Lobby is a passive social app for spontaneous video calls: 1) Get a video call every night 2) Pick up and it’s gonna be a random friend of yours 3) You don’t know which one it is until you pick up 4) The call ends in 1 minute Put down social media. Talk to your friends, for just one minute.

Hey, it’s Hans here from Team Lobby. We’ve been working on a “passive” social app, and we’d love to hear your thoughts! With GenZ’s growing antipathy towards traditional social media, as well as the professional workforce remaining hybrid, people need AUTHENTIC connections now more than ever. However, reaching out for no reason is cringe (remember those “what’s up” messages or “streak” snaps?), which is why you lose touch with most friends you know. Lobby’s mission has always been about helping friends stay in touch, and now we are taking it to the extreme and thoroughly fulfilling our mission. Lobby is an app that calls you and your friends: 1. Get a video call every night 2. You don’t know who it is until you pick up (could be your BFF, your high school friend, your raver buddy, your crush, your teammate...) 3. The catch-up call ends in one minute. Think of it as a BeReal but for video chat, or a Monkey/ Chatroulette but among friends. We believe that IRL interactions are spontaneous PRECISELY because they are passive (you just run into them). We hope Lobby can unleash all those convos that could have happened but didn’t. Just 1 serendipitous chat a day, for you, me, and everyone around us.

Really love this & the recent trend of social apps focusing on a 'purist' approach, helping people connect rather than widening the gap between friends. One of the best social startups I've seen in a while. Great job @hanslin98 and the team.

@elliotpadfield Really appreciate your support Elliot. Exactly! It's so easy to lose touch with friends and people that were close to us nowadays(friends from college, ex-coworkers, or family members if you live abroad). It's time for products that are actually about creating connections rather than curation.

Must admit that sounds interesting - Congratulations on the launch. Will pass it on to my close connections.