YCW19· OtherPools (fka Withfriends)
Pools is a memberships platform for event organizers
Founders
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Competitors
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Adjacent
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About Pools (fka Withfriends)
Pools makes it easy for art, music, and other cultural communities to build memberships around their events. Inspired by the same methodology that museums have used to grow support, the platform leverages the checkout of tickets sales to upsell attendees into a membership with automated discounts, advance access, or members-only benefits.
New York City, NY, USA
Pools (fka Withfriends): questions
Which YC batch was Pools (fka Withfriends) in?
Pools (fka Withfriends) was in Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch (W19).
Is Pools (fka Withfriends) still active?
Y Combinator lists Pools (fka Withfriends) as active.
Where is Pools (fka Withfriends) based?
Pools (fka Withfriends) lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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