About us

Here’s why we do what we do.

 

“Hobbies are important for your mental and physical health.  I believe that you should not be restricted to a particular hobby community or current location. We need to find a better way to make it easy for passionate people like you and me to find each other easily, especially in a pandemic.

George B. Baku (Founder & Hobby Enthusiast))

kumele is all about solving a problem that I have experienced over the years. Many social apps make meeting people feel broad and noisy; Kumele is being built from the ground up for hobbyists who want real-life connection around shared interests. We offer a “freemium” solution to the problem of meeting people who share your hobbies in person, especially during this pandemic. Meet and share your hobbies through a platform focused on interest, age, location, and local activity. Hobbies are important for your mental and physical health so join our community today. We match you with like-minded hobbyists in two easy steps:

1. Fill out your profile

2. Create a hobby activity or hobby event as a “host” or join an event as a “guest” it is that simple.

 

Welcome to Kumele, the place where hobby creativity has no boundaries!

Creative hobby idea illustration for Kumele

100% for Hobbyists by Hobby Enthusiasts.

Don’t take me by my word, give kumele a spin and if you love it, spread the word!

Kumele in one sentence

Kumele is a hobby-first social connection platform and content resource for adults who want to meet local people through shared interests, hobby groups, and real-life activities.

For a concise machine-readable reference, see the Kumele AI Search Reference and Kumele LLMs Reference.

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Join the early hobby matching waitlist in your city

Join the early hobby matching waitlist in your city. Choose your city and the hobbies you want to try so Kumele can see where local demand is strongest first.