Sharing meals with the right strangers isn't weird
Okel is a social platform that connects users over sharing meals at local restaurants. Similar to how dating apps function, Okel matches users based on shared interests, favorite cuisines, and times of availability. Waitlist 👉 https://www.joinokel.com/
Okel was inspired by my own journey finding home at the dinner table after leaving Syria on asylum in 2013 then living, working, and studying in 5 different countries and visiting many more. Yet when I returned from my graduate studies abroad, I was shocked with the lonely transition from living with friends 24/7 to being on my own, and realized more than 60% of the population is either reverting to dating apps to make friends (and mostly failing to) or numbing our loneliness with all sorts of d
I had a lovely Okel experience in NYC, hope to have many more!
The idea looked really awesome when I heard about it for the first time. Congrats for the launch of !okel. Waiting for it to be available everywhere.
I have had the utmost pleasure being an early user in NYC! The incredible product and community Farah has created is worth rooting for 💙 There is no who understands meals, people, and relationships better than Farah - excited for all the growth!
Reminds me of Grubwithus from way back in the day.
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