New York—WeWork Cos., known for bringing people together in common spaces to work or even live, is buying a social network whose aim is to link up hobbyists in their down time. New York-based WeWork is buying fellow hometown startup Meetup, whose 35 million members discover fellow enthusiasts with interests ranging from rock-climbing to cooking to learning a language. “WeWork has space for community and Meetup needs space for community. Meetup arranges more than 15,000 meetups each day in more than 100 countries, where members mostly get together on weeknights and weekends, the company said. WeWork has 10 million square feet of space in 17 countries that’s mostly occupied on weekdays.

Source: thestar November 28, 2017 18:00 UTC