Co-working space giant WeWork will acquire Meetup, according to Crunchbase News. 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 . It received funding of $ 4.4bn from Japan 's SoftBank , which it has spent on buying several companies and property , including the former Lord & Taylor 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 . It received funding of $ 4.4bn from Japan 's SoftBank , which it has spent on buying several companies and property , including the former Lord & Taylor department store in New York , where it 's based its new headquarters .