Greenfield Partners at TechCrunch Disrupt

The World’s Most Groundbreaking AI Startups

Disruptors 60, curated by Greenfield Partners and unveiled live on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Meet this Year’s Sixty

On October 14, Greenfield Partners unveiled the Disruptors 60 Class of 2026 live on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt.

The Pioneers

Alongside the Class of 2026, we honor fifteen companies already leading AI at scale.

  • Anduril
  • Figure
  • Etched
  • Fireworks AI
  • OpenEvidence
  • Applied Intuition
  • Cyera
  • Saronic
  • Hadrian
  • fal
  • Legora
  • EliseAI
  • Chai Discovery
  • Periodic Labs
  • Surge AI

The Class of 2025, in their own words

Short conversations with the founders who made last year’s list, on what a place on it actually changed.

Seeing What Lies Beneath the Ground

Jeremy Suard, CEO

AI 60 in 60 with Jeremy Suard

Unveiled on the Disrupt Stage

The Class of 2026 was unveiled live on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 14.
Watch Managing Partner Shay Grinfeld conduct the unveiling, joined by Parag Agrawal of Parallel, Anand Kannappan of Patronus AI, and Alberto Taiuti of Reactor in a moderated discussion of the state of AI today.

Straight from the class

The most-reacted posts from this year’s class, their investors and the Pioneers as the news broke.

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Greenfield Partners

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Meet the Disruptors 60, Class of 2026. Sixty AI startups, unveiled today live on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Together they've raised nearly $6B, and most are less than three years old.

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Ilya Drozdov

Co-founder & CEO · Dwelly

Dwelly on Times Square, a slight spoiler to our IPO (not yet). Today, Dwelly was named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026 by Greenfield Partners, unveiled on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. 🚀

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Lightspeed

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Lightspeed portfolio companies in the Disruptors 60 Class of 2026

Congratulations to the Lightspeed-backed companies highlighted on the AI Disruptors 60 List! Among those named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026 are Lightspeed portfolio companies Accomplish, Judgment Labs, Naboo, OLIGO Security, Patronus AI, Reactor, ResolveAI, and Ricursive Intelligence.

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Zane Hengsperger

@zanehengsperger

Woke up to @noxmetals in Times Square! We're honored to share that we've been named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026, curated by @GreenfieldVC at @TechCrunch Disrupt, alongside teams advancing AI... where it matters the most!

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Index Ventures

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Index Ventures portfolio companies in the Disruptors 60 Class of 2026

Proud to see our portfolio recognized on the 2026 Greenfield Partners #Disruptors60, the list of the world's most groundbreaking AI startups, unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt today.

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Chai Discovery

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Chai Discovery named a 2026 Disruptors 60 Pioneer

Chai Discovery has been named an AI Pioneer in the 2026 #Disruptors60, unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt. Each year, 60 emerging AI startups are recognized as Disruptors, alongside 15 Pioneers already leading at scale.

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Ross McNairn

CEO · Wordsmith AI

Wordsmith AI has been named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026. Every year Greenfield Partners names 60 AI companies to watch, with the list unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt. Proud to see Wordsmith in this year's class.

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Greylock Partners

@GreylockVC

Greylock congratulates Tenzai and ResolveAI

Congratulations to @Tenzai_Labs and @resolveai on being named to the 2026 #Disruptors60 by @GreenfieldVC, unveiled today at @TechCrunch Disrupt.

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Maxime Eduardo

CEO & Co-founder · Naboo

Here is #1 reason I am in SF this week: Naboo is top 60 AI disruptors in 2026 ❤️ Love to be on the Nasdaq tower today in NYC 🇺🇸

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Salesforce Ventures

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Salesforce Ventures portfolio companies in the Disruptors 60 Class of 2026

Proud to see 4️⃣ Salesforce Ventures portfolio companies named to this year's #Disruptors60 list by Greenfield Partners, recognizing the most groundbreaking early and growth-stage AI startups 🚀 Congrats to Code Metal, Fundamental, LiveKit, and ResolveAI.

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Gabriele Corso

Co-founder & CEO · Boltz

We're proud to be part of the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026, with Boltz up on the Nasdaq MarketSite tower in Times Square!

