Grouper was a social networking company based in New York City that set up drinks between two groups of friends, typically consisting of three men and three women [1][2]. Founded in the summer of 2011, the company organized social events in major cities across the United States [6]. Grouper was accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2012 batch [3]. The company was founded by Michael Waxman, a Yale graduate and developer, and Tom Brown, an MIT engineer who had previously worked at MoPub [6]. The founding team also included Challen Hodson and Kristen Badal [6]. At the time of its listing in the Y Combinator directory, Grouper had a team size of 11 [4]. The company is listed as inactive [5].
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- Grouper is a social club that sets up drinks between 2 groups of friends: 3 guys and 3 girls (or 3 guys and 3 guys, etc.). Grouper started in New York in the summer of 2011 and now organizes Groupers in major cities across the US. Members have shared tens of thousands of drinks. The company was founded by Michael Waxman, a Yale grad and developer who formerly started language-learning company Batiq, and Tom Brown, an MIT engineer who was an early employee at MoPub (acquired by Twitter for 350MM). The founding team also includes Challen Hodson and Kristen Badal. Grouper was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 batch.[6]
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