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Markit is building the demand engine for the real world. Think Pokémon GO, but with e-gift cards. Today, businesses spend billions on digital advertising, paying for impressions, clicks, and engagement without knowing whether those interactions actually motivate people to show up. Meanwhile, consumers are constantly bombarded with ads that offer little immediate value. We're changing that. Markit is a location-based rewards platform that turns digital engagement into measurable real-world action. Consumers discover free e-gift cards, travel to designated locations, and unlock rewards by physically showing up. For businesses, Markit introduces a new approach to customer acquisition: pay for location-verified reward claims, not impressions or clicks. Brands can launch campaigns at virtually any geographic location, including their own storefronts, competitors' locations, events, and complementary businesses. They can offer multiple e-gift card brands, control campaign budgets and targeting, and capture opted-in customer leads for CRM follow-up. Our platform provides access to 300+ e-gift card brands enabling businesses to deploy campaigns without building traditional promotional partnerships. Markit is live on iOS and Android, with early enterprise adoption that includes one of the largest Panera Bread franchise operators in the United States. But our ambition extends beyond rewards. Our mission is simple: Make real-world engagement more rewarding for consumers and more measurable for businesses.

NativeMeet was created with a simple belief: the world understands places better through people, not polished tourism narratives. Every country has its own food, traditions, language, and everyday stories—but most global platforms fail to represent them authentically. NativeMeet exists to change that. We are building a global cultural community platform that connects people through real local experiences. Instead of curated travel highlights, NativeMeet empowers locals to share their culture as it is lived—through food, traditions, neighborhoods, and community stories. Our model is country-first: we work with one trusted community partner per country who understands local identity and helps grow authentic participation. NativeMeet blends community, content, and technology to create meaningful cultural connections. We collaborate with creators, students, and community builders to document local culture while maintaining trust, accuracy, and respect. Our platform is designed to scale globally while remaining deeply local. We are an early-stage, founder-led startup focused on sustainable, community-driven growth. While we are currently bootstrapped, our priority is building strong local networks, engaged communities, and a trusted global brand before scaling further. Our culture values authenticity, ownership, and inclusivity. We work remotely, respect local autonomy, and encourage our team to lead with pride in their roots. At NativeMeet, growth is measured not just by numbers, but by the depth of connection we create between cultures.

At Astoria AI we believe that people have indispensable human need to realize their full potential. Our mission is to help people find highest point of contribution and help organizations to attract those people and build sustained practices of retaining motivated and most qualified talent.