If you’re like me, it’s probably been a hot minute since you’ve used or even thought of Meetup. Predating both Facebook and Twitter, the website, which was designed to help people organize in-person events, has changed hands a handful of times in recent years.
In 2017, founder Scott Heiferman sold it to WeWork, which offloaded it a few years later before class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/wework-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection-030708470.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:declaring bankruptcy in 2023;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>declaring bankruptcy in 2023. As of 2024, Bending Spoons, the Italian tech company that’s probably best known for buying class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/evernote-bending-spoons-acquisition-201505825.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:Evernote in 2022;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Evernote in 2022, has been…
