Free monthly dinners. Five relevant founders. One great restaurant.
Portland has a unique startup culture — mission-driven, creative, and deeply community-oriented. Founder Dinners fits right in. Every month, we match you with five Portland founders at your exact stage and book a table at a great Pearl District or Alberta Arts restaurant. Free. No pitch decks. Just real conversation.
You and five other Portland founders — matched by stage, business model, and industry. No strangers, just highly relevant peers.
We book the table in Pearl District, Alberta Arts, 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 Portland and match you with five founders who are building at your exact stage.
Free. Always. No pitch decks required.