POPULIT is a Madrid-based social dining platform that seats strangers together at tables of 3 to 6 people in partner restaurants so they can meet new people around themed gastronomic experiences (singles nights, TV/music themes, language exchange, dinner + escape room combos). It runs a B2B2C model, charging users a small booking fee (roughly €7-9) while restaurants gain footfall, and operates in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia with 9,000+ registered users and a team of around 6. In 2025 it closed a €300,000 pre-seed round made up of €160,000 from friends, family and business angels plus a €140,000 ENISA participative loan, earmarked for building out its mobile app and recommendation engine.
SectorsConsumer, Social Networking, Foodtech & Hospitality, Marketplace, Mobile App, Experiences
Start-up MapConsumer › Social & entertainment apps
Founders
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Rodrigo Gómez Rubio
CEO & Founder
Global models 3
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Dinner Lab
United States
Charged members to join themed pop-up dinners where strangers sat together at shared tables, the same social-dining experience POPULIT sells.
$10MComparable
EEatwith
France · www.eatwith.com ↗
A marketplace that sells seats at hosted dinners and food experiences where strangers eat together, taking a fee on each booking.
$8MComparable
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Grubwithus
United States
Sold seats at restaurant tables so strangers could meet over a group meal, which is nearly the same model as POPULIT.
$1.5MComparable
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Investors 1
R
Raúl Escudero
Funding rounds 1
·1 not counted| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2025-05-26 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €160K |
Lead not disclosed
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News 5
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-06-16 |
Emprender en Madrid: El caso de éxito de la app Populit ↗
Madrid Emprende
2026-06-16 |
| 2026-04-19 |
Salir a cenar o hacer planes con desconocidos: la nueva forma de hacer amigos para combatir la soledad y volver a conectar de verdad ↗
Infobae España
2026-04-19 |
| 2025-05-23 |
POPULIT cierra una ronda de financiación de 300.000 euros ↗
El Referente
2025-05-23 |
| 2024-12-26 |
POPULIT, la startup que ha cambiado la forma de conocer gente ↗
Telemadrid
2024-12-26 |
| 2024-10-17 |
Populit, startup con "Efecto Red", ganadora de la edición 61 ↗
Madrid Startup Bar
2024-10-17 |