founded in NYC, hula’s team is dedicated to fostering communities and experiences
she/her
New York, NY
Founder
Wharton @University of Pennsylvania
Hailey Ji
Avid event goer and organizer herself, Hailey deeply understands the importance and struggles of young generation finding like-minded people for experiences that they care about.
With HULA, Hailey wants to create a communal platform where people can meet, engage and grow with their belonged and (soon-to-be) discovered communities.
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Croatia Yacht Week
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Museum Day in Cairo
3
Weekend at the Hamptons
she/her
New York, NY
Product Manager
Columbia University
Julie Shi
As a new city transplant from Canada, Julie is passionate about using HULA to create a sense of belonging for people in the city, and to engage one another while attending events together.
She has extensive experience in engineering and project management prior to HULA.
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Cruise on the Staten Island Ferry
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Kayak on the Hudson River
3
Go to Sleep No More
she/her
New York, NY
UI/UX Designer
University of Pennsylvania
Paula Narvaez
Paula loves new adventures and new encounters meeting individuals who share the same passions as her.
With HULA, she hopes to contribute and help create new connections that cultivate lasting friendships.
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Attend Creamfields Music Festival
2
Attend Mysteryland Music Festival
3
Visit all Formula 1 cities
she/her
San Francisco, CA
UI/UX Designer
Rice University
Yao Wang
Yao is a designer who loves to explore different design fields and possibilities.
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Bakery lover
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Architecture fans
3
Design everything
she/her
New York, NY
Marketing Manager
NYU
Katya Arutyunyan
Katya is a designer and artist passionate about bringing people together through social functions and making friends
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Rolling Loud
2
Frieze Art Fair
3
Buffalo Wing Festival
he/him
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IOS Lead
University of Management& Technology
Fahid Attique
I want to spread the best culture, latest technology and best practices with startups/companies all over the world by providing consultancy, training engineers & contributing to iOS.
With HULA, I like to meet people from different cultures and gain new experiences. Hula is the best platform for people to open doors of new adventures in their lives.
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Attend Apple’s WWDC 2022
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The European Swift Conference
3
Go to Sabah island in Malaysia
he/him
Sheikhupura,Pakistan
Backend Lead
Lahore Leads University
Zohaib Shamshad
Nowadays, we’re less socially connected than ever and very less people meet in-person.
Zohaib joined HULA because of the exciting idea of connecting people that want go to events together
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Travel the world
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Make new friends
3
Attend international events
he/him
San Francisco, CA
Backend Lead
Carnegie Mellon University
Jin Cao
Jin enjoys having fun with friends. He hopes to help people meet new friends and explore all the fun events provided at HULA
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Beyond wonderland
he/him
New York, NY
Product Advisor
University of Southern California
Elliscope Fang
Elliscope is passionate about building experience-based product for consumers.
Before HULA, he worked for LinkedIn and Expedia.
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Go to Burning Man
2
Bungee jumping
3
Kite surfing
he/him
Seattle, WA
Technical advisor
University of Michigan
Jun Lu
At Hula, he believes that the technology can change the way people mingle and can create great memories with new friends.
He believes Hula can encourage people to explore this world together and will never be alone.
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Pokemon Go Fest 2022
2
Visit Cuba
3
Attend KCON (Kpop concert)
she/her
New York, NY
User Performance Analyst
Columbia University
Crystal Weng
Crystal loves to try out new adventures, especially sports and cooking.
With Hula, she hopes to connect like-minded people through the discovery of community-based cultural events
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skiing on the mountain
2
music festiva
3
food festival
she/her
New York, NY
Marketing Manager
Columbia University
Summer Qiao
Summer encountered HULA when she was seeking new adventures in NYC.
Prior to HULA, she was a founding member in an international education startup with 3+ years of event planning and 2+ years business development experiences.
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Go to the Opera
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Take a DIY class
3
Go to a music festival