There are fewer than four days left to secure an exhibit table at Disrupt 2025, and just as few tables remaining. If you want to be one of the 100+ top early-stage startups featured at Disrupt for a wild and wonderful four days — this is your last shot before we roll over into 2026.
And with good reason; exhibit tables offer the most direct shot at sustained visibility during the show: they put your product in front of (or at least directly alongside) a main traffic corridor, deliver repeat touchpoints during programming breaks, and massively increase the odds that instead of you finding your next customer or lead investor — she finds you.
Why This Final Window to Book an Exhibit Table Matters
A lack of late-stage availability isn’t a red flag; it’s an indicator of scarcity. Only seven tables remain, and you’re picking from the most attention density at the conference. Foot traffic predictably surges around popular demo clusters, and latecomers frequently benefit from the “what’s new” appeal that lures attendees everywhere else on the floor.
Third-party benchmarks confirm the ROI. According to a study by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, the majority of show attendees — three out of four — have buying power, and exhibitors consistently peg face-to-face interactions as their most effective method for accelerating complicated transactions. According to Bizzabo’s event marketing research, in-person events are ranked by marketers as the most successful channel for driving pipeline, especially when it comes to launching new products and early-stage solutions.
The room is haunted with capitalism. PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association have recorded record amounts of venture dry powder in recent years, and conferences that connect founders and investors are one of the last places where serendipitous, high-signal encounters typically result in diligence within days.
What You Get With an Exhibit Table at Disrupt 2025
An exhibition table purchases proximity to decision-makers, and extended exposure. You are available to enterprise scouts in search of pilots and journalists looking for fresh angles, funders scanning for category-defining ideas. And unlike in a single pitch slot, you have freedom to modify the conversation per passerby and adjust your narrative on the fly.
Look for a continuous stream of promising walk-ups during intermissions in the program, as well as cluster surges around hot topics like AI infrastructure, fintech risk tooling, climate tech and robotics developer platforms. Many teams depart with hundreds of scans and dozens of second meetings. Even conservative conversion math — turning 10% of eligible conversations into trials — can get exhibitors a quarter-year’s pipeline in three days.
This also includes a listing in the official floor map and app directory to draw more prescheduled traffic. Those directories are often how corporate innovation teams plan targeted booth crawls — if you aren’t listed, you’re also likely not on the route.
How to Destroy ROI in Four Days at Disrupt 2025
Explain a one-line promise that can fit on your sign and survive the five-second glance test. Try for a 35-word hook and a 30-second demo that nails the before-and-after value, then a two-minute deep dive for technical buyers. Simple works better than smart on a packed floor.
Front-load meetings now. Leverage the event app and your network to secure 10–15 anchor appointments throughout the show days. Provide structured time blocks and a clear agenda — evaluation criteria, integration requirements, and next steps — so stakeholders show up ready to make a decision.
Instrument everything. Start using Lead Capture with qualification tags (role, timeline and budget, tech stack) and set the hourly scan rate. Two follow-up tracks to create:
- Same-day “thanks plus asset” note for all.
- An adapted sequence for high-intent conversations with a calendar link and trial/pilot offer.
Staff for outcomes, not coverage. Divvy up responsibilities — hook, demo and note-taking — so that no conversation goes stale. If the media stop by, have a sharp-looking flyer with your numbers, goals and quotes ready to hand over.
Who Gets the Remaining Disrupt 2025 Exhibit Tables
Early-stage companies who are looking for a design partner or first enterprise logo gain the most from being allowed to pivot on their messaging in real time. This allows growth-stage startups with a new module or market entry to add those high-intensity efforts into a single push.
Teams focused on fast-moving areas such as AI agents and orchestration, cybersecurity for AI workloads, fintech compliance automation, climate measurement and reporting, or LLM tooling for developers will encounter an audience primed with questions and budgets. You’ll also have the chance to meet with corporate venture and innovation units that are walking the floor; being ready with answers for technical diligence can make you stand out.
The Cost of Waiting to Secure Your Disrupt 2025 Table
Postponing until the following cycle puts you months down the line, when your category might be noisier than ever and buyers’ priorities have reset. The loss isn’t just of the leads but of questions and even momentum. A good week on the expo floor can advance your next fundraise, partnership or pilot by a quarter.
There are only a few exhibit tables left. But by now, if Disrupt 2025 fits into your go-to-market plans, it’s time to make the decision, put a bow on that strategy and snag the last open slot.
