Friday, September 18, 2026

Rails World 2026 Update: Livestream & Sponsors

Posted by Rails Foundation

As we gear up for Rails World 2026 next week, we’re so grateful to the companies showing up to make the first Rails World in the US a great one.

Below you’ll find every company sponsoring Rails World, and what they are covering (because sponsorship involves so much more than just booths!)

But first, the best news

This year thanks to our Event Partner Shopify, we will livestream the Rails World Opening Keynote for the very first time.

DHH will lay out his most defining vision yet for what comes next for Rails, and what it means for all of us who build software with it. At this pivotal moment in technology, this is one not to miss.

Tune in early for a pre-opening chat hosted by Shopify’s Andrew Novoselac and Adrianna Chang, and a foreword by Amanda Perino, Executive Director of the Rails Foundation.

When: Wed, Sept 23

Times:

  • 7:30 AM Pacific
  • 9:30 AM Austin
  • 10:30 AM Eastern
  • 3:30 PM UK
  • 4:30 PM Central Europe
  • 8:15 PM Mumbai
  • 11:30 PM Japan

Set your reminder and tune in here on Wed Sept 23.

And now, back to our sponsors…

Event Partner

Shopify - We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Shopify, our Event Partner for Rails World 2026. Their support is making all of the following possible:

  • Hosting the very first Rails World livestream
  • Helping Matz get to Rails World for the Day 2 fireside chat
  • Co-sponsoring the Closing Party with Procore
  • Co-sponsoring the Rails at Scale Summit with Procore and Cloudflare
  • Hosting the Shopify Lounge in the Sponsor area
  • Covering post-production so that every session is edited and on YouTube within two weeks after the event
  • They also sponsored the props this year. Because yes, this year the venue called for props. Those coming will have to see what that means onsite next week.

Platinum Sponsors

  • AppSignal - Attendees can stop by the AppSignal booth for stroopwafels, to play sjoelen, to catch a demo of AppSignal in action, and to enter a competition. The AppSignal booth is always a good time.
  • Procore - Procore is sponsoring at the Platinum level. They also host the Rails at Scale Summit and are co-sponsoring the Closing Party with Shopify. They opted not to have a booth this year so their team could attend the sessions!

Lounge Sponsor

  • Dell & Intel - We’re excited to have Dell & Intel at Rails World this year. They will have a lounge with laptops, workstations, and monitors for attendees to check out (including seeing AI run on-device with Omarchy on XPS).

Gold Sponsors

  • JetBrains — The JetBrains RubyMine booth will feature new AI capabilities and tooling updates, team meet-and-greets, demos, games, and prizes.
  • Huntress — Visitors to the Huntress booth can meet members of the engineering, innovation, and recruiting teams and pick up some amazing Huntress swag.
  • RWX — For anyone who has outgrown bin/ci, RWX will be giving live demos of how it powers distributed code validation without work-in-progress commits.
  • PlanetScale — The PlanetScale team will be on hand to chat about making Rails app databases faster.
  • SerpApi — The SerpApi booth will have Plinko, prizes, demos, and more.
  • Clio — Clio will have a booth and swag, and is also hosting Pre-Registration on Sept 22, giving guests a chance to say hi and grab a drink.

Silver Sponsors

  • Intercom (Fin) — The Intercom team will be offering demos and chatting with visitors about how they build Fin on Rails.
  • TRMNL — TRMNL devices will be on display at their booth this year.
  • Crunch Loop — Crunch Loop will be running a live DAP demo, showcasing the platform that bridges the workspace between engineers and agents.
  • 37signals (Basecamp) — The Basecamp booth will be a place to see what’s new, ask questions, get a personalized demo, or simply chat with the team.
  • Gifthealth — Visitors can talk careers with Gifthealth’s tech recruiting team, explore open Ruby/Rails roles, and enter a prize giveaway.
  • WyeWorks — The WyeWorks booth will offer a chance to learn more about the team. WyeWorks was also kind enough to build the Rails World website this year.

Spaces, Events & Programs

  • Cloudflare (Rails at Scale Summit Co-Sponsor) — Cloudflare will host the Rails at Scale Summit Happy Hour on Sept 22.
  • Clio (Pre-registration on Sept 22) — In addition to their booth above, Clio is hosting pre-registration on Sept 22, where guests can meet up before Day 1, grab their badges, and have a drink.
  • Beyond Finance (Speaker Support) — Thanks to their support, speakers and Rails team members will have a special Speaker Dinner on Sept 23.
  • Test Double (Pair Programming) — The Double Up Lab will offer no-strings-attached office hours for anyone looking to work through a hard problem, a legacy system, questions about using AI the right way, career advice, or simply grab some swag.
  • Buzzsprout (Podcast Booth) — Podcasters attending Rails World can book a timeslot in the Buzzsprout Podcast Booth to record an episode live onsite. Buzzsprout provides the equipment and recording so guests can focus on the conversation.
  • thoughtbot (Mechanical Bull Sponsor) — There will be a mechanical bull. This needs no further explanation. Amanda is very excited.
  • Saeloun (Music Sponsor) — Because this is Austin, there needs to be live music. It’ll be happening on the veranda during the lunch break.
  • Fullscript (Hydration Station) — The Fullscript Hydration Station will be available for bottle refills throughout the event.
  • Typesense (Wifi Sponsor) — Typesense is helping keep everyone connected all conference long.
  • Baytek (Rails World App) — Baytek built the 2026 Rails World app, now with Campfire integrated! :)
  • Avo (Ruby Passport) — The Ruby Passport experience is back at Rails World, with a good old Western twist!

Thanks to the following sponsors, the Lightning Track will take over the largest track in the venue, with these sponsors MCing the track:

  • Sorcer (Hosting Day 1)
  • Judoscale (Hosting Day 2) — There could be kazoos. Consider this fair warning.

There will be three coffee carts this year—more than enough to keep everyone caffeine-fueled:

  • Fleetio (Inside Cart)
  • Poll Everywhere (Inside Cart) — Poll Everywhere is also giving away an AeroPress, with details available at their coffee cart in the Sponsor Lounge.
  • SerpApi (Outside on the veranda)

As you can see, a lot of people did a lot of preparing to meet the Rails community in Austin next week.

For those who are coming, we’ll see you soon!