We started with evenings, not with an app.
inperson started out as Salonim Live: evenings in Tel Aviv and central Israel with a talk, some stand-up, and plenty of time to meet new people. Hundreds of people came, most of them alone, and left with a few new numbers in their phone.
Evening after evening we saw the same thing: the best part of the night is not the talk. It is the moment two people who never met start talking. We wanted that moment to happen more often, and with the right people.
Then we built the app.
In the app, everyone picks in advance who they would like to meet, for any purpose: a date, a new friendship or a professional connection. Picks stay private. When someone you picked is coming to an event, and someone who is coming picked you, you are in. So every evening starts with people who already wanted to meet each other.
With the app came a new name: inperson. Because that is the whole point. No more endless texting, no more swiping. Meeting.
The screen is only the beginning. What matters happens when we meet.
What it looks like today
Today we run evenings, small tables, talks and brunches, for ages 18 to 60. Every community has its own host, who welcomes people at the door and makes sure nobody is left alone. We are live in Tel Aviv, and coming soon to Haifa, London and Miami.
