Apply.
Not everyone gets in.
SMRTN only accepts venture-backed, post-revenue AI startups that fit what members are asking for. That's why members trust the room.
Founding access by application.
What you get
Fewer meetings. Better ones.
01
Visibility to the right buyers
Appear in matches for members whose stated priorities fit what you sell. No cold lists.
02
An update channel
Short, structured progress updates to the members tracking you. Stay in view between conversations.
03
Priority-match alerts
Know when a member posts a priority that matches your product.
04
SMRTN MRNGS and NGHTS
A seat at private 90-minute breakfasts with members who chose to meet you, and a pitch at larger quarterly evening showcases.
05
Implementation support
AWSM LABS helps move a deal from interest to a working deployment, with ROI defined up front.
06
A fair table
Every startup at SMRTN MRNGS was picked by the members there. You're never one of twenty booths.
How SMRTN works.
Apply.
Matched to buyers
who need you.
Your profile appears in matches for members whose priorities fit what you sell, and you get an alert when a new priority matches.
Stay in view
without pitching.
Keep interested buyers updated through your update channel. Short, structured posts on a set cadence to the members tracking you.
A seat at
the right table.
Join SMRTN MRNGS, starting in NYC, with members who already need what you sell, and chose to meet you. Pitch at SMRTN NGHTS, our larger quarterly evening showcases.
Never more than 4 startups per breakfast.
From interest
to production.
Deals stall between interest and integration. AWSM LABS implementation help moves a member from yes to a working deployment.
Apply as a startup
By application. Founding pricing available.
Inside SMRTN
Seven parts. One system.
Everything SMRTN runs on. The parts marked for you are the ones that put you in front of buyers.
01
Member platform
Intake captures your stack, your AI priorities and what you care about in a vendor. Keep a watchlist, rate companies privately, and post priorities for startups to match against.
02For you
Startup channel
Startups on your watchlist post short, structured progress updates. Watch a solution evolve without sitting through another pitch.
03
Curated digest
A personal email of new matches and the changes that matter in the solutions you track.
04For you
SMRTN MRNGS and NGHTS
SMRTN MRNGS are private 90-minute breakfasts, starting in NYC and then Silicon Valley: three to four startups, eight to twelve matched members, and you choose who you meet. SMRTN NGHTS are larger quarterly evening showcases.
05
VIP
Analyst diligence briefs on your shortlist, concierge sourcing for a specific need, a private SMRTN MRNGS for your team, and quarterly peer benchmarks.
06For you
Implementation
When you're ready to buy, AWSM LABS deploys the solution with you, with ROI defined up front.
07For you
Buyer signals (CRM sync)
Member interest becomes buyer-intent data that flows into the startup's CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce). Anonymous by default; identified only when a member opts in.
Founding access, by application.
ApplyWho we accept
Selective on purpose.
Members trust SMRTN because it says no. SMRTN MRNGS hold four startups at most, and startups that don't fit member priorities are turned away. That's what makes the room worth being in.
Venture-backed
Backed by institutional investors.
Post-revenue
Paying customers, growing into enterprise buyers.
Sells into a function members lead
An AI product for sales, marketing, CX, product, engineering or operations teams.
Ready to pilot
Able to start a pilot within 30 days of a member saying yes.
A fit for member priorities
An AI product that solves something members have asked for.
Not a fit for any member
Turned away, whatever you'd pay.
Pricing
Founding access, by application.
Startups pay a subscription; that's what keeps SMRTN free for members, and every member is told so.
Founding
Pricing for the first cohort
Apply, and if you’re a fit we’ll share founding pricing with next steps.
Apply for founding access- A profile matched against member priorities
- Your update channel to the members tracking you
- Priority-match alerts
- SMRTN MRNGS seats, starting in NYC, and SMRTN NGHTS showcases
- Implementation support from AWSM LABS
SMRTN MRNGS and NGHTS.
Startups you picked Matched members
SMRTN MRNGSOne table.
One table.
Only the startups you picked.
Private 90-minute breakfasts for members matched on priorities. You see the shortlist first and choose who you meet. Peers in your function sit at the same table.
- 3–4
- startups per breakfast, never more
- 8–12
- members, matched on priorities
- 90
- minutes at one table, no stage
New York City · Silicon Valley
Startups pitching Members
SMRTN NGHTSA quarterly evening showcase.
A quarterly evening showcase.
Startups pitch, members listen.
Four times a year, a larger evening where startups that fit member priorities pitch to members. Track the ones worth following, and meet them at SMRTN MRNGS.
See SMRTN eventsHow SMRTN stays fair
The rules members trust are why they show up.
Members see startups they asked for, on their terms. That's why a SMRTN introduction is worth more than a cold one.
01
You choose who you meet.
No startup gets a meeting with a member who didn't pick it.
02
Four startups per SMRTN MRNGS, at most.
Startups that don't fit are turned away, whatever they'd pay. Placement depends only on member priorities, never on buying anything else from AWSM LABS.
03
The model is disclosed.
Startups pay for access. Every member is told that, up front.
04
Private by default.
Your data and ratings are yours. Startups see only what you choose to share.
05
Updates you can mute.
Startup updates follow a set format and cadence. Mute any company, any time.
06
Anonymous signals by default.
Startups receive anonymous interest signals by default. A member's name reaches a startup's CRM only if the member taps “Share my interest,” and they can undo it anytime.
Founding access
Meet buyers who already need you.
Venture-backed, post-revenue AI startups. Founding pricing for the first cohort.
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