbook — and this dialog delivers simply that.
You’ll get actual speak on key timing concerns, market indicators to observe, and easy methods to construction your small business for optionality, whether or not you’re considering IPO, acquisition, or simply preserving your head down and constructing. It’s a candid, high-level have a look at how one of the best founders are making ready for each doable end 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 Each day — and brings a pointy lens for what makes firms really 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 give attention to enterprise tech and AI-driven SaaS. His portfolio consists of 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 crucial necessary conversations founders will face. Register now to get your cross for Disrupt (with financial savings of as much as $600+) and take the guesswork out of your exit technique.
Techcrunch occasion
San Francisco
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October 27-29, 2025
