The best conversations happen around a table.
But somehow, we forgot how to gather.
We live in the most connected time in history.
10,000 followers. 5,000 LinkedIn connections. Hundreds of group chats.
Yet we've never felt more alone.
Dating apps turn people into profiles. Networking events feel transactional. 'Catching up' happens over text.
Somewhere along the way, we lost the art of simply sitting down together.
Table42 started with a simple observation:
The people who change your life aren't the ones you swipe on or add on LinkedIn.
They're the ones you meet across a table.
Over dinner. Over coffee. Over conversation that actually matters.
The question wasn't whether people wanted this.
It was: why is it so hard to make it happen?
Everyone we talked to had the same two problems:
"I don't know who to invite."
"I don't have time to organize it."
Meanwhile, connectors—the people who naturally bring others together—were burning out from doing it manually.
That's when it clicked:
What if the connectors could design the experience, and technology handled everything else?
Table42 is what happens when human curation meets smart technology.
Curators design experiences for their communities.
Our algorithm matches people based on intent and personality.
People show up and connect.
No profiles. No swiping. No awkward planning.
Just real people, real conversations, real connections.
What we believe
Human connection isn't scalable
But the logistics around it should be
The best relationships are curated, not algorithmic
Technology should empower humans, not replace them
Showing up matters
Screen time doesn't count. Face-to-face time does
Community builders deserve to be paid
Connectors create massive value. They should capture it
Intent matters more than polish
We'd rather match on what you're looking for than what you look like
Dinner tables change lives
Your next co-founder, best friend, or partner might be one conversation away
We're still early.
50+ curators. Thousands of connections made. Dozens of cities.
But the vision is bigger:
A world where meeting interesting people is as easy as showing up.
Where connectors are celebrated and compensated.
Where technology fades into the background, and human connection takes center stage.
Life's too short for boring dinners.
And way too short to spend it alone in a crowd.
Pull up a chair.
There's a seat at the table for you.