Phase 2 · Q3 2026
Real-time. Right now.
Open the app at 6pm Friday. See three plans someone just started. Tonight, your city, your radius. Tap one. Show up. PULSE turns 'I want to do something' into 'I'm there.' Anyone can be the one who starts it.
Worldwide · Opening soon
Walk in alone.Leave with a crew.
Real plans. Real people. Anywhere.
Host the night, or join one in motion.
Built for showing up, not scrolling.
The honest part
1 in 6 people
are lonely.
Not a lack of things to do. A lack of people to do them with.
World Health Organization Commission
on Social Connection · June 2025
on Social Connection · June 2025
How it works
Three taps.
One real night.
01 / Vibe
Take the 90-second quiz.
Pick your perfect Saturday. Tell us your social battery. We match you on energy, not zip code.
02 / Show up
Find one. Or start one.
Browse plans near you. Or host your own. Pick a format, a spot, a time. People show up because the format works.
03 / Hang again
Tap yes if they're your people.
After every event you tap who you'd hang out with again. If they tap yes back, a chat opens. That's the only way to message anyone here.
Format library
Five formats that work.
Anyone can host them.
Tested in real life, not in a doc. These are the formats that fill up. The ones people come back for. Pick one to host this weekend. Or invent your own.
6–10 people
Pilates
+ Matcha
Music venues
Sounds
+ Social
Museum + bar
Gallery
+ Wine
Private kitchen
Cookout
+ Connect
5K + drinks
Run Club
+ Rooftop
Have your own idea?
Hosts pick the format, the city, and the vibe. We give you the template, the trust system, and the people.
House rules
This isnota dating app.
Five things you won't find here. Period.
01
No messaging anyone you haven't met.
02
No profiles to swipe.
03
No solo plans. Always 4 or more.
04
No one-sided matches. Both sides tap yes.
05
No DM spam. Two strikes, you're out.
These rules apply to every event. Hosted by us. Hosted by you. Hosted by anyone.
Trust Mesh
Earned.
Not bought.
A score earned by showing up. Visible to other members. Hosts can require a minimum tier for their plan. That is the whole system.
New
NEW MEMBER
Where every member starts.
Active
3 PLANS · 4.0+ RATING
You show up. The score reflects it.
Trusted
10 PLANS · 4.5+ RATING
Hosts notice. So does the network.
Ambassador
INVITATION ONLY
Less than one percent of members.
What others miss
Built for the part
nobody else builds.
| Feature | HAOT | Meetup | Partiful | Bumble BFF | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anyone can host | |||||
| Trust score earned by attendance | |||||
| Mutual-yes messaging only | |||||
| Anti-dating enforced architecturally | |||||
| Vibe match between attendees | |||||
| Group minimums (no 1:1) | |||||
| Real-time spontaneous plans | |||||
| Post-event relationship graph | |||||
| Tested format library | |||||
| Designed for friendship, not networking |
What's next
On the horizon.
Every feature we ship makes HAOT harder to copy. Here is what is next.
Phase 2 · Q4 2026
Connections that compound.
Every plan you join is a node. Every reunion strengthens an edge. The Bond Graph remembers who you've met, where, and when. It tells you when three of those people are at the same thing across town. The longer you use it, the better it gets at finding your people.
Founder note
Why we're building this.
For years I lived between cities. San Juan. London. Paris. Santiago de Chile. Different places, same Saturday. Smart, kind people staying home. Not because there was nothing to do. Because doing it alone wasn't the point.
Every existing answer to that problem is a tool to feel less alone while you're still alone. A meditation app. A community feed. A dating app that puts a thousand strangers in your pocket but no one across the table from you.
HAOT is the opposite bet. A small group, picked by energy, at a real venue, on a real night. You walk in. We get out of the way.
This is not an event company. This is the platform that makes showing up easy.
— Edd · founder
Read the full manifesto →Early access
Lock in your spot.
The app drops this summer, worldwide. Early-access members get the first invite codes and the right to host before anyone else in their city. One email a week. Only when there is something good.
23 people already on the list.