Top 45 Hospitality Startup Investors in Australia (July 2026)

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• Operata — Continuously measure performance to deliver the best possible customer experience.
• SPEC Toolbox — CLT Toolbox offers sustainable design of structural materials, using software to clear through the clutter and make design simple. CLT Toolbox is building structural design software to make mass timber as easy as concrete or steel.
• Mass Dynamics — Mass Dynamics exists to enable more life scientists to accelerate their studies using Mass Spectrometry (MS). It's our contribution towards enriching lives and freeing humanity and society from the burden of disease. Mass Dynamics includes Enrichment Analysis based on GSEA algorithms and utilises Gene Ontology (GO) and Reactome knowledge bases.

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• Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
• AutoGrab — Australia's Automotive Intelligence Platform
• Clipchamp — Create videos with royalty-free music and stock footage, use video templates, and export in up to 4K video resolution. Get started in-browser or download the Windows app.

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• LawVu — Our all-in-one connected platform enables your legal team to manage all legal matters, contracts, spend and legal operations. Book your free demo now.
• Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
• Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.

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• SecurePII — SecurePII provides a cloud-based platform that enables organisations to reduce exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) across voice, chat, and AI training channels. The service includes call-by-call redaction of credit-card and other sensitive data via its SecureCall component, enabling businesses to offload PCI-DSS complianceobligations while still retaining customer-facing interactions. SecurePII also empowers companies to process conversation data more safely, by filtering or anonymising PII in real time, to enable AI, analytics, and automation initiatives without compromising customer privacy. The platform integrates with existing payment gateway and communications infrastructure to support both contact centres and unified communications environments.
• Orkestra — Orkestra is a renewable energy software platform that provides tools to assist energy companies in the planning, selling, and optimization of new energy deployments.
• Checkbox — Checkbox is an award-winning no code platform which allows users to build their own business apps for process automation.

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• Veem — Veem is a payment service provider that helps simplify the way businesses send and receive funds.It offers a platform that enables small businesses to send and receive payments in local currency. Using blockchain as a payment rail, the company eliminates the need for intermediary banks, reducing costs for small- and medium-sized businesses. Itconverts the sender’s funds into bitcoin, selling the digital currency at an exchange for the desired currency of the recipient.Aldo Carrascoso and Marwan Forzley co-founded the company in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
• Zodia Custody — Crypto Custody, Without Compromise. Empowering global institutions to navigate the digital asset landscape simply, safely, and without compromise.
• Greatland Gold — Greatland Gold plc engages in the exploration and development of natural resources. It explores for gold, nickel, and cobalt deposits.

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• Gathar — Book a dining experience in your own home. Browse menus and book online, and our Culinarians will bring the ingredients, cook, and clean up.
• Vaulta — Discover Vaulta's high-performance batteries for sustainable energy solutions. Revolutionising power with easy installation, maintenance, and recycling. Join the Australian-made energy revolution today!
• Bloom Impact Investing — Bloom Impact Investing provides an investment platform to investors wanting to make a difference to the environment. Join us to access clean energy and cleantech investment portfolios that your future self will thank you for.

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• Rezdy — Rezdy is the best online booking software for tour & activity operators. Discover more about the largest distribution network for tours & activities.
• Betterx — Betterx is a technology company focused on infrastructure to support Web3.0 and Digital Assets.
• Programa — Stop juggling spreadsheets, email chains, and multiple tools. Programa is project management software built specifically for interior design studios. Track FF&E specs, client approvals, and vendor orders in one system. Trusted by 5000+ designers. Try free for 7 days - no credit card required.

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• Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
• Harvest B — Plant-based meat startup that develops plant-based ingredients for plant-based meat producers by leveraging a smart ingredient system
• Samphire Neuroscience — Samphire Neuroscience provides solutions that specialize in women's health. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.

