World domination by dinner.
Two programs. One mission: build the most valuable network of founders and investors in the country — one dinner at a time. Both programs are always free to attend for founders and investors.
Six founders. One restaurant.
Perfectly matched. Always free.
How it works
Apply & get matched
Tell us your industry, business model, revenue stage, and growth goals. We match you with five compatible founders.
We book the restaurant
Astronomic selects a great restaurant in your city and makes the reservation. You just show up.
Dinner happens
Six founders who've never met sit down together. No agenda, no pitch — just honest conversation with people who get it.
You pay for your meal
That's it. Astronomic covers the matching and the reservation. Your food is on you.
Example match in Milwaukee
All six founders tell the host "I'm here for the Founder Dinner" and are seated together. No one knew each other before tonight.
Why We Do This
Give first. Build trust. Earn the relationship.
Founder Dinners are our loss leader. We don't make money on them. We run them because they're the most efficient way we know to build genuine trust with founders at scale.
When a founder experiences Astronomic's matching quality firsthand — sitting across from five people going through exactly the same things — the trust is established. Everything else follows from there.
No sales pitch
Astronomic never pitches you at a Founder Dinner. The dinner is the product.
No agenda
No speaker, no format, no forced networking. Just six founders having an honest dinner.
No obligation
Attending creates zero obligation to work with Astronomic. Full stop.
Genuinely free
We cover the matching and the reservation. You cover your food. That's the whole deal.
20+ accredited investors.
One luxury home. One night.
Investor Dinners are our flagship revenue product. A capital raiser — a CEO or GP — pays Astronomic to produce a curated fundraising event in a realtor-sponsored luxury home, complete with a private chef dinner.
We bring a minimum of 20 industry-relevant, stage-relevant, accredited, actively-deploying investors. The format is intimate and high-signal — part Shark Tank, part private dinner party. Investors attend free. Capital raisers pay for the production.
How it works
Capital raiser applies
CEOs and GPs apply to host an Investor Dinner. We qualify them on stage, industry, and fundraising readiness.
We source the venue
A realtor-sponsored luxury home in your city. Private chef. Premium setting that signals credibility.
We curate the investors
Minimum 20 accredited, actively-deploying investors matched to your industry and stage. No tire-kickers.
The dinner happens
Intimate Shark Tank-style pitches followed by a private chef dinner. Real conversations, real deal flow.
60–100 new investor relationships. Every week.
At 2–3 Investor Dinners per week with 20–30 investors each, Astronomic is building one of the largest active investor networks in the country. That network is what you get access to when you host an Investor Dinner.
19 cities and growing
Both programs run continuously across all cities. Apply and we'll match you for the next available dinner.
Ready to meet your people?
Apply for a Founder Dinner in your city. Free to attend — you just pay for your meal.
Apply for a Founder DinnerReady to raise in a room?
Apply to host an Investor Dinner. We'll bring 20+ matched, accredited investors to you.
Apply to Host a Dinner