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OutAt
Techstars '22Escondido, US · Founded 2021 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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OutAt Inc produces inclusive community events, entertainment programming, and creative experiences celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and diversity. The company operates events like Out at the Fair®, which has reached over 500,000 attendees at major county and state fairs nationwide, alongside production ventures, food brands, and creative services.
Also known as Out at the Fair · OutAt Inc · OutAt Inc.
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026OutAt Inc. is a US company that builds and operates a portfolio of businesses spanning live events, streaming and media, publishing, software and consumer brands, with a stated focus on diversity, education and family-friendly programming. Its original business was Out at the Fair®, an LGBTQ+ festival franchise staged inside county and state fairs, which the company has since extended into event production services, an ad-supported streaming channel, and a set of affiliated creative and consumer ventures.
Current operations described by the company include OutAt Production, a turn-key festival and event services arm covering production planning, talent booking and stage management, digital and print marketing, in-house graphic design, video and photography, and community decor; and OutAt TV (OATV), a free LGBTQ+ streaming and music-video service. The company also references a family of brands including 3Dudes1Life Creative, Tres Amigos Una Vida, C-Dawg's Snack Shack and DCW Grows, the latter covering plants, gardening and related products. A technology arm building software for businesses, creators, events and publishing is listed as forthcoming.
Founding story
The company traces its origins to 2011, when Out at the Fair® launched at the San Diego County Fair as a grassroots effort to create visibility, safety and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community within a traditional mainstream venue. The festival's three co-founders — William Zakrajshek, Jonathan Caleb Wilkins and Daniel Castaneda — serve as President, Secretary and Treasurer of OutAt Inc.
Business model
OutAt Inc. operates as a multi-brand holding and operating company: it produces and stages its own branded festivals at third-party fairs, sells production, marketing and talent-management services to event organizers seeking diversity and inclusion programming, distributes free ad-supported streaming content through OutAt TV, and develops consumer, publishing and software brands under one corporate umbrella.
The company sells turn-key event production, digital marketing, social media, talent management, and event video/photography services, and runs commercials on OutAt TV that target LGBTQ+ viewers; its streaming app is offered free to viewers. Consumer brands and planned software products are additional stated lines.
Traction
Out at the Fair® launched at the 2011 San Diego County Fair and expanded to the Orange County Fair, California State Fair and Alameda County Fair, and to Oregon, New Mexico and Alaska. By 2024 the event had reached more than 500,000 attendees nationwide, and host fairs reported attendance increases of up to 15,000 additional visitors. OutAt TV carries music videos from more than 250 LGBTQ+ artists and the company's entertainment portal lists over 400 artists. The SXSW Kickoff Party the company produced in March 2023 ranked as the most visited SXSW party according to festival app analytics.
Latest developments
The company describes an expansion beyond live events into a portfolio spanning technology, media, publishing, consumer brands and original experiences, including original podcasts, books and apps, and the DCW Grows gardening brand. A software arm for businesses, creators, events and publishing is listed as coming soon.
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Market position
The company positions Out at the Fair® as having brought LGBTQ+ programming into mainstream county and state fair culture, and describes OutAt TV as the first free platform of its kind on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV.
OutAt combines grassroots LGBTQ+ live event production with owned streaming distribution and a roster of in-house brands, and emphasizes family-friendly, multi-genre programming (drag, pop, country, Latin and family acts) placed inside traditional mainstream venues rather than dedicated Pride spaces.
Technology
OutAt TV is distributed as a free application on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV, offering 24/7 music video streaming, original shows and on-demand content available in 60 countries. The company also maintains an entertainment portal listing available talent and states it is developing software for businesses, creators, events and publishing.
Go-to-market
OutAt reaches audiences through partnerships with county and state fairs that host Out at the Fair® events, through festival appearances such as the SXSW Kickoff Party, and through free distribution of its OutAt TV app on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. It recruits LGBTQ+ and ally artists directly to premiere music videos on the channel, offering social media promotion and inclusion in a 24/7 rotation, and markets its production services to event organizers.
Fair boards, festival organizers and brands seeking inclusive event programming and production services; LGBTQ+ and ally artists seeking distribution; and LGBTQ+ community members, families and allies as event attendees and streaming viewers.
Geography
Events have been staged at fairs in California (San Diego County, Orange County, California State Fair, Alameda County) and in Oregon, New Mexico and Alaska, plus Austin, Texas for SXSW. OutAt TV content is available on-demand in 60 countries.
History
After launching at the San Diego County Fair in 2011, Out at the Fair® expanded across California fairs and then into Oregon, New Mexico and Alaska. In 2022 OutAt was accepted into the Techstars Austin incubator, after which the business broadened beyond a single event into OutAt Inc., spanning production, storytelling, food and community ventures. In March 2023 the company produced the SXSW Kickoff Party in Austin, Texas, featuring DJ Cazwell and Landa Plenty. The company subsequently expanded into streaming with OutAt TV and into publishing, consumer brands and planned software products.
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsOutAt TV (OATV) offers LGBTQ+ music videos 24/7 plus original shows such as On the Rocks and Rebel Buzz, distributed free on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV and available on demand in 60 countries.
OutAt Inc. produced the SXSW Kickoff Party featuring DJ Cazwell and Landa Plenty; the company states it ranked as the most visited SXSW party according to the festival app's analytics.
OutAt was accepted into the Techstars Austin business incubator, after which it broadened from a single event into a multi-brand company.
The company's first event launched at the San Diego County Fair as a grassroots LGBTQ+ visibility and celebration day, later expanding to other California fairs and to Oregon, New Mexico and Alaska.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does OutAt do?
- OutAt Inc. is a queer-owned company building LGBTQ+ live events, streaming, media, publishing and consumer brands.
- Who are OutAt's investors?
- OutAt's investors include Techstars.
- Where is OutAt headquartered?
- OutAt is headquartered in Escondido, US.