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• Reejig — At Reejig, we believe in zero wasted potential in people and in business – and that starts with harnessing the skills you have within your organisation. Our workforce intelligence platform provides 100% visibility of your people’s skills, potential, passions and experiences, creating a powerful central nervous system for all talent decisions.Powered by the world’s first independently audited Ethical Talent AI engine, Reejig generates the intelligence to instantly fill roles, track retention risks, mobilise talent to opportunities, pivot talent for reskilling and much more. Plus, we give you the power to ‘nudge’ people to new career opportunities, taking your engagement with internal and external talent to the next level. Put simply, we make workforce agility a reality.Reejig is trusted and used by some of the largest and most complex organisations including Woolworths, KPMG, NSW Government, John Holland, MYOB and UTS, and together we are creating a world where everyone can reach their full potential at work. It’s what we call zero-wasted potential in people and in business.
• WORK180 — WORK180 is a global jobs network that operates at the forefront of a new workplace revolution. Our function is twofold.As an advocate for working women, we provide job applicants with a transparent directory of endorsed employers who support diversity, inclusion and equality.We share information around pay equity, flexible working, paidparental leave, equal opportunities and a range of other important criteria. Before an employer comes on board, we put them through a pre-screening process and on average, about 80% of companies who apply to work with us, pass our criteria.
• MAKO — Solving human problems with nature’s surfaces.

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• Pie — Pie is an AI technology company that provides an agentic growth platform for small businesses. Its platform automates local marketing by managing business visibility across Google Maps, Yelp, Nextdoor, and AI search platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini. Pie also uses AI to optimize marketing performance in real time and handle customer phone calls,enabling business owners to focus on daily operations.
• Reachify — Reachify empowers restaurants to connect with their customers easily with Call Deflection to capture otherwise lost revenue.
• The Beans — The Beans offers a software application platform that creates personalized cash flow plans designed for its users. The Beans is Simplifying the path to financial balance through design and technology so that people can focus on what they love.

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• Cor — Obi by Cor is the leading voice AI agent for customer onboarding and user activation. It uses voice and on-screen awareness to guide users, share best practices, and answer questions in real time.
• Cuttable — The AI ad creative production system for high-growth DTC brands. Scale Meta ad volume and variation without scaling headcount. Built for performance teams.
• Parachute —

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• Veyor — The leading live scheduling app for the built environment, helping dispersed teams and their suppliers plan, manage and track daily activity on an easy to use mobile and desktop platform.
• EatClub — EatClub shows you nearby restaurants, with spare tables, offering last minute deals. Receive up to 50% off your bill (including drinks!)
• Handle — Purpose-built for material suppliers and contractors to manage the entire process of payments and lien management.

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• Giftbee — Giftbee is a B2B gifting marketplace with smart, eco-friendly solutions that enhance value and experience.
• Indi — indi is an assistant for your child's care journey; supporting advocacy, mental health & uniting the village of care.
• Ovum — Meet Ovum, the intelligent health journal mobile app designed for womankind.

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• Triggr — Own Triggr.ai today. Secure checkout and guided transfer support. No hidden fees.
• Adatree — Adatree helps organisations unleash the potential of Open Banking and the CDR through turnkey Data Recipient and Data Holder solutions.
• GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.

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• Sonder — Sonder's employee care platform is the future of workforce health, medical, safety and wellbeing. One platform. All the support. Learn more.
• Apera Hotels — Apera Hotels is a platform designed to provide accommodations in hotels that cater to the mid-range market.
• Avena Communities — Avena Communities provides a platform for communities, offering diverse property options for both permanent and holiday living.

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• Segwise — Automatically tag and analyze creatives across 15+ networks, catch early signs of creative fatigue, and auto generate winning creatives that boost ROAS. Free 14-day free trial with no code setup!
• Opennote — The AI tutor that lives in your notes
• Naco Technologies — A website that specializes in technology and innovation advancements in the world as well as delivering the same to all people. It also has an interest in giving people the most current news in the tech world. Visit the blog today for more insights.

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• Muso — Muso is a live-entertainment start-up born in Melbourne and now operating Australia-wide. We help venues create better live entertainment experiences and help artists find more gigs to create more revenue opportunities. We leverage technology to make things more efficient, fair and transparent to ultimately make live music more accessible to morepeople. Eventually we hope that every venue will be a live music venue but until then we’ll work on changing one at a time.
• BulldogIT Corporation — BulldogIT Corporation provides health information services. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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• Natilus — We are creating a new generation of hyper-efficient blended wing body aircraft designed to make commercial aviation more sustainable and efficient, ensuring a healthier planet for future generations.
• ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.
• HEARTio — Heart I/O is a digital diagnostic startup helping emergency providers identify heart abnormalities in Pittsburgh, PA.

