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WeWork to reportedly acquire Meetup
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WeWork’s global empire continues to expand.
The $20 billion coworking startup is reportedly set to acquire social networking service Meetup, according to Crunchbase.
Meetup CEO Scott Heiferman reportedly told employees about the acquisition on Monday, and mentioned a $30 million figure — but it’s not clear “if that was an acquisition price, or a reference to expected investment into his company from the acquiring entity,” according to Crunchbase.
Mashable has reached out to WeWork and Meetup for comment. Read more…
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