People who meet at your event come back.

The day after your event, the afterparty opens under your name: your guests find each other again and see your next event right away.

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Example of the afterparty of Neon Disco at Der Komet, an invented sample host: the faces from the evening, a countdown to 8 pm and up to five wishes

How it works, in 41 seconds.

Your guests hit it off. Then your event is over.

Set it up once. before does the rest.

  1. Before

    Create your event.

    Name, date, cover photo. Your logo and colour are already in.

  2. Now

    Your guests check in.

    You put up the poster and say one sentence. They scan, no app; if they like, they take a selfie.

    At a cooking class or a craft night, the card stands on the table. You say one sentence as a welcome; they scan, no app, and if they like, they take a selfie.

    Before the start you hold up your phone with the QR code full screen. They scan, no app; if they like, they take a selfie.

    Guests laughing at the entrance of Der Komet, one scans the poster with the QR codeA drawing night in a bright room at a long pink table: guests draw and laugh, in front the card with the QR code stands in a holder and a guest scans it with her phoneA run club in a park in the late afternoon sun: the host holds out his phone with the QR code and a runner scans it, laughing
  3. Tomorrow

    Your afterparty.

    From 10 am. Until 8 pm your guests pick who they would like to see again. You do nothing, the mail goes out by itself.

  4. After

    Your next event comes first.

    At 8 pm, people find out who wants to meet again. And everyone sees right away when they can come back to you.

Example of creating an event: name, date and cover photo, with the logo and colour from the host profileView through a phone camera at the poster on the wall by the entrance, with QR code: Neon Disco. Check in and meet again.View through a phone camera at the card of a drawing night with the QR code: Drawing Night. Check in and meet again.View through a phone camera: a hand holds out a phone with the QR code full screen, the run club in the park behind itExample of the afterparty of Neon Disco at Der Komet, an invented sample host: the faces from the evening, a countdown to 8 pm and up to five wishesExample of the guest view the morning after: the afterparty of Der Komet and right below the next event, 80s karaoke

Every step, shown in a short film.

One for each moment of your evening, from setting it up to the day after.

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Your guests stay your guests.

Not a dating app.

No dating profiles, no swiping. Your guests only see the people from your event.

What is private stays private.

You never see who wants to see whom again, the selfies or the chats. You see who checked in and how many came.

Your brand comes first.

Your name, your logo, your colour and your next event come first.

GDPR compliant.

Before your first event starts, we set out data protection with you in writing. The database is in Frankfurt.

From Berlin.

before comes from Berlin. When you write to us, a person answers.

Reports are our job.

Guests can block and report. before takes care of reports, not you.

Start today. For free.

Create your account and set up your first event right away. No bank details, nothing renews by itself. Before your first event goes online, we take a quick look, usually within a few hours.

€0 a month

  • Check-in, selfies and seeing each other again:
    the full experience for your guests
  • Your logo and colour
  • 1 event a month

Only a few events a year, never two in the same month? The free plan covers that.

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Questions from hosts

Do my guests or I need an app?

No. Your guests scan the QR code and use before in the browser, without a password. You set up your event in the browser too.

What happens when I create my first event?

Before it goes online, we take a quick look, usually within a few hours. The before team gets in touch with you. After that, your events go online right away.

Is this a dating app?

No. There are no dating profiles and no swiping. Your guests only see the people from your event, and what comes of it is up to them.

Which formats does it work for?

For formats people come to on their own and meet strangers, in the evening or during the day, from themed parties to run clubs. You can start with just one of your formats. At launch, for guests aged 18 or over and for events where attending alone reveals nothing personal about your guests.

What does it cost?

One event per calendar month is free, with no guest limit. If you need more, take before Plus for €29 a month incl. VAT, cancel any month: as many events as you like, your team at the door, your own mail to your followers, and numbers on who comes back. All plans

What about data protection?

before is GDPR compliant. We set out data protection and responsibilities with you in writing before your first event starts. The database is in Frankfurt; which other service providers we use is listed in our privacy policy.

What do I tell my guests when they ask about their data?

In short:

  • Everything before does with your guests' data is subject to the GDPR, the EU's strict data protection rules. before is based in Berlin and supervised by the Berlin data protection authority; every guest can ask for access to their data and for its deletion.
  • The selfie is optional. Only guests of your event who shared one too can see it; you never can, and before only if someone reports it.
  • Other guests can only see it during the afterparty, as a rule until 8 pm Berlin time the day after; then before deletes it, usually within an hour.
  • A chat only opens if both want it.
  • before handles reports, never you.

Everything else is in our privacy policy.

The afterparty opens after your event

When you check in at an event powered by before, you get the link by email, no later than 24 hours after it ends.

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