High Wines and Bikini Barbers. Angie Romasanta, Co-Founder and CXO, brings expertise in marketing, visual design, and customer experience, with a background in both tech and entertainment. Sidney Hardin, CMO, is an accomplished marketing executive who has scaled SaaS and consumer brands to over $35M in revenue through data-driven acquisition and brand strategy. Yina Wang, CFO, has over two decades of financial leadership, previously managing multi-billion-dollar planning and analytics at AIG and currently overseeing a $100M real estate portfolio. Nikhil Karnik, CTO, is a full-stack software engineer with a degree from the University of Pennsylvania, experienced in building and scaling high-performance mobile and web platforms. Joe Kelly, Strategic Advisor, brings deep expertise in business development, partnerships, and growth strategy, helping guide Plus 1’s expansion roadmap and investor relations.

and Millennials seek authentic, in-person experiences over endless digital interaction. With nearly 60% of adults reporting loneliness and over 70% using social apps weekly, there’s a clear need for a better way to turn online connections into offline experiences. Plus 1 sits at the intersection of social networking, events, and lifestyle — a multi-billion-dollar opportunity to own the “plans-first” category and become the go-to platform for friendship, networking, and dating in the real world.