The event networking market has a $1.5 trillion blind spot.
Every major competitor — Brella, Grip, Swapcard, Whova, Bizzabo — sells software to event organizers. If the organizer doesn't buy, attendees get nothing. That's the majority of the world's events. Prospectre is the only platform built for the attendee, at any event, regardless of what the organizer uses.
The opportunity
The gap every competitor misses
Organizer-centric platforms
Brella, Grip, Swapcard, Whova, Bizzabo require organizers to buy in at $10K–$100K+ per event. If the organizer doesn't spend, attendees get nothing. These platforms serve the events that can afford enterprise software — a fraction of the total market.
Digital card apps
Blinq, Popl work without organizers but have zero networking intelligence. They solve the card exchange problem, not the "meeting the right person" problem.
Prospectre sits in the gap between both categories and currently stands alone in it.
A freemium model built for bottom-up growth
Free for attendees
Core networking features, no credit card required. This is how the network grows.
Premium
$4.99–$14.99/mo for power users who attend multiple events per year.
Enterprise
Exhibitors and organizers. Unlocked after demonstrated pilot traction.
Attendees advocate before organizers buy in. Network effects compound as event history grows. Each event makes every user's profile smarter — compounding defensibility over time.
Where we are today
Live on iOS, Android, and Web — not vaporware.
Running pilot events across military/veteran, technology, and trade association verticals.
Founder-market fit: Marine Corps veteran who experienced the problem firsthand at MilVets25, a military veteran startup conference in San Francisco.
Technical background: AI software engineer and solutions architect building the product directly.