Step In.Link Up.
GateMate is real-time networking for live events — concerts, sports, festivals and the late-night lounges of DFW. Check in, see who's in the room, and say hi before the night's over — tonight's photos unlock at 9am.
Free for everyone, everywhere — venue partnerships start in Dallas–Fort Worth.
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 any event or venue and check in to the live room — or open your own private room and share the code. 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.
Your night, your rules
You're always in control.
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.
Two ways in
Are you going out — or hosting the night?
For attendees
I'm going out tonight.
Check in when you arrive. See who's in the room. Say hi before the encore. Free for everyone, everywhere.
- Free to join · No credit card
- Concerts, sports, festivals, lounges
- Live on iOS & Android — venue partners start in DFW
For venues
I run the room.
Give your guests a reason to remember each other — and to come back next week. Founding Venue slots in DFW are limited and free through launch.
- Self-serve GateLink page — live in minutes
- Live guest counts + weekly digest
- No ads. No data resale. Your regulars stay yours.
Partner numbers
The room is already filling up.
Real counts from the live platform — updated as people check in, join rooms, and tell us where to go next.
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Rooms joined
Live rooms across iOS, Android and web
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Cities requested
Where people want GateMate next
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 GateRoom, 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.
Inside the app
Real screens from the app.
Flat, in-app screens from the build members are using tonight. Tap any screen to view it full-size.
No rooms live at this moment. Rooms usually light up between 8 PM and 2 AM local — pop back in tonight, or scan a GateLink QR when you get there.
Where should GateMate go next?
The app works anywhere tonight — venue partnerships start in Dallas–Fort Worth. Tell us your city and we'll bring partner venues there as demand grows.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything you need to know before you step in — whether you're coming to a show or running the venue.