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It’s not easy to peel people away from entrenched do-it-all apps made by the world’s biggest companies, but that hasn’t discouraged the founders of Recs from trying. Created by data scientist Jesse Berns and consumer app developer Sean Conrad, Recs is the spiritual successor to another app the pair launched in 2021 called Go Disco, which curated local events based on a user’s interests. Recs is very similar in spirit, with the stated goal of getting people “o...

Foursquare’s heyday is long over, but the problem of finding cool local stuff to do lives on. Most people seem to make it work through a sometimes reluctant combination of Facebook or Instagram and word of mouth, but the reality is that there aren’t many good apps that help us get off of apps and […]

Social Start-Up Go Eyes US Expansion After Successful New Zealand Launch Go seeks Series A funding following successful Seed round as the world gears up to “re-socialize” AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#social--The US co-founders of Go, an app designed to get users off their phones and socializing in real life, is launching its Series A funding to support expansion into three major US metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles, as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout accelerates enabling s...

Frustrated with the United States' response to Covid, the creators of Go have decided to launch the app in New Zealand.