AI Startup Rodeo: Machine-to-machine payments · Austin Tech Week, Oct 30
AI Startup Rodeo · Edition 02: Machine-to-machine payments
Friday, October 30 in downtown Austin. Part of Austin Tech Week.
Software is starting to pay software. One day of technical talks and live demos from builders working on AI agents, developer tools, security and payments between machines. One room. One stage. No parallel sessions. For developers and technical founders, teams of one included. Investors are welcome.
Watch the talks from the first Rodeo.
On stage
Austen Allred, Founder, Gauntlet AI. Austen Allred is the founder of Gauntlet AI, an Austin program that trains engineers to build AI-first. Gauntlet engineers ship production systems every week, and more than 5,000 engineers apply to each cohort. He co-founded Lambda School, now BloomTech.
Robert Willis, Hacker and writer, Sakura Samurai. Robert Willis (rej_ex) is a white-hat hacker with Sakura Samurai and a co-author of Tribe of Hackers.
Ben Carman, Developer, Spiral. Ben Carman builds the Lightning Development Kit at Spiral. His LDK Server ships with an MCP server, so AI agents can run a payment node as a tool.
Benjamin Morrow, Builder, Brainstorm.world. Benjamin Morrow is a builder operating at the intersection of AI development and freedom tech via Megistus.xyz.
Christopher Scott, Bitcoin developer. Christopher Scott has 12 years in Bitcoin and 15 in security architecture. He builds multi-signature and threshold signing.
Roberto Fuentes, Founder, Synapto. Roberto Fuentes is the founder of Synapto, a developer-focused platform that transforms SQL and business data into secure, reusable APIs for applications and AI agents.
Car Gonzalez, Co-founder and CEO, PlebLab. Car is the co-founder and CEO of PlebLab, an Austin-based Bitcoin hackerspace and startup accelerator focused on supporting developers, founders, and early-stage technology companies.
With the builder communities behind Edition 02: Q Branch, Synapto, PlebLab, React ATX, Bitcoin Builders Club and Zaprite.
Your $25 ticket includes
The full day of talks and live demos.
Bring a builder: a free pass for one builder you bring. After you register, we email you a private guest link to forward.
Breakfast and lunch by Chef Johnny Ochoa. Coffee and drinks all day. Food is available while supplies last.
The afterparty from 5:00 PM at Upstairs at Caroline, 621 Congress Ave, 2nd floor. Free drinks for ticket holders with the wristband.
Paying with Bitcoin?
Pay with Bitcoin via Lightning through Zaprite. We email your admission and your guest pass. Already paid there? Do not buy another ticket here.
Venue rule: no smoking on the balcony.
Ship what is next.