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Hangpost is social media built the other way around. Not a feed of people you already know, but what’s happening near you this week, posted by people you have something in common with: from your hometown, a mutual friend, went to the same college.

Less keeping up, more showing up.

No swiping, no followers, no pressure.

We open DC for everyone at once, the moment enough people are in for it to be good.

It only works once your city’s on it. Bring your people.

Hangpost's Board on two phones, one in light mode and one in dark: this week's hangouts in Navy Yard

Maya R.

0.6 mi · Navy Yard

Hangout

Sunset run along the river at 6:30, easy pace. Ice cream after 🌅

Chris, Dani

Every neighborhood, from day one

1Meet

The Board

What’s on near you this week, posted by people you have something in common with.

A posterboard for your corner of the city.

Low-pressure hangouts

In common

Same friends (based on your contacts). Same hometown. Same school.

Every intro names the reason.

The reason to say hi

Connect first, then talk.

Nobody can message you out of nowhere.

You both said yes

Real people.

Verified by phone. No followers to perform for.

Phone verified ✓
Example

Who’s in

Maya, Chris and Dani are in

Sunrise run · Navy Yard · Sat 7 AM

In DC

Your whole city, from Navy Yard to Georgetown.

Set your neighborhood once, a home base and a radius, and Hangpost is the plans and people right around you.

THE MALLWASHINGTON, DCNavy YardCapitol HillShawU StreetEastern MarketPetworth

Also across DC The Wharf · H Street · Logan Circle · Columbia Heights · Dupont Circle · Georgetown · Adams Morgan · NoMa · Foggy Bottom · Mount Pleasant · Brookland · Union Market · Bloomingdale · Woodley Park

2Hang

Propose a hangout.

New friends tap “I’m in.” Not joining is just scrolling past.

Tap “I’m in”

Tonight

Free tonight? One tap.

🍻 Free tonight, who’s around?

gone in ~6h

Only your connections see it, and it clears itself.

Example

Try it

Trivia at the corner bar, 7:30. We need one more 🧠

Chris and Dani are in

Tap it. Not your thing? Scroll past. No pressure either way.

Swipe through the app

  • The Board in Navy Yard

    The Board

  • A person page with what you have in common

    A reason to say hi

  • A hangout with the I’m in button

    I’m in

  • The Tonight statuses, in dark mode

    Tonight

  • The City Guide

    City Guide

City Guide

Word-of-mouth tips from people who actually live here.

Useful the day you land.

Locals only

See what’s on nearby

Preview

3Repeat

90h

About what a real friendship takes. The same faces keep showing up.

Not in one night

Set your neighborhood once.

A home base and a radius. All we ever know about where you are.

Within 2 mi

“We should hang out sometime” is a goodbye. We’re making it a plan.

Bringing back the lost art of hanging out.

What you get

Plans this Friday you’re looking forward to.

A network across DC, like one big group chat you can throw a plan into. Friendship as the byproduct of doing things you like, over and over, with the same people.

No swiping, no followers, no pressure.

Instagram is for the friends you have. Hangpost is for the ones you haven’t made yet.

Bring a friend.

Every confirm gets DC closer to opening. Your link is in the confirmation email.

The in-between

“We should hang out sometime” is a goodbye. We’re making it a plan.

Instagram is for the friends you have. Hangpost is for the ones you haven’t made yet.

You meet someone wearing your college team’s gear. You get to talking, you hit it off, you swap numbers. Then nothing. Not because you didn’t click: they play pickleball too, they like the same bars. But “hey, want to hang out?” out of nowhere feels like a lot, like you’re asking for something. So neither of you sends it, and a real almost-friendship dies of awkwardness.

We built Hangpost to replace that text with an easier one: “Nice to meet you, add me on Hangpost.” Now when you post the thing you were already doing, Saturday’s game at a bar in Shaw, a morning run, the people you’ve added see the open door. Whoever’s free taps I’m in. Whoever isn’t does nothing, and you never see it. Nobody asked, nobody got turned down. The plan was happening anyway. Now there are people in on it.

Bringing back the lost art of hanging out.

The point

Less time in the feed, more time in the city.

Weird thing for an app to say, but we’re trying to get you off your phone. Hangpost doesn’t win when you scroll, it wins when you and someone you met both participate in local events. So the feed ends, there are no streaks or follower counts, and we’ll never wonder where you’ve been. Hangpost is not trying to be where you spend your time. We’re trying to be the reason you have fun plans on Friday.

Put the phone down. Go have fun with your friends.

Questions you probably have

Is this a dating app?

No. No swiping, no rating anybody, nothing romantic hiding underneath. Everyone’s here for the same thing you are: friends to actually do things with.

What does it cost?

Nothing. Making friends on Hangpost is free.

What happens after I join the waitlist?

You’ll get an email to confirm your spot, and that’s it. When enough people are in for DC to be good, Hangpost opens for everyone at once, and we’ll email you the moment it does. Bring a friend with your link; every confirm gets DC closer to opening.

Who is Hangpost for?

Adults in DC, 18 and up. It’s built for the person who just moved here, but honestly, it’s for anyone whose city is full of almost-friends they never actually see.

How do introductions work?

Every day Hangpost introduces you to a few people nearby and tells you why, in plain words: same friends, same hometown, same college, same interests. That’s your opener, ready-made. You connect first, then you talk, and nobody can message you out of nowhere.

I met someone in real life. Can I add them?

That’s exactly what it’s for: “Nice to meet you, add me on Hangpost.” It’s lighter than swapping numbers, because nobody owes anybody a text. They just start seeing the hangouts you post, and whoever’s free taps I’m in.

Be there the day DC opens.

Here’s the honest part: a friend-making app only works when there are enough people on it. So we’re filling DC first, and we open the moment it’s worth your first night out. Get on the list and you’re in the room when it starts.

Navy YardCapitol HillShawU StreetEastern MarketPetworthThe WharfH Street