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Startup directory

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 3 of 3 · 158 in the directory

Hostbnb cover
Hostbnb logo

Host without owning

A business that provides short-term-rental-ready properties to aspiring hosts allowing them to operate an Airbnb business without purchasing a property.

OtherAustin

Where military-grade grit meets refined service: investing in quality fashion jewelry to build a legacy bigger than business.

Bold, conversation-piece jewelry backed by military precision and exceptional service.

$1.5k peak monthly net sales2.5x78+ organic profile views/mo.
OtherAustin
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Paywint

Growth

Multi-currency digital wallet that facilitates instant payments and real-time settlements.

Paywint helps US businesses send and receive money instantly via ACH, RTP, FedNow, Wire, and cross-border transfers — all from one platform.

$1B+ Volume Processed100K+ Platform Users25K+ Businesses
FinTechAustin

That is the whole directory.

Reading it is open to everyone. What an investor application adds is the part a list cannot do: a weekly digest matched to your thesis, and an introduction made by us when both sides want one.

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