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Apeat

Deep connections begin with
a relaxed start

— and the dining table is exactly that stage

Find your table, Find your people — for campus dining buddies
apeat.ai
AI-Native Social Infrastructure

Find your dinner crew.
Skip the group chat.

Apeat matches verified college students into small dinner groups, books the table, and gets you in the seat by 7 PM. The coordination — gone.

Building at UCLA USC UC Berkeley Stanford UCSD UW Seattle
Web Summit Vancouver 2026 · Alpha Startup Google Cloud-backed Delaware-registered Official Yelp Partner
Our Products

One company. Many tables.

We're building an AI-native social layer for how communities gather. Apeat Seek is the first surface. More are coming.

Live Apeat Seek

AI-coordinated dining for verified college students.

Submit a 60-second intent. Our AI matches you with 2–5 like-minded students. Our ops books the table. You just show up.

01Verify 02Intent 03Match 04Show up
Open Apeat Seek
Live at UCLA · Expanding West Coast
UCLA · USC · Berkeley
.edu verified
2–5 person matches
AI-coordinated
Table booked in 2 hrs
Just show up
2027 Roadmap Apeat Memberships

Loyalty infrastructure for restaurants.

Restaurants run their own branded membership programs powered by Apeat's social and reservation infrastructure.

White-label cards
Branded · Tiered · Apeat-powered
2027 Roadmap Apeat Insights

Dining behavior, decoded.

Anonymized industry research on Gen Z dining patterns, restaurant performance, and social dining trends.

Cohort analytics
Aggregate · Anonymized · Quarterly
How Apeat Seek works

From intent to table in under 60 seconds.

No coordination. No group-chat death spirals. No awkward setup. Apeat handles the work.

Step 01

.edu only

Magic-link verification with whitelisted West Coast universities. Real students only.

Step 02

When, what, how much

Tell us your dinner window, format (full meal / quick bite / coffee), and per-person budget.

Step 03

AI finds your table

Our matching engine scores by school, year, cuisine, and personality fit. 2–5 students per group.

Step 04

Just show up

Our ops team books the table within 2 hours. You get a confirmation. You arrive. You eat.

Available on iOS

Apeat in your pocket.

Native iOS app. Same identity, same chat, same matches across web and mobile. Built for the moment you're walking to the table.

9:41

Discover

Tables forming near UCLA · Tonight

All Ramen Coffee $$
4.7
Tsujita LA
Ramen · Sawtelle
Fri 7 PM
3/4 joined
4.7
Sqirl
Brunch · Silver Lake
Sat 11 AM
2/4 joined
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Discover

Browse tonight's tables

See dinners forming on your campus right now — filtered by cuisine, time, and budget. Tap to join in one move.

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Tsujita · Fri 7 PM
4 members
4.7
Tsujita LA
Ramen · $$
Vote · Getting there?
Walk · 12 min 3 votes
Uber together 1 vote
Apeat reserved your table
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Group Chat

Coordinate & let Apeat book

Vote on logistics, share restaurant details, and watch Apeat lock the reservation in real time — no calls, no chasing.

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Priya K.
UCLA · Class of '26
Reputation
Silver
1,240 karma
760 to Gold
12
Dinners
28
Meetups
4.9
Rating
Recent
Tsujita · Ramen
Fri
Sqirl · Brunch
Sat
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Profile & Reputation

Build trust, unlock perks

Every dinner earns karma. Climb tiers from Bronze to Diamond and unlock partner perks, priority matches, and curated nights out.

Download on the App Store
5.0 · Loved by students at UCLA, USC & Stanford
Free iOS 16+ iPhone & iPad
What we built

An online engine for
campus dining, the social way.

From a 60-second intent to a confirmed table, Apeat coordinates the cuisine, the crowd, and the calendar. Your group just shows up.

Every craving covered

From late-night ramen
to Sunday brunch.

Whatever your group is in the mood for tonight — Apeat already has a table for it.

What is Apeatism?

We believe deep connections begin with a relaxed start, and the dining table is exactly that stage.

Table as the Third Space

A place where students can gather beyond classrooms and dorms, creating meaningful connections over shared meals.

Ease Enables Depth

Relaxed, natural, and pressure-free environments where genuine friendships can flourish organically.

Diversity Drives Inspiration

Bringing together students from different backgrounds to spark creativity and broaden perspectives.

Healthy breakfast
Picnic with friends
Target Audience

Core User Profile

Two communities, one shared craving for effortless, table-first connection across the West Coast.

Primary

West Coast University Students

Undergrads and grad students at top West Coast schools — UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, Stanford, UCSD, UW, Caltech and beyond. Ambitious, mobile, and tired of coordinating dinner over five group chats.

  • Ages 18–28 · undergrad, grad, and professional school
  • .edu verified · magic-link onboarding, real students only
  • $40–80 per outing · willing to spend for memorable food
  • Cross-campus discovery · eager to meet peers outside their bubble
UCLA USC UC Berkeley Stanford UCSD · UW · +12
Expanding

West Coast Trust-Verified Communities

Young professionals, recent grads, and curated cohorts navigating Bay Area, LA, and Seattle. New transplants and alumni networks looking for a softer way to find their people after work.

  • Ages 24–35 · tech, finance, design, and creative industries
  • Employer / alumni verified · closed communities, not open dating apps
  • $80–200 per outing · higher disposable income, quality over volume
  • New-to-city friendly · transplants rebuilding their social graph
Bay Area pros LA creatives Seattle tech Alumni networks Hobby cohorts
UCLA USC UC Berkeley Stanford UCSD UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara Caltech UW Seattle Pepperdine Santa Clara LMU UCLA USC UC Berkeley Stanford UCSD UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara Caltech UW Seattle Pepperdine Santa Clara LMU
Students studying together
Students socializing
Student reading in library
Market Focus

Key Regions

Bay Area

Bay Area

Silicon Valley & SF

5M+ Students
Tech Hub
Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Hollywood & USC / UCLA

Large Community
Creative Hub
Seattle

Seattle

Tech & Innovation

Growing Fast
Amazon / MSFT
Local Perks

Exclusive Partner Benefits

We've partnered with hundreds of local restaurants and cafes to bring you exclusive student discounts and delicious meet-up spots.

Bistro 88

15% OFF

Morning Glory

Free Coffee

Panda Cafe

20% OFF
Team Intro

Meet the Founders

Our two co-founders bring distinguished backgrounds across product, research, and business — each with deep expertise built across Eastern and Western education systems.

Haidong Zheng

Core product feature development

Haidong Zheng

Co-Founder & Chairman

Product · ApeatResearch

Linxiao Zhou

Business strategy and planning

Linxiao Zhou

Co-Founder & Business Partner

Business

The first table is already set.

Apeat Seek is live at 19 West Coast campuses. Join the verified community — it takes 60 seconds.

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