# From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/from-toast-to-bessemer-who-founders-will-hear-from-at-techcrunch-founder-summit-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-23T20:07:09+00:00
- Original publisher: TechCrunch
- Original article: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/from-toast-to-bessemer-who-founders-will-hear-from-at-techcrunch-founder-summit-2026/
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## Key points

- Founder Summit takes place in Boston on 4 November.
- Sessions address product-market fit, scaling and company building.
- Speakers include leaders from Toast, Bessemer and 7AI.

## Summary

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 will bring founders, investors and operators together in Boston on 4 November to discuss practical challenges in building and scaling companies. The full-day event will cover customer acquisition, product-market fit, hiring, pitching, leadership and growth, extending beyond fundraising and AI.

Speakers include Toast co-founder Steve Fredette on continually adapting a company, Bessemer Venture Partners’ Kent Bennett on assessing product-market fit before scaling, and Glasswing Ventures’ Rudina Seseri on when to accelerate or hold back. 7AI chief executive Lior Div will discuss building a company around AI from the outset; the article presents the programme as advice drawn from investors’ and operators’ experience.

## Coverage

- [TechCrunch: From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 ](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/from-toast-to-bessemer-who-founders-will-hear-from-at-techcrunch-founder-summit-2026/)
- [TechCrunch: TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper on the challenges founders are solving right now ](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/techcrunch-founder-summit-2026-roundtables-go-deeper-on-the-challenges-founders-are-solving-right-now/)

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