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• Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.
• Flux — Flux helps you win at money. Save money and win cash prizes. Get exclusive content. Make your credit score healthier. All free.
• FiberSense — FiberSense is providing cities and critical infrastructure operators with game changing real-time detection of objects and events.

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• Donna — Meet Donna, the AI assistant built for field sales teams. Save time, cut admin, and close more deals with less effort.
• Suma Wealth — SUMA is a revolutionary financial wellness company with the mission to engage, educate, and empower the Latinx community via a holistic approach of Digital Media, Experiences, and FinTech. By creating culturally relevant content, virtual experiences, and providing financial tools that demystify and reimagine financial wellness throughentertainment, we aim to become the trusted source to help Latinos own their economic power, overcome financial challenges, and better prepare for a more prosperous future.
• Journey Live — Journey is shifting the way modern companies prioritize mental health. Our proactive, inclusive tools engage every employee, every day.

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• Arkeus — Arkeus is a leader in the fusion of optics and autonomy. Our wide area autonomous optical systems are deployed to conduct Search, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in a range of operating environments.
• Hullbot — Hullbot is a developer of a robotic in-water cleaning system designed to inspect, map, and clean the hull of a boat without a human operator present. They offer design, development, and deployment of autonomous drones, delivering solutions to stop the growth of marine organisms, improve performance, and extend the time between haul-outs. Theirembedded intelligence enables their robots to interact with the environment on-the-fly.
• Sphere — Live courses led by vetted experts for professionals who want to advance their careers

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• Kabata — Full workout comprehension. Data-driven coaching. Gamified progression. Welcome to the next generation in connected fitness.
• SwingVision — Real-Time Automated Video Analysis for Tennis
• Vibranium Labs — Vibranium Labs is an AI on-call engineer platform designed to resolve incidents with less stress.

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• Logic PD — Beacon EmbeddedWorks is a System-On-Module Manufacturer that delivers unwavering performance. Our custom System-On-Modules (SoMs) are compact, secure, and built to last.
• Muso — Muso is a live-entertainment start-up born in Melbourne and now operating Australia-wide. We help venues create better live entertainment experiences and help artists find more gigs to create more revenue opportunities. We leverage technology to make things more efficient, fair and transparent to ultimately make live music more accessible to morepeople. Eventually we hope that every venue will be a live music venue but until then we’ll work on changing one at a time.
• Surreal — Increase collaboration and ROI by booking, promoting and paying for all your live entertainment in one place. Trusted by over 900 venues across AUS, UK & NZ.

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• me&u — me&u is an online ordering and payment application designed to order meals. They provide communication technology to order and pay through mobile phones at restaurants. Their process of ordering with waiters and splitting bills that enable users to order their food and pay bills through a digital payment platform.
• Truescope — Make better informed communications decisions with Truescope. Harnessing millions of media posts every day to deliver you real-time information that influences your business strategy.
• Vertero — Axial Therapeutics is a biotechnology company fundamentally changing the treatment of neurological diseases and disorders by harnessing groundbreaking science in the microbiome-gut-brain axis.

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• Drive Yello — Looking for fast & express courier & logistics delivery services? Drive Yello is your last mile delivery partner serving Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.

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• Pyn — Pyn is a human resources company that improves employee communications using marketing techniques, such as personalization, scheduling, and automated triggering. It specializes in the fields of employee engagement, human, employment, and training. Pyn improves employee communications using marketing techniques such as personalization, scheduling,and automated triggering.Pyn’s employee-centric communication tool cuts through the clutter of messages in order to send only relevant and well-timed messages at key moments.It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
• Tonkean — Tonkean is the OS for Business Operations, transforming operations teams from facilitators into Makers with an enterprise-grade, no-code process orchestration platform. By abstracting the technical knowledge required to automate, monitor, and manage mission-critical business processes, while still maintaining compliance and security, Tonkeanenables enterprises to accelerate operational velocity at scale. Founded in 2015, Tonkean is headquartered in San Francisco with R&D in Tel Aviv. To learn more, visit www.tonkean.com.
• 1Password — Protect passwords and secrets, manage app access, and secure AI tools with 1Password. Easy to adopt from growing teams to enterprise.

