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Plura (formerly Bloom Community)

Plura (formerly Bloom Community) is a YCombinator backed startup based in Oakland, CA on a mission to use software to bring people together. Plura is a social and dating community that helps you meet new friends and partners organically through shared events and experiences. We partner with local event producers to help you connect and chat with other attendees before and after events. And, with a strong consent culture and referral-based community, we're the safest place to meet new partners an

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Plura (formerly Bloom Community) is a YCombinator backed startup based in Oakland, CA on a mission to use software to bring people together. Plura is a social and dating community that helps you meet new friends and partners organically through shared events and experiences. We partner with local event producers to help you connect and chat with other attendees before and after events. And, with a strong consent culture and referral-based community, we're the safest place to meet new partners an

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HR and talent · 6 peers

A deterministic local cluster built from offline product facets and meaningful description terms. Category and selected-institution affiliation provide bounded tie-breaks. Open any peer to continue exploring its cluster.

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match 65

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shared product terms: connect, people, dating, meet; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Shef

match 52

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shared product terms: community, back, bring, shar; same category: HR and talent; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Dex

match 49

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shared product terms: people, social, event, friend; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Aviron Interactive

match 49

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shared product terms: back, connect, re, mission; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Allo

match 49

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shared product terms: connect, local, social, strong; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Finary

match 41

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shared product terms: social, bring, together, friend; shared affiliation: Y Combinator