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hyperlocal builds the missing layer between “we should hang out” and “glad we did.” You say you’re free, the right friends say “me too,” and the evening becomes a plan before it’s gone.
Jess I’m in!
Free to connect
Seawall walk, anyone?
Sent to Run club
JEveryone wants to hang out. Then it’s “when works?”, “maybe Thursday?” and three days of nobody replying.
The group chat
we should hang out soon!!
yes!! when works
wed?
can’t wed. thurs?
sorry just saw this
next week for sure
Six days later, still no plan.
With the app
You
Thu 5:47 pm, to Main St crew
Thai + a walk tonight?
Jess
Sam
Priya
One tap each: I’m in, next time, or let it pass. No replies to write.
Jess tapped first, so it became a plan. Automatically.
5:49 pm
It’s a plan.
Thursday, 7 pm. Thai on Main, then a walk, with Jess and Sam. Already in everyone’s calendar.
Same night, three people at the Thai place.
We don’t make the group chat faster. We skip it.
Say what you’re up for and when, and whoever’s free says so. Once it’s settled, the plan shows up in everyone’s calendar and goes back to your group chat too.
Tap the one that sounds like you.
Post it once to a circle and let whoever’s free answer. You stop being the only one keeping track.
Nobody has to answer a signal. There are no read receipts and no “seen by 9.” If everyone’s busy, it just expires.
Who’s in, what time and where all sit on one card that updates as people reply. When it’s settled, it goes in everyone’s calendar.
Tell it your mood and how much time you’ve got, and it’ll suggest spots nearby. We’re still building this one.
Send a signal for a call instead. Some nights the couch is the venue.
What would make it easier to actually see your friends? We read every one of these ourselves.
Tell us what you’d buildsuggestion box.
Every idea gets read by a human.
Most apps want your evening. We want you to have one.
One signal to the people you choose. No more deciding who to text first or waiting for Steve to reply before you check with Kate.
If nobody’s free, the signal expires on its own. Nobody sees who saw it.
No more opening 3 messaging apps to plan one dinner. Who’s in, when and where all sit on one card.
We assume people are less open to new friends than they really are. (Pei et al., Nature Human Behaviour, 2025)
A few of the people we’re building for:
Saturday, 8 am
New in town
You moved for the job and work from your kitchen. By Friday your longest conversation was with the barista. You post “run club, Kits, Saturday?” to three people you’ve met once.
Two of them showed up. You got coffee after anyway.
Tuesday, 6 pm
Post-school life
When you lose the environment that kept it easy, your group of twelve disappears into work and kids. Someone posts “dog walk, Trout Lake, 6?”
Four came. Somebody brought a borrowed dog.
Wednesday, 7 pm
The first-year student
Everyone on your floor keeps saying “we should study sometime.” You post “library + bubble tea, 7?” to the floor circle.
The textbooks never left the bag.
Thursday, 8:10 pm
The parent with one good hour
The kids are finally asleep and you have an hour before you are too. You post “call me, I’m on the couch.”
Your phone rang at 8:14.
hyperlocal is an ecosystem of social tech that connects people and places, so friendships, communities and the local spots that host them flourish together.
For Gen Z
students and new grads
koinē
Turns “free tonight?” into an actual plan with your people.
Get koinē, freeFor millennials
busy, scattered, still trying
app 2.0
For people who want to see their friends more but it feels like the stars have to align. Match with the friends you care about but keep missing.
Join the betaMore to come
For communities
Clubs, congregations and campuses.
More to come
For organizations
Teams and workplaces that want to actually know each other.
More to come
For cities
Neighbourhoods, local businesses and the people who plan them.
Every app connects to the places that host us: cafés, clubs, parks and the restaurant on the corner. Build the next one with us
BC TECH2026 Startup of the Year finalist
“We believe society has incredible digital infrastructure, but very little social infrastructure.”
hyperlocal’s founders, to techcouver, July 2026
Read the storyIf you have opinions about how your friends make plans, we’d love to hear them.
A five-minute survey. You get a sticker, and we get better at planning.
Take the surveyRun a café, club or community? Let’s talk
Feeds. Likes. Streaks. Read receipts. Just friends, IRL.
Only the people you pick ever see your signals.
Local spots only show up when you ask for ideas.
How often people actually get together. We’re starting with a few blocks in Vancouver and growing when it works.
Get on the list for app 2.0 and whatever we build next. Your feedback decides what that is.
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