Shared work space giant WeWork has acquired Meetup, the social community platform that helps people get together in real life (IRL). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Rumors first started circulating yesterday that a deal could be in the cards, and New York-based Meetup confirmed the transaction in a blog post earlier this morning.
Founded in 2002, Meetup is an online platform that facilitates group interactions in the real world. Users can create or find local events around getting fit, playing music, learning languages, or any other interests. The company had raised around $18 million in equity funding since its inception, with big-name backers such as eBay, Union Square Ventures, and Twitter’s Ev Williams.
