“We should hang out soon.” Let’s fix the part after.
We’re hyperlocal. We’re building technology that gets people off the group chat and into each other’s lives, and we’re working out what that looks like with you.
5 minutes · anonymous · you get a sticker
01 · The problem
You’re not flaky. The tools are.
We’re more connected than ever and see each other less. Tap the ones that sound like you.
Tell us what gets in your way
02 · The five social styles
Which one are you in your friend group?
Every group runs on a mix. Tap a sticker, then find out which one you really are.
The Host 🏡
You turn "we should hang" into an actual calendar invite. Your friends count on you to make things happen.
03 · Build it with us
We haven’t figured it out yet. That’s where you come in.
Everything we build next starts with what people like you tell us. Pick one, or all five.
Take the survey
Five minutes on how you and your friends actually get together, and what gets in the way. You get your Social Style.
Find your styleTest things early
Say “count me in” at the end of the survey and we’ll send you early versions of what we build next.
Count me inGrab a coffee with us
Fifteen minutes about your friend group: what works, what doesn’t. We’re buying, in Vancouver or on a call.
Say hiBring your group chat
Send the survey to your friends and compare stickers. Most groups have a Host and a Wildcard. Find yours.
Run a club, café or community?
The people and places that bring others together are who we want to build with. Tell us what you’d need.
Let’s talk
04 · What we’ve made so far
Our first experiment: koinē.
An app that turns “thai + a walk thursday, my book club?” into a plan: the when, the where, the who. It’s live, it’s free, and what we learn from you decides what it becomes.
free · iPhone · iOS 17+
05 · Who’s asking
“We believe society has incredible digital infrastructure, but very little social infrastructure.”
hyperlocal’s founders, as told to Techcouver in July 2026. Read the story
No feed. No algorithm. Nothing built to keep you scrolling.
We build for belonging, not for attention.
We start on a few blocks in Vancouver, earn trust, and grow only when it’s real, because a city should feel known, not optimised.