Step In.Link Up.
The people beside you love the same night you do. From the front row to the back of the lounge, GateMate helps you actually meet them — check in, see who's here, and say hi.
GateMate is live in Dallas–Fort Worth only. Waitlist is open everywhere — you'll get invited when we come to your city.
TEST_UI joined the waitlist · 6d ago
See it in motion
This is GateMate, for real.
A first look at the actual app — the gate opens, the room lights up, and the people around you are one tap away.
How it works
Three taps from stranger to scene.
Step In
Arrive at a venue and check in to the live GateLink. You're instantly part of tonight's room — no adding friends, no searching.
Connect
See everyone who's here right now. Browse quick profiles, spot your kind of people, and send a connect with a single tap.
Say Hi
Break the ice before the lights go down. Keep the conversation going long after the encore — your night, now a network.
For venues
Turn foot traffic into regulars.
Give your guests a reason to remember each other — and a reason to come back. Founding Venue slots are open in DFW right now.
See the venue playbookSelf-serve GateLink page
Your own live check-in page — no dev needed.
Real guest analytics
Live counts, repeat visits, weekly digests.
No ads, no data resale
Your regulars stay yours. Full stop.
Founder note
Dominique Hilliard
Founder · Dallas, TX
I built GateMate because I was standing in a room full of strangers who could've been friends — and none of us knew it. A concert in Deep Ellum. A rooftop in Uptown. A flight to nowhere in particular. The people were already there. Social media just made us stare at our phones instead of each other.
GateMate flips it. The room is the network. When you check into a GateLink, the room becomes legible for a few hours — you see who else is here, what they're into, who else showed up alone. Then the room closes. Nothing sticky. No feed. No highlight reel to compare yourself to. Just presence.
We're starting in Dallas-Fort Worth because this is where I live and where I can walk into any venue and ask a stranger if this feels right. Airport lounges are next — same idea, different room. Then the next city. But we're doing this one room at a time, not one growth-hack at a time.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything you need to know before you step in — whether you're coming to a show or running the venue.
Insights
