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ABOUT
US

HUMAN INTEREST GROUP, INC.

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At Human Interest, our mission is simple: help real people find each other through the things they genuinely care about.

We believe the best connections do not start with a swipe. They start with a shared interest, a common rhythm, a place, a passion, a night out, a class, a song, a table, a conversation. Human Interest was built around that belief.

HI is a verified, next generation social discovery app where people join interest-based communities around what they love — fitness, food, nightlife, music, culture, travel, wellness, and more — then meet, connect, date, and make friends in real life.

We've created a new kind of social platform. One that sits between social networking and dating, but works differently and better than both. Less performative. Less random. Less transactional. More Human.

Every member is verified. Every community is built around a shared interest. Every connection starts with something more meaningful than a photo and a first impression.

Human Interest is the place where real people, shared interests, and real-world connections finally come together.

Your home feed has a daily rhythm to it built to pull you toward people with shared interests and connect with them, not keep you scrolling past them.

Every part of the app is designed for one thing: connection. No ads, no selling your data, no algorithm working against you.

Human Interest is member-supported, so we answer to you — not to advertisers. Other apps are built to keep you looking. We're built to help you find.

That means you do not just browse people. You enter communities. You find your scene. You discover people through shared energy, shared places, shared passions, and shared intent.

Whether you are looking for new friends, a date, a group to go out with, a workout partner, a dinner crew, or simply people who love what you love, HI gives you a better way to find them.

We are not trying to make people spend more time online. We are trying to make the time they spend online lead to something real.

We're starting in New York, one community at a time, because real connection happens locally before it happens anywhere else. Human Interest is where you meet the people who end up mattering.

The Daily Habit for Your Social Life.
Come say HI.

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HOW HUMAN
INTEREST WORKS

Share Your Passion

Real people. Real interests. Real connection.

Verify who you are.
Every member is verified, so HI starts with trust.

Choose what you love.
Join communities built around your interests — fitness, food, nightlife, music, wellness, culture, travel, and more.

Discover people through shared context.
Find people who like what you like, go where you go, and are open to meeting in real life.

Connect beyond the screen.
Make friends. Date. Join a group. Go out. Meet up.

HI is not built to keep you scrolling.
It is built to help you find your people — and actually meet them.

NOT ANOTHER SWIPE APP.

Verified humans only.
No bots, no fakes — a quick face check keeps it real.

Community first.
You belong to something before you ever "match."

Built for real life.
The whole point is to get off the app and actually meet.

Friends and more.
Come for the community; find friends, plans, and maybe the one.

Not Another Swipe App

FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS

If you bring people together — a run club, a studio, a night out, a scene — host your community here, own the relationship, and earn for it. We do the work.

Become a Host Lead a Community

LEAD A
COMMUNITY?
HOST ON
HUMAN
INTEREST.

OUR TEAM

Ross Elliot

ROSS ELLIOT

FOUNDER & CEO

Hameed Azeez

HAMEED AZEEZ

HEAD OF PRODUCT

Laura Ilisii

LAURA ILISII

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

Sofia Jurich

SOFIA JURICH

MANAGER, TEAM OPERATIONS

Muhammad Arslan Riaz

MUHAMMAD ARSLAN RIAZ

LEAD DEVELOPER

Tayyab Mubeen

TAYYAB MUBEEN

PROJECT DEVELOPER

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON HUMAN INTEREST

Real communities are forming around real interests. Our New York channels at launch: Fitness, Foodies, and Out Tonight — with more cities to come.

What's Happening on Human Interest

Live now in beta on iOS and Android
· New York launching this fall.

COME SAY HI!

Download Human Interest and find your people.

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