• Company Type For Profit
  • Contact Email hello@joingrouper.com
  • Phone Number 917-819-8174

Grouper is a social club that sets up drinks between 2 groups of friends: 3 guys and 3 girls (or 3 guys and 3 guys, etc.).

Grouper started in New York in the summer of 2011 and now organizes Groupers in major cities across the US. Members have shared tens of thousands of drinks.

The company was founded by Michael Waxman, a Yale grad and

developer who formerly started language-learning company Batiq, and Tom Brown, an MIT engineer who was an early employee at MoPub (acquired by Twitter for 350MM). The founding team also includes Challen Hodson and Kristen Badal.

Grouper was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 batch.

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Grouper was acquired by Payten on May 10, 2021.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Grouper's headquarters? Grouper is located in New York, New York, United States.Who invested in Grouper? Grouper has 6 investors including Initialized Capital and Floodgate.How much funding has Grouper raised to date? Grouper has raised .When was the last funding round for Grouper? Grouper closed its last funding round on Nov 25, 2013 from a Series A round.Who are Grouper's competitors? Alternatives and possible competitors to Grouper may include Sofar SoundsKik, and Hookit.