The live networking channel for every event and venue.
Scan the code at the door, see who's in the room, and meet them before you leave.
Free for attendees · iOS & Android · Live nationwide
Community rooms around public events aren't affiliated with the event, team or venue.
How it works
How it works: scan, see who's here, say hi.
Scan
Scan the code at the door — or type it, or tap a link — and you're in the room. No adding friends, no searching.
See who's here
Everyone in the room shows up in one live list. Browse quick profiles and spot your kind of people.
Say hi
Break the ice before the lights go down. Keep the conversation going after — one-on-one chats stay until you delete them.
Your night, your rules
You're always in control.
Built by a cybersecurity professor — privacy isn't a feature, it's the foundation.
GateMate is opt-in the whole way through. You decide when to appear, who to talk to, and what happens after the lights come up.
Nothing shows until you tap in
Your profile only appears inside a GateRoom after you check in. Walk out and you disappear from the room.
Room-scoped visibility
You're seen only by people at the same venue at the same time. No city-wide broadcast, no location on your profile.
Block, mute, report — one tap
A single tap ends any thread. Reports go straight to GateMate's moderation team, reviewed within 24 hours. Bad actors lose access to the room and the app.
Your data stays yours
No background tracking. No location history. No selling contacts. No ad networks. Delete your account and your profile, messages, photos and connections go with it — the only thing we hold back is content that's already been reported, kept up to 30 days so a human can act on the report.
Dr. Dominique Hilliard
Founder and cybersecurity professor. Why he's building GateMate →
Proof
Real events. Real connections.
Case study
Beyond the Panel
Birmingham, AL · October 2026
80-person event
"The host told us attendees loved the app and thought it was very innovative."
GateMate ran the live room for the night — joins and connections tracked in the event's engagement report.
"The host told us attendees loved the app and thought it was very innovative."
— Host feedback, Halloween community event, Killeen, TX
A 25-guest event used a room code to keep the room connected after doors.
For venues & events
Hosting an event or running a venue?
See who's coming before doors
The RSVP going-list trends in real time, so you staff the night right.
Your whole team in the room
Co-hosts post, pin and moderate — everyone with a host seat is in.
Proof the room was full
A morning-after engagement report with the night's real numbers.
Step in. Link up.
Get GateMate on iOS or Android — or book a demo and we'll set your event or venue up with you.