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Meet5, Europe’s largest socializing app for people over 40, has raised €8 million in Series A funding from European venture capital firm Peak. With this investment, the company is doubling its team to 80 people, expanding across the Benelux, France, and the US, and giving members richer, more personalized content and smarter recommendations.

Meet5, Europas größte Socializing-App für Menschen ab 40, hat in einer Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde 8 Millionen Euro vom europäischen Wagniskapitalgeber Peak erhalten. Mit dem Kapital verdoppelt das Unternehmen sein Team auf 80 Mitarbeitende, expandiert in die Benelux-Länder, nach Frankreich und in die USA und bietet seinen Mitgliedern vielfältigere, personalisierte Inhalte sowie intelligentere Empfehlungen.

Am 29. August 2025 wird das Rhein-Main-Gebiet zum Zentrum für neue Bekanntschaften, wenn das Team des Socializing-Netzwerks Meet5 zur Sommernacht einladen. Über 700 Community-Mitglieder aus Deutschland, Frankreich, den Niederlanden, Österreich und der Schweiz feiern gemeinsam im MTW in Offenbach am Main. Im Mittelpunkt steht das, was Meet5 so besonders macht: persönliche Kontakte im echten Leben.

Loneliness is no longer a marginal issue - more and more people feel isolated and the need for social connection is growing. At Meet5, we experience every day how valuable real encounters are in overcoming loneliness.

Meet5, Germany's leading leisure app, is delighted to welcome new users from the DoSo app. This merger marks a milestone in the company's development and strengthens its position position as the number one leisure app in Germany.

With the successfully completed expansion financing round, the company is ideally equipped with over 1 million euros to tackle its international scaling strategy.

Summer brings an extraordinary surprise for users of the Meet5 app: On 26 August from 3 p.m., the very first big summer party will start - a huge party that the app has organized exclusively for its community.

Meet5 introductory app launches on the Germans' favorite island People need social contact - but as we get older, it becomes increasingly difficult to make real friends in everyday life. There are many reasons for this: work commitments, family responsibilities or changing life circumstances.

Petra, Regina, Suse and Daniela: four women who found each other thanks to Meet5. They hardly knew each other when Petra persuaded the three other women to go on a vacation together.

The cold season leads many people to retreat into the warmth of their homes. Just stay at home, there's nothing going on outside. Many people in the 40+ generation don't always find it easy to find like-minded people who have the time and inclination for activities. Meet5 members are now an exception in many German regions.

The community app from Frankfurt expands its territory and launches in the region around Hamburg and Bremen at the end of October 2022. The app recorded around 6,000 users and 350 meetings in the first month - and the trend is rising sharply.

Autumn leads many people to retreat into the warmth of their homes. Just stay at home, there's nothing going on outside. Many people in the 40+ generation don't always find it easy to find like-minded people who have the time and inclination for activities.

Autumn leads many people to retreat into the warmth of their homes. Just stay at home, there's nothing going on outside. Many people in the 40+ generation don't always find it easy to find like-minded people who have the time and inclination for activities.

On October 6, the Meet5 community app launches in Hanover, Braunschweig, Wolfsburg, Hildesheim and the surrounding area. After a very successful launch in the Ruhr area and Westphalia in the last three months, it is now time to open up the new regions.

On September 1, the Meet5 community app will be launched in Osnabrücker Land, Münsterland and Bielefeld. After a very successful launch in the Rhineland and Ruhr region in recent months, it is now time to extend the reach of the new regions.

On September 1, the Meet5 community app launches in Münsterland, Osnabrücker Land and Bielefeld. After a very successful launch in the Rhineland and Ruhr region in recent months, it is now time to extend the reach of the new regions.

We all know cliques from the past, but as we get older they become increasingly rare. This is now a thing of the past! The Meet5 community app from Frankfurt am Main allows people over 40 to find new cliques again and revive their leisure time together - over 32,000 meetings have already taken place.

On July 16, there will be a big Meet5 barbecue party in Stuttgart. However, this party is no ordinary one! Thanks to the Meet5 community app, which focuses on the over-40s, users have the opportunity to meet new people in an uncomplicated and informal way.

The end of loneliness in the Rhineland! The Meet5 community app from Frankfurt is expanding its territory and launching the regions around Koblenz, Bonn and Cologne on May 19. The app has recorded around 200,000 active users and 21,000 meetings to date - and the trend is rising sharply.

The community app from Frankfurt is expanding its territory and launched in the Stuttgart region in March 2022. The app recorded around 5,000 users and 200 meetings in the first month - and the trend is rising sharply.