Free monthly dinners. Five relevant founders. One great restaurant.
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Southeast — and its startup scene is growing with it. Fintech, healthtech, and SaaS companies are all calling Charlotte home. Founder Dinners connects the best of them. Every month, we match you with five Charlotte founders at your exact stage and book a table at a great South End or NoDa restaurant.
You and five other Charlotte founders — matched by stage, business model, and industry. No strangers, just highly relevant peers.
We book the table in South End, NoDa, or wherever makes sense. You just show up.
No slides. No pitches. No sponsors. Just founders talking about what's actually working, what isn't, and what they need.
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Founder Dinners is a product of Astronomic, a venture studio and founder services company. We invest in the experience because we believe in giving before getting. The dinner is free. The conversation is priceless. And if we think there's a fit to work together, we'll reach out — but there's no pitch at the table.
Apply in 3 minutes. We'll invite you to the next dinner in Charlotte and match you with five founders who are building at your exact stage.
Free. Always. No pitch decks required.