Disrupt Stories

Experiments and reflections as we build AI-powered ventures - told by the people behind the work.

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Two Investors for Every Founder: Paklaunch at the Yale Club

Two investors for every founder at Paklaunch in New York. Why we backed the door that opens both ways.

5 mins

September 30, 2026

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AI-Native Companies Are Designed, Not Retrofitted

AI-native products are cheap to build. Companies are not. Learn what our Slush'D Istanbul panel said agents can and cannot do for founders.

5 mins

October 20, 2026

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The Venture Studio Model: $350K to Build, $1M-$2M to Grow

Learn how the Disrupt venture studio model works. Four gates, capital at each one, a team from day one and equity that follows the role.

4 mins

October 20, 2026

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Terminal Istanbul: Why Disrupt Signed On in Türkiye

Disrupt signed the Terminal Istanbul MoU as a venture building partner. Learn how Türkiye's talent, capital and infrastructure shape our plans there.

3 mins

October 1, 2026

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Forestry Investment: Ridge's Path to Institutional Trust

Ridge turns forests and farmland into regulated forestry investment products. Learn how its founders won the first institutions in a $9T asset class.

12 mins

September 30, 2026

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The Constraint Was Never Capital: Disrupt at Money20/20 Middle East 2026

At Money20/20 Middle East, Disrupt showed why capital deployment is the real constraint in MENA. Learn what AI-native companies change by 2030.

7 mins

September 24, 2026

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SME Finance in the GCC: Why We Invest Beyond What We Build

GCC SMEs face a $250B credit gap. Learn why Disrupt backed Zamanat's regulated SME finance fund and how it fits our investment model.

7 mins

September 10, 2026

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Autonomous SOC: Secure.com's $4.5M Bet on Security

Secure.com is building an autonomous SOC. Learn how its software does the security work itself, so analysts stop chasing alerts and fix what matters.

6 mins

September 1, 2026

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