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Demo Day.
The moment builders go public.

Every MakerSquare cohort closes with a public Demo Day in Austin. Builders present their live AI products on stage in front of investors, operators, and Austin's tech community. Real feedback. Real audience. Real products.

Free to attend  ·  Open to the public  ·  Austin, TX

Next Demo Day
July 17, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Austin, TX  ·  Free
15
Builders
5 min
Live demos
$0
To attend
Build for this Demo Day

Not a graduation ceremony.
A product launch.

Most programs end with a certificate ceremony. MakerSquare ends with every builder on stage, in front of a live audience, presenting a product that actually runs. No slideshow. No concept pitch. A working AI product, live, with real data.

Live product demos

Every builder gets 5 minutes on stage. The product runs in real time — no pre-recorded footage, no screenshots. Real data, real Claude calls, real output. The audience sees it work or asks why it doesn't.

Real audience, real feedback

Seed-stage investors, Austin tech operators, and builders who've shipped their own products. The feedback isn't polite — it's useful. Builders leave knowing exactly what's strong, what to fix, and who in the room wants to talk more.

Connections that last

The Austin tech community that shows up to Demo Day is the same network builders tap for their next venture, job, or collaboration. The products you build are your introduction — people remember what they saw running live.

Who's in the audience.
Who's on stage.

Attending

  • Seed-stage investors from the Austin startup ecosystem
  • Operators from Austin-based tech companies
  • Founders building AI-native products
  • MakerSquare alumni from past cohorts
  • Community members curious about what's being built with AI
Free to attend. Open to the public.
RSVP details shared closer to each event.

On stage: the builders

  • 15 MakerSquare graduates from the cohort
  • Professionals from healthcare, law, finance, real estate, marketing, and operations
  • No developers — domain experts who built real tools for their own industries
  • Each presenting a live capstone AI product built over 2 weeks
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What the room actually looks like.

Demo Days are held at a venue in Austin's tech community. This is what an evening tech event in Austin looks like — builders on stage, audience engaged, real energy.

Evening tech event at Capital Factory Austin — speaker on stage with audience
An evening event at Capital Factory — Austin's premier startup hub and a regular venue for the Austin tech community.

8 Demo Days.
July through December 2026.

Every cohort closes with a public Demo Day on the Friday evening of Week 2. All events are in Austin, TX. All are free to attend.

Cohort 1
July 17, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free
Cohort 2
August 7, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free
Cohort 3
August 28, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free
Cohort 4
September 18, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free
Cohort 5
October 9, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free
Cohort 6
October 30, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free
Cohort 7
November 20, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free
Cohort 8
December 11, 2026
Friday evening  ·  Free

The next Demo Day is
July 17, 2026.

Cohort 1 starts July 6. Enrollment closes June 26. 15 seats total.

No coding test  ·  $500 deposit  ·  Confirmed in 24 hrs