: At the time of the deal, over 100,000 people had already attended a Meetup event in a WeWork location . WeWork aimed to monetize its physical assets during off-hours by hosting Meetup groups .
Meetup co-founder Scott Heiferman stepped down as CEO; David Siegel took over . Divestiture wework buys meetup
The acquisition was part of WeWork's effort to expand into a broader lifestyle and community platform rather than just a co-working space provider . : At the time of the deal, over
: Meetup brought a social network of 35 million members to WeWork, helping the company fulfill its mission of "connecting people to their purpose" . wework buys meetup