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Type of site | Social media, membership software |
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| Available in | English-default, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Thai, Russian and Turkish |
| Founded | June 2002 |
| Owner | Bending Spoons |
| Industry | Communities Internet Social Media |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required to join a group |
| Users | 60 million [1] |
| Launched | June 12, 2002[2] |
Meetup is a social media platform for hosting and organizing in-person and virtual activities, gatherings, and events for people and communities of similar interests, hobbies, and professions. It was founded in 2002 by Scott Heiferman and four others. The company was acquired by WeWork in 2017 and remains headquartered in New York City.[3] WeWork sold it to AlleyCorp, an early stage NY-focused venture fund and incubator, in March 2020.[4] In January 2024, Bending Spoons acquired Meetup.[5] Since the acquisition, group owner fees have doubled, member fees have been instituted, and service quality has dropped, resulting in many groups closing or going elsewhere. ,ref name'"koehr"> | url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40854275</ref>
- ^ https://www.meetup.com/marketing-assets/PDF/Meetup+Trend+Report+v13.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Jeffries, Adrianne (January 21, 2011). "The Long and Curious History of Meetup.com". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Meetup company profile - Office locations, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Key People, News | Craft.co". craft.co. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (March 30, 2020). "WeWork sells off social network Meetup to AlleyCorp and other investors". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ Roth, Emma (2024-01-11). "Meetup got acquired by Bending Spoons". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-01-11.