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Konrad Zieliński lost his voice to cancer as a student and is now commercializing wearable speech technology through Uhura Bionics, a startup competing in TechCrunch Disrupt's Battlefield 200.
The creator of an AI nutrition app that hit 15 million downloads and caught MyFitnessPal's attention will discuss how to build viral momentum and sustain it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
Entrepreneurs who have already sold companies to major acquirers are launching new ventures centered on bringing people together in physical spaces, from gaming tables to craft schools.
Jeff Lawson, who built Twilio into a $4 billion public company, is now tackling fusion power as CEO of Inertia. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, he'll discuss what translates—and what doesn't—when moving from software to capital-intensive deep tech.