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• WELL Training — We deliver state of the art training solutions to national and international clients, transforming futures and delivering business growth through UK Apprenticeship and Commercial Training programmes.
• Utility Stream — As business energy brokers, USL was founded with one key mission, simplify business energy for all of our clients & help create a more sustainable world
• School of Coding — Join the UK's leading coding and computer science education provider. Empower your future with STEM, AI, and Cyber Security courses for all ages.

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• Muso — Muso is a live-entertainment start-up born in Melbourne and now operating Australia-wide. We help venues create better live entertainment experiences and help artists find more gigs to create more revenue opportunities. We leverage technology to make things more efficient, fair and transparent to ultimately make live music more accessible to morepeople. Eventually we hope that every venue will be a live music venue but until then we’ll work on changing one at a time.
• CREATESAFE — CREATESAFE, automating the management, distribution, and marketing of music.

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• fileAI — Automate and analyze any file with AI. fileAI builds proprietary AI components for complex agentic workflow automation.
• VoiceByte — VoiceByte is an application platform that allows its users to record and share their voice either privately or on social networks.
• GeoSnapShot — Let's put your photos to work. Built for professionals, available to everyone. GeoSnapShot is loved by amateurs, professionals, teams and individuals.

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• Birchal — Birchal is a crowd-sourced funding (CSF) platform that makes fundraising easier for forward-thinking businesses so they can focus on shaping the future. It facilitates founders' interactions with new stakeholders and investors. And it alters how investors discover and invest in the brands and businesses they value.
• WhyHive — WhyHive offers AI-driven text analysis tools for researchers to efficiently analyze survey data and open-ended text responses.
• JustFund — JustFund is a finance firm that connects clients and lawyers in family law matters and offers flexible ways to manage legal fees.

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• Practifi — The leading wealth management CRM purpose-built for advisors, Practifi transforms how financial professionals connect with and grow their client base.
• Calcs.com — ClearCalcs makes structural engineering calculations easy with 100+ ready-to-use calculator library to US, CA, AU, NZ, and Eurocode standards.
• Fergus — Fergus is a smart field service management software for service businesses. Make job management easy and carry out work better with our all-in-one solution.

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• Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.

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• Canva — Canva is a graphic design software solutions provider that helps users to design presentations, social media graphics, and more with various layouts, images, photo filters, icons and shapes, and fonts. The platform combines a drag-and-drop design tool with a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and imagery.It was founded in 2012 andheadquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
• Foundry Lab — Foundry Lab is pioneering Digital Metal Casting. This new form of additive manufacturing allows users to cast metal parts - without pouring molten metal - in the safety of their own office. This fully automated system is incredibly fast - CAD file to 50+ metal parts in just 8 hours.
• Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com

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• BuildPass — Unlock the full potential of your site with easy-to-use AI software to streamline operations, reduce admin tasks, and ensure every project is on track and compliant.
• Arca Climate Technologies, Inc. — Carbin Minerals unlock the enormous carbon dioxide removal potential of mine waste.
• Teacher’s Buddy —

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• HIVERY — HIVERY is an innovative AI Category Management Optimization company delivering AI solutions to CPGs and Retailers.
• Hometime — At Hometime, we provide Airbnb property management solutions for homeowners and rental management business owners that help them scale and earn more.

