Discover Your People, In-Person On-Demand
The R-place app helps you be a better friend, grows your community, and finds your people
Where we’ll help you:
Creating
We focus on creating the quality in-person connections that people need to live a meaningful and fulfilled lives
Growing
Connections should grow into quality friendships, and we provide the tools and resources for people to do it
Maintaining
Meaningful relationships should last a lifetime, and with our help, people won’t get lost in the nuances of planning and can focus on their friendships
Discover the power of R-place
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At R-place, we're on a mission to redefine the way you connect with the world. Our vision is simple: to enrich your life by creating, growing, and maintaining meaningful in-person encounters and friendships.
Through the genius of our AI and app: you won’t forget to prioritize plans with a friend, not know what to do with a group, or be afraid to talk to someone new in-person.
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We get it… Everyone is busy, but that shouldn’t stop you from seeing the people you love to hang out with.
Your very own Social Assistant will provide notifications, reminders, and fully baked out plans, helping you prioritize the friendships that matter to you.
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What’s the fastest way to increase people’s happiness? Improve the quality of their relationships.
We accomplish this by providing tools to sharpen your social skills, making planning a breeze with quick and efficient methods, and offering a playful mix of ideas and recommendations, ensuring you're always ready and eager for any upcoming experience with friends.
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Our AI-driven algorithm takes into account your unique interests, preferences, and location in order to find the best connection for you in any establishment.
But, just matching people isn’t enough to create high quality connections, which is why our AI generates three questions per person that are specific to your common interests and passions, giving you the best chance of having a meaningful conversation and experience.
Finding Your People with R-place
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Imagine being seamlessly connected with someone, whether it's in a familiar place you frequent or an entirely new location.
With R-place, it's effortless. We've embraced physical location, making real-time, in-person availability a reality.
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Finding meaningful connections can be a daunting task.
That's why R-place exists. We bring people together based on common interests, passions, and goals.
Say goodbye to the stress and anxiety of starting conversations with strangers, hoping for common ground.
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Struggled with small talk? R-place takes care of that.
Our personalized, thought-provoking questions are carefully crafted based on your shared passions, interests, and goals, igniting a deeper, more meaningful conversations.
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The journey doesn't end with the first conversation.
Our AI Social Assistants and Messaging Board provide a hub where you can make future plans, exchange messages, and even form communities with your new connections.
Why Choose R-place?
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Discover the power of real, heartfelt interactions that have the potential to reshape the course of your life.
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Embark on a journey to uncover the hidden places that lie within your city and extend your exploration to the world beyond.
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Experience a transformation in your social interactions as you dismantle the barriers that often hinder genuine, long-lasting connections.
What’s a third place?
Third places are informal, welcoming social spaces beyond home and work, where people connect, engage, and create meaningful relationships, forging a sense of belonging.
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Accessibility, comfort, and a focus on conversation create a third place, encouraging regular patrons to participate in relaxed, spontaneous interactions.
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Third places can be coffee shops, book stores, pubs or bars, libraries, pool halls, parks, community centers, diners or restaurants, art galleries or studios, public markets, etc.
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Third places combat isolation, fostering a strong sense of community. They encourage the exchange of ideas, support local businesses, and promote mental well-being.
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Historically, third places such as town squares, coffeehouses, and public markets have played pivotal roles in society. They served as hubs for intellectual discussions, cultural exchange, and community cohesion, shaping the fabric of communities for centuries.
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In the modern era, third places have become less prevalent due to technological advancements, the shift in work/life balance, and changes in infrastructure.
Combating Loneliness
The Loneliness Epidemic
Loneliness is a pressing issue affecting people across the globe.
Data reveals that it's a challenge that transcends age and background. But here, at R-place, we're creating a solution to this societal epidemic.
We believe that by fostering meaningful in-person connections, we can combat the loneliness that plagues modern society.
Contributors to Loneliness
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Increase Screen Time: Today, there’s a unlimited amount of on-demand content for people to consume across various different screens. People on average are spending 5 hours on there phones a day. They are also spending 5.5 hours alone a day, a direct correlation between the two.
Rise of Social Media: At first social media platforms were meant to connect people from all over the world. Now they are designed to maximize time spent on platform, NOT forming quality of relationships. Their algorithms’ goals are meant to keep people engaged for as long as possible because… Screentime+Engagement=Revenue
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Frequency of changing places and jobs: People are constantly moving jobs and relocating to new neighborhoods, towns, cities, states, even countries more frequently than ever, making it more difficult to establish roots and developing quality relationships with neighbors and colleagues
Work/Life Balance: Wages haven’t matched with inflation, resulting in more hours worked to support themselves and loved ones, leaving less time to socialize.
The rise of remote work and working from home have had some major benefits, but also it prevents the in-person connections and conversations we often take for granted and can be the drives of discovering new third places
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Destruction of Walkable Communities: We’ve been building to accommodate vehicles vs foot traffic. Look at how cities aren’t walkable and have massive highways running through main arteries of them.
Rise of Suburbs: Populations of suburbs are growing faster than cities, which are designed to spread people out, giving them less of a probability to meet new peopled than a more densely populated areas like a city