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Menlo Ventures

@MenloVentures

Menlo Ventures congratulates Westmag

Congratulations to @westmagco on being named to the #Disruptors60 list by @TechCrunch Disrupt and @GreenfieldVC! 🎉

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Greenfield Partners

9.4K followers

Meet the Disruptors 60, Class of 2026. Sixty AI startups, unveiled today live on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Together they've raised nearly $6B, and most are less than three years old.

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Ilya Drozdov profile picture

Ilya Drozdov

Co-founder & CEO · Dwelly

Dwelly on Times Square, a slight spoiler to our IPO (not yet). Today, Dwelly was named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026 by Greenfield Partners, unveiled on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. 🚀

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Lightspeed profile picture

Lightspeed

221K followers

Lightspeed portfolio companies in the Disruptors 60 Class of 2026

Congratulations to the Lightspeed-backed companies highlighted on the AI Disruptors 60 List! Among those named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026 are Lightspeed portfolio companies Accomplish, Judgment Labs, Naboo, OLIGO Security, Patronus AI, Reactor, ResolveAI, and Ricursive Intelligence.

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Zane Hengsperger profile picture

Zane Hengsperger

@zanehengsperger

Woke up to @noxmetals in Times Square! We're honored to share that we've been named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026, curated by @GreenfieldVC at @TechCrunch Disrupt, alongside teams advancing AI... where it matters the most!

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Index Ventures profile picture

Index Ventures

206K followers

Index Ventures portfolio companies in the Disruptors 60 Class of 2026

Proud to see our portfolio recognized on the 2026 Greenfield Partners #Disruptors60, the list of the world's most groundbreaking AI startups, unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt today.

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Chai Discovery profile picture

Chai Discovery

24K followers

Chai Discovery named a 2026 Disruptors 60 Pioneer

Chai Discovery has been named an AI Pioneer in the 2026 #Disruptors60, unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt. Each year, 60 emerging AI startups are recognized as Disruptors, alongside 15 Pioneers already leading at scale.

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Ross McNairn profile picture

Ross McNairn

CEO · Wordsmith AI

Wordsmith AI has been named to the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026. Every year Greenfield Partners names 60 AI companies to watch, with the list unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt. Proud to see Wordsmith in this year's class.

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Greylock Partners

@GreylockVC

Greylock congratulates Tenzai and ResolveAI

Congratulations to @Tenzai_Labs and @resolveai on being named to the 2026 #Disruptors60 by @GreenfieldVC, unveiled today at @TechCrunch Disrupt.

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Maxime Eduardo profile picture

Maxime Eduardo

CEO & Co-founder · Naboo

Here is #1 reason I am in SF this week: Naboo is top 60 AI disruptors in 2026 ❤️ Love to be on the Nasdaq tower today in NYC 🇺🇸

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Salesforce Ventures

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Salesforce Ventures portfolio companies in the Disruptors 60 Class of 2026

Proud to see 4️⃣ Salesforce Ventures portfolio companies named to this year's #Disruptors60 list by Greenfield Partners, recognizing the most groundbreaking early and growth-stage AI startups 🚀 Congrats to Code Metal, Fundamental, LiveKit, and ResolveAI.

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Gabriele Corso profile picture

Gabriele Corso

Co-founder & CEO · Boltz

We're proud to be part of the #Disruptors60 Class of 2026, with Boltz up on the Nasdaq MarketSite tower in Times Square!

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Menlo Ventures profile picture

Menlo Ventures

@MenloVentures

Menlo Ventures congratulates Westmag

Congratulations to @westmagco on being named to the #Disruptors60 list by @TechCrunch Disrupt and @GreenfieldVC! 🎉

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Disruptors 60 will Return in Fall 2027

About Greenfield

Greenfield Partners is a global Early Growth investor partnering with visionary technology and tech-enabled businesses as they transition from product-market fit to scalable, efficient growth. With over $3 billion in assets under management, Greenfield applies its Greenfield Growth Momentum (G²M) operational playbooks to help founders and management teams build repeatable go-to-market engines and accelerate their path to global scale.