Bandera Not yet available. We are building it.

Find your meet cute

Raise
a flag.

Bandera is an elegant way to let the right people around you know you’re approachable, and to know who’s open to being approached. The rest happens face to face. No profiles. No names. No messaging.

Bluetooth, hyperlocal — No profiles. No names. No messaging.
§ I.
The Problem

“Do you feel like the right people never approach you?”

The ones worth meeting are often the ones too considerate to approach uninvited. Let them know you’re available.

“Would you say hello, if you knew it would be welcome?”

A glance across the room, a sentence rehearsed and left unsaid. What stops you from saying hello isn’t fear, it’s respect.

§ II.
The Process
Glow

“Let the right people know you’re approachable.”

  1. iReview those around you, privately.
  2. iiGreen flag one person or everyone, discreetly.
  3. iiiSomeone courageous and considerate approaches.
  4. ivThe rest happens in person.
Venture

“Say hello, knowing you’re welcome.”

  1. iEnter a new space.
  2. iiReceive a green flag.
  3. iiiApproach with confidence and care.
  4. ivThe rest happens in person.
§ III.
The Questions

Questions,
answered plainly.

01 How does Bandera work?

Bandera uses Bluetooth Low Energy — the same short-range signal your headphones use. The flag reaches people within roughly 30 to 100 feet of you, and only while you have it raised.

02 How does the product protect women?

Women using Glow mode are never visible to anyone until they choose to be — there is no passive discoverability. After entering a new public space, a woman privately reviews who is nearby and decides: signal someone specific, or glow openly to everyone in the space. No one on the venture side knows whether or not they were individually chosen.

03 Is there a messaging feature?

No. Bandera has no chat, no inbox, no notifications pulling you back. The product ends where the conversation begins — in person.

04 Does it work indoors?

Yes. Unlike GPS, Bluetooth works inside bars, cafés, galleries, bookstores, and anywhere else you might want to be seen. The battery cost is negligible.

05 When does it launch?

We are building it now. There is no app to download yet. If you would like to know when there is, write to us.