YPlan – New York, San Francisco + London's event discovery app

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YPlan, an app for planning a last-minute night on the town, has announced an expansion into San Francisco, following successful launches in London and New York....

As we wind down the year, The Next Web compiled a list of some of the social apps that have made some significant moves in 2013. How did we qualify what a social app was? In our mind, it was a service that had a core functionality that enabled users to interact and engage with other people, either online or offline....

YPlan has only been around for less than a year, but the company is rapidly covering new ground. After expanding from the UK into New York city last month, the social planning service is today launching an Android app.

YPlan, a mobile app designed to help you figure out what to do at night, is stretching its wings and is now servicing New York City. This is the second city for the company and the first in the United States....

Countless social planning apps have tried and ultimately failed to capture the attention of users in a way that produces any real action, which in turn would result in partnerships with vendors and merchants, which would of course generate revenue. However, London-based YPlan seems to have a nice little formula in place, and is today launching in the U.S. to compete with the likes of Sosh, …

YPlan, the mobile application geared towards helping you figure out where to go every night, has launched its iPad app. Seeking to capitalize on the fact that there are 5.3 million device owners in the UK, the company hopes this release will help grow its user base and “bring its spontaneous events experience to more Londoners.”...

YPlan, the mobile application that tells you where to go each night, has just raised $12 million (£7.9 million) in Series A financing. The round was led by General Catalyst Partners and included participation by Wellington Partners, Octopus Investments, A-Grade, Kevin Colleran and David Morin’s SLOW Ventures Fund, and Shakil Khan. The new capital will be used to fuel the company expansion as it looks to launch in New York in the second half of this year....

They’re in your pocket, your purse or at the bottom of your laptop bag whenever you need them. They’re built in East London, near trendy Shoreditch or the lovable eyesore known as Silicon Roundabout. (Not to be an eyesore for much longer it seems!) They connect you to the world, empower your inner photographer and help you get home at night after you’ve had a few....