Blackstone's Khaira to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Jas Khaira, global head of Blackstone N1, will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. His session, Building the Next Generation of AI Giants, will cover how Blackstone evaluates category-defining companies, how founders should approach capital as they scale, and what separates lasting businesses from early traction. Blackstone has backed major AI deals including a $600 million equity investment in Indian infrastructure firm Neysa and a $1.5 billion joint venture supporting Anthropic's implementation company Ode.