No investors to answer to
GatherNearby is a bootstrapped LLC. There's no cap table waiting on a payout, so we're not chasing growth at all costs or an acquisition — just building the tool we'd want our own neighborhood to use.
Independent · Bootstrapped · Built to last
Built for our communities, not for private equity or venture capital.
Community discovery and building, meets an offline social network.
Find what’s happening near you, host your own gatherings, and keep up with the people you actually meet.
Ways to gather
Find a gathering
Classes, walks, and meetups happening this week. Show up, meet people, leave with a skill.
Join a club
Recurring crews for book lovers, hikers, ceramicists, and more. Find your people.
Host something
Teach a skill, lead a walk, start a club. It takes ten minutes to list your first event.
Independent by design
Built for the people who show up — not for a cap table.
Most community apps are owned by venture capital or private equity, and built to grow fast and sell. GatherNearby is bootstrapped and independent — which changes who we answer to.
We earn only when communities do
Our revenue is a small fee when you book a gathering. No ads, no selling your data, no engagement traps. If your community isn't active, neither are we.
Built to last, not to flip
Meetup and Eventbrite were both sold off to the same acquirer. We're independent and bootstrapped — built to still be here in ten years, not to be flipped.
Happening this week
You’re the host the Bay Area needs.
Whether you’re teaching a skill, running a weekly walk, or starting a club — the Bay Area is looking for exactly what you do.