Lithuanian startup Joiner raises €500,000 to expand its social platform for offline connections
Joiner, a Lithuanian social platform helping people make real-life friends through shared activities and events, has raised €500,000 in an angel funding round. The company shared the news with AIN via press release.
About Joiner
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Joiner, founded in 2023 by Eduard Titov and Juratė Plungyte with headquartered in Vilnius, is a social platform which makes it easy to hang out and meet people offline.
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The app lets users discover nearby gatherings or host their own, bringing together like-minded people who might not have otherwise met.
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According to the company, over the course of its first year, Joiner netted over 40,000 users who attended more than 11,000 shared activities.
“At Joiner we’re tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time – loneliness. We know the model resonates because we have attracted tens of thousands of users on almost no marketing spend. There is a genuine, organic demand for genuine, social experiences. The new funding will help us to bring Joiner to new locations and start scaling based on what we’ve validated so far,” said Eduard Titov, Founder and CEO of Joiner.
Investment details
Joiner has raised €500,000 in an angel funding round, bringing the company’s total investment to €1.2 million.
The new funding will support app improvements, including UX upgrades to chat and event creation features. Joiner also plans to test a subscription model offering premium features for both attendees and organizers.
Next, Joiner plans to expand to mid-sized European cities with strong expat and digital nomad communities, beginning with Prague, Lisbon, and Málaga in early 2026.
Read more: Startup of the Day: Joiner App, a Lithuanian app to find, join, and host events
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