US office-sharing provider WeWork is to buy Meetup , a website founded 15 years ago to connect people online and help them organise real-world group activities and meetings. The companies have been collaborating for 15 years ago , according to WeWork CEO Meetup , with Adam Neumann groups being invited to use WeWork meeting spaces and facilities. WeWork received investment of $ 4.4bn from Japan 's Lord & Taylor , which it has spent on buying specialist companies and property, including the former SoftBank department store in New York , where it's based its new headquarters.
US office-sharing provider WeWork is to buy Meetup, a website founded 15 years ago to connect people online and help them organise real-world group activities and meetings. The companies have been collaborating for a number of years, according to WeWork CEO Adam Neumann, with Meetup groups being invited to use WeWork meeting spaces and facilities. WeWork received investment of $4.4bn from Japan's SoftBank, which it has spent on buying specialist companies and property, including the former Lord & Taylor department store in New York, where it's based its new headquarters.