TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is about to get even more exciting. We’re thrilled to announce that Astro Teller , the head of Alphabet’s X (aka the Moonshot Factory), will take the stage at Disrupt, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco .

For more than a decade, Teller has guided X’s audacious mission to tackle the world’s toughest problems. Under his leadership, X has birthed game-changing projects like Waymo (self-driving cars), Wing (delivery drones), and Loon (internet-beaming balloons). Not every moonshot sticks — but that’s the point. Teller believes failure should be celebrated quickly because it clears the runway for the breakthroughs that change everything.

Beyond the Moonshot Factory, Teller is also a novelist, entrepreneur, investor, and academic

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