ON - Omidyar Network

Meetup enables people with shared interests to find each other online and form lasting, influential community groups that regularly meet face to face.

Why We Invested

Meetup is the world’s largest network of local groups. Through its website, Meetup invites individuals to connect and organize around issues that matter most to them, ranging from language learning and pets to politics and social action campaigns. By providing visibility into a variety of communities of interest, and encouraging trust among members, the Meetup platform provides diverse opportunities for social and political engagement.

Meetup allows people to search for a nearby meetup related to topics that matters to them, and to convert their interest into action by joining groups and meeting face to face. With more than 5.7 million members, Meetup supports the organization of more than 175,000 monthly meetings in communities around the world.