Events and Adventures

What Events and Adventures does

Events and Adventures, doing business as Adventures Northwest, Inc. (a Washington corporation founded circa 1993), operates a private, invitation-only social club for single adults aged 21 and over. The company curates and hosts more than 30 group activities per month at each of its 15 staffed club locations across the United States (Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, South Florida, Tampa, Washington DC) and Canada (Vancouver), with event formats spanning outdoor adventures, dining experiences, game nights, cultural outings, and weekend getaways. Membership also includes access to a virtual events platform (online happy hours, fitness classes, speed dating, movie watch parties, mixology classes) and organized international and domestic travel groups.

The underlying technology stack is minimal and non-proprietary: a marketing website, a basic member portal for event registration and sign-in, and standard third-party video conferencing for virtual events. There is no mobile app, no public API, no SDK, and no proprietary matching, recommendation, or engagement platform disclosed. All member screening is conducted via background checks and personal interviews by local membership directors, not through algorithmic assessment.

The business model is a subscription-based recurring revenue stream, with annual or monthly membership fees sold through a sales-led process: prospective members submit an online form, then complete a one-on-one virtual interview with a membership director before activation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company cites 40,000+ members cumulatively across its footprint. Go-to-market relies on organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest), content marketing through a blog, member testimonials, and word-of-mouth referrals generated at in-person events, rather than performance marketing. Premium travel experiences represent a potential incremental revenue stream beyond standard membership dues. Mark Owen is identified as President; the company is privately held with no disclosed external institutional ownership.

Name

Events and Adventures

Legal name

Adventures Northwest, Inc.

Website

https://eventsandadventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Events and Adventures is a private, invitation-only social club for single adults aged 21 and over, offering more than 30 curated group events per month across 15 club locations in the US and Canada, plus virtual events and organized travel, on a recurring subscription membership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual or monthly membership fees that provide access to all local events, virtual events, and travel opportunities. Membership includes pre-screening of all members, event planning, and coordination services.
2. Event Fees (included in membership): Most events are included with membership, though some premium travel experiences may have additional costs beyond standard membership fees.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Events and Adventures is an invitation-only private social club exclusively for single adults that sells annual/monthly memberships granting access to over 30 curated in-person events per month across 15 club locations in the US and Canada, plus virtual events and organized group travel experiences. Members are pre-screened through background checks and personal interviews to enable face-to-face social and romantic connections through shared group activities including dining, outdoor adventures, travel, nightlife, and cultural outings.

Product overview

Events and Adventures is a singles social club offering an invitation-only membership that provides access to a unified platform of in-person and virtual social experiences. The core offering consists of local singles events (over 30 monthly activities per location), a virtual events platform for remote connections, and singles travel groups for international and domestic group adventures. Members access these products through a centralized membership that works across 15 club locations in the United States and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Singles Social Club Membership Invitation-only membership program offering access to over 30 monthly in-person and virtual events across 15 U.S. and Canadian locations, enabling single adults aged 21+ to meet through shared group activities, outdoor adventures, dining experiences, and travel opportunities.
• Local Singles Events Over 30 monthly local events per location including wine tastings, hiking, skydiving, ziplining, cooking classes, game nights, beach volleyball, hot air ballooning, paintball, murder mystery dinners, and social mingle nights, hosted for single adult members in each of the 15 club cities.
• Virtual Events Platform Online group events including virtual happy hours, fitness classes, movie watch parties, speed dating, trivia nights, and mixology classes that allow members to connect remotely from anywhere via video conferencing.
• Singles Travel Groups Organized group travel experiences including international trips to destinations such as Europe, Asia, South America, and domestic adventures, with stress-free itineraries covering flights, accommodations, excursions, and dining, designed for single adult members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ members nationwide across 15 locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Match Group: Public parent of Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, and other dating apps serving hundreds of millions of users. Represents the dominant incumbent in dating; competes with E&A for share-of-time spent by single adults seeking connections.
• Bumble: Public dating-app leader with a women-first product and growing Bumble IRL events initiative. Indirect competition for the same singles seeking offline connections, but with vastly larger capital and tech-native distribution.

Direct peers

• Soho House: Private members-only social club with physical clubhouses globally and annual dues. Directly comparable membership-club model (paid subscription, vetted membership, physical social spaces), though Soho House serves a broader lifestyle audience rather than singles specifically.
• Meetup: Online platform that facilitates local interest-based groups and in-person events. Comparable in that it monetizes recurring event participation and community building, though it is broader than E&A's singles-only focus.
• CitySwoon: Singles events company that runs hosted speed-dating and matchmaking events across multiple cities (originally Australia, now global). Comparable membership/event model and target audience of relationship-seeking singles.
• Tawkify: Matchmaking and curated date service that combines human matchmaking with hosted in-person singles events. Directly competes with Events and Adventures for singles seeking an IRL, curated alternative to dating apps.
• NeueHouse: Private members-only workspace and social club with annual dues and curated programming across multiple US and international locations. Comparable paid-membership, multi-location physical club model even though it targets creative professionals broadly.
• It's Just Lunch: Long-running in-person matchmaking and dating service that arranges face-to-face introductions and group events. Closely comparable to E&A in its offline, hand-curated positioning for single professionals.

Emerging players

• Inner Circle: Selective dating app focused on vetted, professional members and hosts regular in-person events in major cities worldwide. Very comparable 'members-only, curated events + matching' hybrid model for the singles segment.
• The League: Selective dating app marketed to ambitious professionals, with curated matches and offline event components. Targets a similar demographic to E&A's invitation-only positioning, blending app technology with in-person event elements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eventadventures
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBBMlnlJI4SyVSTPS3_dEag
• Facebookfacebook.com/eventsandadventures
• Instagraminstagram.com/eventsandadventures
• Pinterestpinterest.com/eventadventures/?autologin=true

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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