Elad Gil isn’t just ahead of the curve — he practically lives there. Before most of the world had even asked ChatGPT its first question, Gil was writing early checks into companies like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. And that’s just a slice of the story. His track record includes seed or Series A investments in more than 30 unicorns and involvement with some of the most iconic names in tech — Stripe, Airbnb, Coinbase, Instacart, Notion, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, and many more.
This October, Gil takes the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco for a fireside chat that promises to cover a lot of ground. From his approach to spotting breakout potential early to how he’s thinking about the next big wave of innovation. Whether you’re building in AI, crypto, hea