Make friends worth keeping.
You've got a clique waiting — you just haven't met them yet. We match you with a small group, get you into a live experience worth having, and give you real reasons to keep showing up together.
No spam. Just your invite when a spot opens up.
Three steps to your new clique
Join and get matched
Tell us a bit about yourself and what you enjoy. We match you with a small group of people in Austin who are a good fit.
Get your invitation
You'll receive details for an upcoming live experience — the time, the place, and your clique. Everything is taken care of.
Show up and see what happens
Go, meet your clique, and tackle the experience together. Most groups have their next adventure planned before the first one ends.
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The AI behind the experience
BUGGS handles the matchmaking, personalizes each event for your clique, and keeps things moving once the experience is over. You focus on showing up — BUGGS takes care of everything else.
Making friends as an adult is hard.
We fix that.
Making friends as an adult is awkward. We design experiences that remove the awkward part and leave you with people worth knowing.
Real experiences, not online introductions
We don't just connect you on an app. We get your whole clique into the same room doing something worth talking about. That's where friendships actually start.
A shared goal changes everything
When you have something to do together, conversation happens on its own. You're not just meeting strangers — you're working through an experience side by side.
We handle all of it
The venue, the activity, the timing, the invites. You just show up. We design every experience so the hard part of meeting people is already done before you walk in.
OpenClique is for anyone who's ever thought...
"I wish I had more friends here." Whether you just moved to Austin or you've been here for years, there's a clique for you.
New to Austin
“You moved here excited. Now you're eating dinner alone... again.”
Pre-formed cliques so you're never showing up solo.
Remote Workers
“Slack is great, but it doesn't grab a beer with you.”
IRL accountability partners and after-work adventures.
Students
“Class friends disappear after finals. You want something that sticks.”
Cliques that meet regularly, not just once.
Hobby Explorers
“Your niche interest? Other people have it too — you just haven't found them.”
Turn solo hobbies into something social.
Young Professionals
“Work happy hours don't count as a social life.”
After-work adventures with people outside your industry.
Social Butterflies
“You love meeting people — you just need the right setup.”
Be the connector in every clique we build.
Strangers → friends.
Every single time.
From nervous first-timers to seasoned adventurers — hear how quests turned strangers into friends.
Maya R.
New to Austin
I moved here knowing absolutely nobody. Three months of eating dinner alone. Then I tried OpenClique. By the second gallery, we were laughing about our terrible taste in wine. Now I have a group chat that's actually active — we've done four more quests together and they came to my birthday.
Building something real,
backed by Austin's best.
We've been recognized by top accelerators, tested with real Austinites, and refined through every quest we've run.
Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Accelerator
Texas Venture Labs — Semifinalists
Winners! McCombs Marketing Case Competition: ACL Showcase
Ready to find your clique?
Join the waitlist. When a spot opens up in Austin, we'll reach out with your first invitation.
No spam. Just your invite when a spot opens up.