Here are the best and most daring looks from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Melia Russell
·6 min read
Each year, droves of tech founders, funders, and dreamers descend on TechCrunch Disrupt. And for years the event was regarded as a kind of fashion wasteland. Hoodies and ill-fitting jeans passed as the uniform onstage and at after parties. Back in 2015, GQ felt compelled to write an entire tribute to the "one well-dressed man" at the conference.
But as the curtains rose on the startup world's big tent at the Moscone Center in San Francisco last week, the fashion transformation was undeniable. Well-heeled venture capitalists shed their puffy vests for tailored suits and cashmere, and stilettos were almost as commonplace as sneakers. Granted, the tech superstars onstage were the first ones kicking boring attire to the curb, flaunting elegant ensembles that might seem misplaced amidst the sea of understated logo tees in the audience.
See who brought the glitz and glamour, and who maybe should have stayed off the green carpet.
NBA superstar, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal
NFX general partner Morgan Beller and General Catalyst managing director Marc Bhargava
Signal president Meredith Whittaker
Phenomenal Ventures cofounder and managing partner Helen Min and Cake Ventures founder and managing director Monique Woodard
Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid
TechCrunch advisor Matthew Panzarino
Apple vice president of environment, policy, and social initiatives Lisa Jackson
Rebecca Liu-Doyle
Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom
Accel partner Sara Ittelson, Kindred Ventures founder and managing partner Steve Jang, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures partner Libby Wayman
Cruise founder and CEO Kyle Vogt
TechCrunch senior reporter Dominic-Madori Davis and founder and CEO of Thistle Technologies Window Snyder
Pear VC founding managing partner Mar Hershenson and Precursor Ventures founder and managing partner Charles Hudson
Haun Ventures founder and CEO Katie Haun
Parallel Health CEO and cofounder Natalise Kalea Robinson
GV general partner Frederique Dame and NEA partner Danielle Lay
RareBreed Ventures founder and managing partner Mac Conwell
TechCrunch general manager and editor-in-chief Connie Loizos
Sunshine cofounder and CEO Marissa Mayer
Atomic COO Healey Cypher
AppMap founder and CEO Elizabeth Lawler
Coalition Operators cofounder and general partner Ashley Mayer
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