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Companies we met in person

Every company in this directory came to an evening, showed what it was building and answered questions in the room. Search it, filter it, read it — it is open.

158 companies · 24 cities · Pitch your startup →

How a company gets here

A directory is only worth the door it was let in through

  1. 01

    An evening

    A room in your city: founders, investors and operators, five running formats.

  2. 02

    Checked in at the door

    Every guest is checked against a real profile on the way in.

  3. 03

    An application

    One form, read by a person. Not a scoring script.

  4. 04

    A profile here

    Published with the evening it was met at, the date and the city.

  5. 05

    The weekly digest

    Investors approved on application read it, matched to their thesis.

  6. 06

    An introduction

    Made by us when both sides want it. Never a list handed over, never cold.

Checked at the door, met in person and approved on application are records of what happened. None of them is a rating.

Showing 6 of 158 companies

WAHA Social Economy cover
WAHA Social Economy logo

The social economy where attention creates real value.

WAHA transforms advertising into direct rewards for users, creators, artists, and businesses through an incentive-powered social platform.

Early-Stage MVP240
MarketplaceBoston
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Bonsai Social logo

AI native referral hiring systems

Fixing hiring, for everyone

3 pilot customers
AIBoston
Bootstrapped
E.V. Loom Inc. logo

E.V. Sharing Serice.

The E.V. Sharing Service imitates the Bicycle Sharing Service, but with E.V.s.

OtherBoston

AI Platform to accelerate deal velocity for B2B sales teams

AI-edited demo trailers, buyer-facing digital sales rooms, and auto-fired handoff briefs, all in one workspace from first call to closed deal.

AIToronto
FairShare cover
FairShare logo

FairShare

Pre-seed

FairShare gives people the tools to lend and borrow directly within their own networks, keeping 100% of the interest within their network.

A non-custodial platform for lending within personal networks, where users transact directly and lenders keep 100% of the interest.

FinTechSydney
50k
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StethoMe logo

Making everyday breathing the next vital sign category tracked at home.

StethoMe combines proprietary acoustic AI and smart hardware to make everyday breathing an intuitive vital sign tracked at home.

20000025008000
AISan Francisco
8400000

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