{"id":9612,"date":"2017-10-13T20:03:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T20:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/partywiths-new-app-is-part-event-finder-part-friend-finder.html"},"modified":"2017-10-13T20:03:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T20:03:08","slug":"partywiths-new-app-is-part-event-finder-part-friend-finder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/partywiths-new-app-is-part-event-finder-part-friend-finder.html","title":{"rendered":"PartyWith\u2019s new app is part event-finder, part friend-finder"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Having just returned from an overseas vacation where I \u201cpartied with\u201d a number of locals met spontaneously while out at concerts, bars and other events, I can\u2019t quite wrap my head around the need for a dedicated app for travelers wanting to meet locals to hang out with \u2014 doesn\u2019t this just happen naturally? But that, at least in part, is the premise behind today\u2019s official launch of PartyWith<\/a>, a revamped version of the app previously<\/a> known as Party with a Local.<\/p>\n

Founder\u00a0Dan Fennessy notes the app has outgrown being only for travelers, but poking around in the app, that seems to still be a top use-case.<\/p>\n

To be fair, PartyWith isn\u2019t exactly carving out new territory in online networking \u2014 it\u2019s part of a growing trend. (And perhaps I\u2019m just showing my age when expressing a desire to meet people in real life instead of through apps, as is the millennial way.)<\/p>\n

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After all, a number of social networking companies are today exploring the idea that people are turning to mobile apps to make friends, not just find dates. Tinder attempted to expand beyond dating with Tinder Social<\/a>, while Bumble launched a friend-finding feature Bumble BFF<\/a> as well as professional networking option, BumbleBizz<\/a>. Even Facebook is dabbling with helping strangers connect at events through its \u201cDiscover People\u201d feature<\/a> and other options<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, several startups are attempting mobile friend-making, as well, like Shapr<\/a>, Patook<\/a> and HEY! Vina<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n

PartyWith\u2019s differentiator from these efforts is its focus on events \u2014 specifically, nightlife. Even if you aren\u2019t quite sold on its social aspects, it could serve as a way to find out what\u2019s happening in a city you\u2019re visiting.<\/p>\n

These events are added by the app\u2019s users, as the startup doesn\u2019t yet have formal relationships with event organizers. However, it has tested working with brands, including Budweiser, TimeOut, and Thrillist, among other alcohol brands, to help bring people to their sponsored events.<\/p>\n

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When you first launch the app, you\u2019re asked what kind of parties you like (e.g. clubbing, comedy, arcade, cocktails, dive bars, festivals, live music \u2014 or you can pick music genres like punk or jazz, etc. \u2014 and much more).<\/p>\n

You can then fill out your profile further and browse the upcoming events in your current city or elsewhere, post your own event, explore the profiles of other users and chat, or post a \u201cparty status.\u201d The latter is basically a shout-out about what you\u2019re up for. The app also offers some suggested statuses, like \u201cLet\u2019s go clubbing,\u201d \u201cLet\u2019s go out as a group,\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s good tonight?,\u201d \u201cI need nightlife tips,\u201d etc.<\/p>\n

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According to Fennessy, an Australian living in\u00a0Amsterdam and former cartographer for Lonely Planet, the revamped version of PartyWith has made some changes in order to clarify that it\u2019s not a dating app. It removed the gender filters, he noted<\/a>, because that was encouraging some people to use the app in the wrong way<\/a>. It\u2019s not for dating or hookups, it\u2019s for making friends.<\/p>\n

A participant<\/a> in Techstars Connection<\/a>, which had its demo earlier this year, the app has grown to more than 170,000 users, Fennessy claims. It\u2019s most popular in\u00a0Amsterdam, New York and S\u00e3o Paulo at present, but is accessible worldwide.<\/p>\n

Longer-term, the goal is to move PartyWith into other verticals, by connecting people who want to meet up for meals, drinks, playing or watching sports and more, Fennessy says.<\/p>\n

A team of five from five continents, PartyWith has $430,000 in funding from Techstars, ZX Ventures, AB InBev, and other angels.<\/p>\n

The new version of PartyWith is available as a free download on the App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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