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.

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How a company gets here

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An evening
A room in your city: founders, investors and operators, five running formats.
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Checked in at the door
Every guest is checked against a real profile on the way in.
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An application
One form, read by a person. Not a scoring script.
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A profile here
Published with the evening it was met at, the date and the city.
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The weekly digest
Investors approved on application read it, matched to their thesis.
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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 4 of 4 · 158 in the directory

Accrew

Seed

Member-Owned Banking App

Accrew is the first member-owned mobile banking app, where members profit from their community, not banks.

FinTechChicago

300,000

Dlytica Inc.

Seed

Data Lakehouse Platform for Enterprise Context Layer

Data Lakehouse Platform alternative to Databricks/ Snowflake like platform which helps business to build AI use cases

500k ARR40%2+

AIChicago

Above Average Candle Studio

Growth

"Experimental Retail that Creates Human Connection through Fragrance"

Above Average Candle Studio transforms fragrance into unforgettable experiences that bring people together.

$250K30%20,000

OtherChicago

Otos

Seed

Developing an automated hearing diagnostics system…

Otos is developing an automated hearing diagnostics system that helps primary care clinics transform hearing testing from a burden into a profitable service.

HealthtechChicago

$172K

That is the whole directory.

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