‘silicon Valley’ Star Thomas Middleditch Makes A Surprise Appearance At Techcrunch Disrupt 2025

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5:00 PM PDT · October 28, 2025

If you were wandering nan Expo Hall astatine TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, aliases watching our transportation shape earlier Tuesday, you mightiness person noticed a acquainted look from Pied Piper. Thomas Middleditch, who starred successful HBO’s celebrated “Silicon Valley” show that prominently featured Disrupt backmost successful 2014, had a planned takeover of Australian startup (and Battlefield 200 competitor) Othelia’s position astatine nan transportation showcase stage. 

You tin return a look astatine his afloat rundown below, including nan existent transportation for Othelia’s ngo to build a Cursor-like level for storytellers.

Middleditch, amid being pitched, photographed, and mildly swarmed astatine nan Expo hall, besides took immoderate clip to chat pinch america astir his POV connected nan conference, AI, and really he uses AI platforms for his ain Improv With Robots YouTube channel.

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