David OkonkwoIn the thick of it
2h ago
Rewriting the pitch deck for the third time this week.
The honest thing is I still can't explain what we do in one sentence, and that scares me more than the runway.
Now forming the first circles
Social for where you actually are in life.
A small circle of people in the same chapter as you. No audience, no performance, just depth.
Free to join the listNo feed to perform forPeople in the same chapter (nearby, or around the world).
First circles forming · Be among the first in
Why Grouv exists
Every other feed asks you to perform a life.
Grouv only asks where you actually are, and finds the few people standing there with you.
A post on Grouv
Showing up is one honest sentence.
No likes to chase. No highlight reel. You say what you're actually doing, and one true thing about where you are. Your circle roots for you.
- Root, not like — you're cheering someone on, not scoring them.
- Post anonymously when the honest thing is hard to sign.
- Seen only by the people in your chapter.
The eight Spaces
Pick the chapters you're living.
You hold up to four at once. Grouv places you alongside people in the same one — not the whole internet.
Career
Work, builds, pivots
Spiritual
Faith, meaning, inner life
Wealth
Money, freedom, growth
Adventure
Travel, risk, new ground
Health
Body, mind, recovery
Creative
Making, expressing, building
Learning
Study, growth, new skills
Relationships
Love, friendship, family
Aura ✦ your state, before your words
Some days you don't have a sentence.
Choose your ring and lock it in until you’re ready to change it. Your circle reads your state at a glance, and so does anyone else who encounters you on Grouv.
Open to connect
Reaching out
Reflective
Turned inward
Deep focus
Heads-down, away
In transition
Between chapters
Active nearby
Here, right now
sat down. didn't get up easy.
A quieter kind of post
Some nights don't need a paragraph.
Grouv turns everyday moments into shared experiences. Post a single frame and a single thought, then decide whether it belongs to your private space or the public feed.
Bonds
A small circle. Not a crowd.
The handful of people who actually know what you're carrying. Bonds deepen with conversation and continued shared activities over time, not followers… and the good thing is Grouv remembers all.
Amara Lindqvist
Bond · 7 months · last voice note 2d ago
DEPTH82%
Grouv Nearby · when you're ready to be found
Some chapters are better walked side by side.
Turn it on and the few people in your chapter — right here, right now — can find you. It switches off the moment you leave. No map of your life, no background tracking. Just the quiet relief of not doing this alone.
3 nearby
Gatherings
An invitation, from someone in the same chapter.
A dawn walk before the pitch. Sketch night, no laptops. A slow run for the burned-out. Someone a few streets over makes the first move — you just show up.
Founders' dawn walk
David · Career · 0.4 km away
Walk and talk shop before the day starts. No pitches.
Tomorrow · 7:00am5 going
Meet & greet
Out in the world — a conference, a city you just landed in. Flip it on for the room, and the people here on the same journey find you.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Moscone West · Founders & builders
live · 12 here
Indie coffee, this block
Right here · whoever's around
live · 4 here
Stage-only
Found by the few standing exactly where you are.
Not your city. Not your interests. Your exact stage — “building a business, early,” “starting over.” The most honest kind of nearby is a wave from a stranger who already gets it, because they’re carrying the same week you are.
In Stage-only, you’re visible only to people in your exact stage.
How it works
Three honest steps in.
Name your chapter
Tell us the spaces you're living and where you actually are in each — not the headline, the real situation.
We assemble your circle
A small group of people in the same chapter is quietly gathered around you. No follower counts, no feed to game.
Show up honestly
One true sentence at a time, Bonds deepen. When a chapter closes, you archive it and carry what it taught you.
The first circles are forming
Begin your chapter.
Join the waitlist and tell us where you are. We roll out invites chapter by chapter, so the right people meet at the right time.