Real People
Meaningful connections.
Real Plans
Activities that matter.
Real Friendships
Relationships that last.
Real Community
Stronger together.
2,000+on the founding waitlist
Los Angelesfirst launch city, 2026
Verified onlyevery member, every host
We are the most connected generation and the loneliest.
Social platforms optimized for attention, not for time spent together. Feeds got infinite while calendars got empty. The result is a generation with thousands of followers and almost nobody to meet on a Tuesday night.
Adults report loneliness
More connected digitally than ever, yet lonelier than any generation before.
Decline in close friendships
Friendship circles have shrunk steadily over the last two decades.
Of households live alone
Living alone is now the most common household type in major cities.
Average age of marriage
Life milestones that used to build community arrive far later.
Work fully remote
The office — the last default social hub — disappeared.
Close friends on average
Down from 3.2 a generation ago. Fewer people to call.
It's not a desire problem. People want to show up. It's a discovery and coordination problem.
From “what should I do tonight?” to an actual plan with real people.
Discover
Activities, events, and groups happening near you tonight.
Join
One tap to claim your spot. No group chat archaeology.
Show Up
Reminders, check-ins, and clear details so plans don't dissolve.
Connect
Friendships built through shared experience, not endless messaging.
Real people. Real plans. Real life.
Four screens between you and a Tuesday night plan.
See what's actually happening near you
A feed of real plans in your area — sorted by what you like, how far it is, and when you're free. No infinite scroll, just tonight.
Los Angeles
Discover
Today · 6:30 PMPickup Basketball
Venice Beach Courts
Tomorrow · 7:00 AMSunset Run Club
Silver Lake Reservoir
Sat · 10:00 AMSlow Coffee Meetup
Arts District
Not another feed. Not dating. Not only events.
Discovery, coordination, and communication in one place — so you spend less time planning and more time together.
Friend Finder
Meet people near you who share your interests, values, and availability.
Live Events
Curated events from pickup basketball to Sunday coffee.
Groups
Run clubs, hobby circles, faith groups — your recurring people.
Spontaneous Plans
For when you want to do something right now, not next month.
Nearby Map
See what's happening around you without sharing precise location.
Messaging
Coordinate plans and stay close to the people you meet.
Verified Profiles
Identity verification and organizer reputation, built in.
Win cities, not countries.
Global social discovery and activity coordination — the largest underserved category in consumer social.
Built from density in winning cities — starting with Los Angeles, where activity culture is already the default.
Launch market
Los Angeles · activity density
Seed density in high-intent activities
Broaden to everyday, low-barrier plans
Repeat the LA playbook in new markets
Time spent together — the only metric we optimize. Other networks measure time spent online.
Strangers on a Tuesday. Friends by the weekend.
Early Connect members in Los Angeles, in their own words.
Maya · Echo Park
“I joined a Thursday run club on a whim. Six weeks later those five people are the ones I text first.”
Andre · Culver City
“Moved here for work and knew nobody. Pickup ball twice a week fixed that faster than two years of apps.”
June · Silver Lake
“The plans are already made. I just show up. That one thing changed how much I actually see people.”
“I moved to Los Angeles with a full calendar and an empty week. The plans existed — I just had no way to find them or the people going. Connect is the thing I wished existed: a front door to real life.”
Sadrac CedanoFounder, Connect · Los Angeles
Safety before optimization.
Meeting strangers in real life only works if the system is trustworthy first. Here is exactly how each layer works.
Verified members
Government ID matched to a selfie before your first event. Unverified accounts can browse, never join.
Reviewed hosts
Every host is manually approved and keeps a public track record of events actually held and attended.
Address stays hidden
You see the neighborhood while deciding. The exact address unlocks two hours before start, only for attendees.
Post-event ratings
Both sides rate after check-out. Two credible safety flags pull an event or host offline pending review.
Human moderation
Report from any profile, event, or message. A real person reviews every report within 24 hours.
Location privacy
We store your general area only — never precise coordinates, never live tracking, never sold.
We never rank an event higher because it's relevant if it fails our safety standards. Trust is the product, not a later feature.
Don't do life alone.
Join the waitlist for early access. We're launching first in Los Angeles and expanding city by city.