Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “That’s one-word: Meetup, with a capital M and not a capital U. People sometimes screw that up,” says Scott Heiferman, as he speaks to me ...

Meetup was born out of the tragedy of 9/11, created as a way to help people in online communities connect in the real world and do meaningful things together. Over the past 10 years it has evolved ...

“The moment we realized it had to go was when we realized that our logo actually represented the worst part of meeting up with new people.” With 27 million members and 250,000 separate groups, ...

In 2017, founder Scott Heiferman sold it to WeWork, which offloaded it a few years later before declaring bankruptcy in 2023.

Meetup, the event organization platform, has been divested by WeWork and acquired by an investment group led by Kevin Ryan’s Alley Corp. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed but sources have ...

Meetup isn't only meant for dating, but the like-minded friends you'll make could turn into more. Modern-day dating can seem more like job-hunting in a competitive market than simply falling into love ...

If you’ve ever surfed the net for for a club, or a group, or party of like-minded denizens united by a common cause, you’ve likely stumbled upon Meetup. The social network, founded in 2001, has ...

In the 1970s, there was the Homebrew club and an entrepreneur’s garage. Together, they were enough to birth a PC revolution. In recent times, there is the meetup website and TechShop. Together, they ...

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