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• Paperly — Paperly is an mobile app that provides modules for school management system and learning management system.
• Cor — Obi by Cor is the leading voice AI agent for customer onboarding and user activation. It uses voice and on-screen awareness to guide users, share best practices, and answer questions in real time.
• BarterAds Pty Ltd — BarterAds is a programmatic advertising exchange that enables businesses to acquire customers without cash spend by converting unused ad inventory into a tradable asset. Instead of paying in fiat, companies earn and spend a proprietary internal currency called Barter Dollars, which are issued when they display ads on their owned media propertiessuch as websites, apps, or platforms.The platform operates as an auction-based exchange, similar to traditional ad networks, where advertisers bid for impressions using Barter Dollars. Inventory is matched contextually and priced dynamically through real-time bidding, ensuring efficient allocation of supply and demand across the network. This allows both advertisers and publishers to maximize the value of otherwise underutilized inventory.BarterAds primarily targets startups, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, gaming companies, and content publishers that have traffic but are constrained by rising customer acquisition costs. By removing the need for upfront cash spend, the platform provides a capital-efficient growth channel, particularly for small and mid-sized businesses.The system includes controls for brand safety, fraud prevention, and inventory quality through business verification, campaign approvals, and continuous monitoring. Barter Dollars are non-transferable and expire periodically, preventing hoarding and ensuring continuous circulation within the ecosystem.BarterAds is designed as a hybrid between barter networks and modern ad exchanges, combining the scalability and automation of programmatic advertising with a closed-loop, cashless economy. The company is headquartered in Australia and is focused on building a global network of advertisers and publishers who both contribute inventory and run campaigns within the platform.

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• HIVERY — HIVERY is an innovative AI Category Management Optimization company delivering AI solutions to CPGs and Retailers.
• Hometime — At Hometime, we provide Airbnb property management solutions for homeowners and rental management business owners that help them scale and earn more.
• The Martec — The Martec’s AI-powered employee-generated content platform empowers employer branding teams around the globe to create written and video content for different stages of the talent journey. More than 100 teams across 30 countries use The Martec to help achieve their hiring and brand goals.Our teams are built on passion and potential – we careabout where our people want to go, not just where they have been. We’re ambitious but humble. Fast-paced and agile. Always evolving and ready to challenge the status quo.Together, we’re making it possible for every employee to share their story with the world.

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• Unyoked — Book off-grid wilderness cabins in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

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• Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.

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• StrongDM — Manage access to any server, database, or Kubernetes instance in minutes. Fully auditable, replayable, secure, and drag-and-drop easy.
• Spring Health — Eliminating barriers to mental healthcare. Clinically-proven technology with world-class providers to deliver precisely what your employees need.
• Tools For Humanity — Tools for Humanity is a technology company building for humans in the age of AI.

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• Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.

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• Hometime — At Hometime, we provide Airbnb property management solutions for homeowners and rental management business owners that help them scale and earn more.
• EcoJoule Energy — EcoJoule Energy delivers intelligent, Australian-made power management systems that improve energy quality, reliability, and efficiency.
• RaptorTech — RaptorTech provides technology management services to mining and construction industries like excavators, loaders, and grazers.

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• Drive Yello — Looking for fast & express courier & logistics delivery services? Drive Yello is your last mile delivery partner serving Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.

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• Myagi — Myagi is a B2B network + suite of apps that connects people and companies to the knowledge sources in their supply chain they need to deliver exceptional customer experiences and drive performance at every node
• Omny Studio — Omny Studio offers powerful podcasting tools for hosting, monetization, and audience analytics. Start your podcast journey smartly.
• Pantreeco — pantree brings 24/7 self-service artisan food markets to residential buildings

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• Intropia — Find Web3 jobs and other opportunities, capitalize your network, and hire the best talent.
• SODA — SODA enables the next generation of consumer crypto and meme coins and allows meme coin developers to leverage Telegram.
• Metatable.ai — Metatable.ai simplifies software development with AI. It removes unnecessary complexity from coding to create high-quality software faster and more efficiently than traditional methods. Metatable.ai lets you direct AI to write functions for your project. After stating your request LLM writes code for your function and checks it with the compilerfor errors. You can adjust code by asking AI or editing it by yourself. Once error-free, the funciton is built, deployed, and ready for production performance, all without worrying about DevOps. Metatable.ai allows you to develop your SQL database by stating the required tables and columns in plain English. AI will then create SQL requests and deploy them to the platform. You can work with your database using the Text-to-SQL feature, creating requests, new tables, or even plotting charts with simple commands. Your project is presented on a Figma-like canvas, where you can manage your functions, database tables, and make data entries to the database. Metatable.ai streamlines development processes, reducing the time and resources required to bring ideas to life.