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Startup directory

Companies we met in person.

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

companies listed
178companies listed
met at an evening
57met at an evening
cities
24cities
industries
31industries

How a company gets here

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

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

  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.

Showing 6 of 178 companies

ALIS Wear logo

ALIS Wear

Pre-seed

With a novel, flexible, liquid inflation system, without explosive and unreliable pressurised cylinders, we're making water safety wearables tiny, fashionable, and as accessible as sunscreen.

Nikolajs A., FounderNikolajs A.Founder
HealthTechAustralia
$10,000

PeakUp

Pre-seed

All-in-one campus app, built by three Berkeley alums, a social scheduling platform that helps college students coordinate schedules and spend more time together.

Revenue generating650+ new users / 30 days
Philip C.Founding Growth Lead
Consumer AppsSan Francisco
~$570k

A personal health agent powered by AI wearables, combining continuous sensing with a trusted companion that takes real actions on your behalf.

Met in person at Startup Pitch Events San Francisco: 5 Founders on Stage · San Francisco · Oct 7, 2026

$500K ARR400 paying customers
Charles Z., Co-founder and CEOCharles Z.Co-founder and CEO
AISan Francisco
$600K
SwipeHealth logo

SwipeHealth

Pre-seed

A personal agent that plans and adapts movement, nutrition and recovery for people on GLP-1s, built for the employers and insurers who pay for the drug.

Jake H.Founder & CEO
AIAustin
275000

Multi-model coding orchestration for developers using Claude Code and Codex.

9
Ahmed Y., FounderAhmed Y.Founder
AIToronto
API Now logo

API Now

Pre-seed

Semantic execution engine for founders and SMBs to build consistent APIs in minutes.

Met in person at Startup Pitch Events San Francisco: 5 Founders on Stage · San Francisco · Oct 7, 2026

03
Pawel U., Co-Founder & CEOPawel U.Co-Founder & CEO
AISan Jose

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