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Acquired by WeWork Companies November 2017 · $200M (Community and offline-events social network; contemporaneous reported price about $156m-$200m including retention, disputed by WeWork; sold at a large loss.) · source ↗

Meetup is a platform that helps people discover and create local communities around shared interests—from professional development and career networking to hobbies, creative pursuits, and social activities. It connects groups of people across cities and topics to meet in person, learn, and build relationships.

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Founders & leadership

BMBrendan McGovern
Brendan McGovernFounder

Investors · 20

Ardent Venturelisted by Ardent VentureWashington · $250K – $3M
Bethnal Green Ventureslisted by Bethnal Green VenturesLondon · $38.1K
Click Ventureslisted by Click VenturesHong Kong · $200K – $2.5M

How we know: Click Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Fashion Capital Partnerslisted by Fashion Capital PartnersNeuilly sur Seine
Fusion VClisted by Fusion VCDover
Linus Ventureslisted by Linus VenturesPrinceton
MEXC Ventureslisted by MEXC Ventures$10M
StartLabslisted by StartLabsSan Francisco · $50K
Union Square Ventures (USV)listed by Union Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M

How we know: Union Square Ventures (USV)'s portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

WEtech Alliancelisted by WEtech AllianceWindsor
Alley Robotics VenturesreportedCohasset · $500K – $2Mvia Abe Murray · inferred

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Baillie GiffordreportedEdinburgh

How we know: techcrunch.com · Not right? Tell us

Bloomberg BetareportedSan Francisco · $25K – $1M

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Durable Capital PartnersreportedBethesda

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Also in the syndicate · 5

Cox EnterprisesNB RenaissanceNUO CapitalStarTIPTamburi Investment Partners

Competitors · 8

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Timeout7677 shared keywordsTime Out is a digital media and entertainment guide that curates articles, recommendations, and listings for things to do, restaurants, events, and attractions across hundreds of destinations worldwide.
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Frequently asked questions

What does Meetup do?
Meetup is a platform that helps people discover and create local communities around shared interests—from professional development and career networking to hobbies, creative pursuits, and social activities. It connects groups of people across cities and topics to meet in person, learn, and build relationships.
Who founded Meetup?
Meetup was founded by Brendan McGovern.
Who are Meetup's investors?
Meetup's investors include AlleyCorp, Ardent Venture, Bethnal Green Ventures, Click Ventures, Fashion Capital Partners, Fusion VC, Linus Ventures, MEXC Ventures and 7 more.