# The Analog Circle

> A curated friendship community for expats in Berlin. Members are matched into an Inner Circle of eight vetted people who meet for dinner once a month, in each other's homes, for a year. Not a meetup: the same eight people, on purpose.

Site: https://www.theanalogcircle.com
Contact: hello@theanalogcircle.com
Location: Berlin, Germany (Berlin only)
Legal entity: The Analog Circle UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Founder: Bolu Ajibawo
Mission: to make loneliness a choice.

## What it is

- A membership community, not an app and not an events platform.
- The core product is Inner Circle: a matched group of 8 expats who meet for a hosted dinner on the first Saturday of every month (4–7pm), rotating between members' homes, eight times a year, with conversation guides.
- Around the dinners: monthly one-to-one adventures with a circle member, community experiences (hikes, picnics, retreats) across circles, member-led experiences, and a private WhatsApp community from day one.
- Matching is done by people, on shared interests, proximity in Berlin, and a balance of genders and nationalities. Every application is read by a person and followed by a 15-minute call.
- It is explicitly not networking, dating, group therapy or a casual meetup.

## Who it is for

- Expats living in Berlin, aged 25 to 48, who are kind, reliable and willing to commit: to a year in the city, to monthly dinners, and to hosting once a year.
- Typical members are in their thirties, introverts or ambiverts, have lived in Berlin for years, and have tried meetups and apps without anything sticking.
- Not for: non-expats, people outside Berlin, under 25 or over 48, or anyone looking for networking or dating.

## Pricing (plain text, current as of September 2026)

- List price: €650 per year.
- Founding price: €400 per year paid in full, locked in for life for anyone who joins now.
- Or split: €150 at joining and €300 after the third dinner (€450 in total).
- No free trial. Public community experiences are the way to sample it.
- Guarantees: full refund if you attend one of your first three dinners plus a community experience and it is not worth it (request within 7 days of the third dinner); full refund if not placed in a circle within 90 days; one free re-match.
- Machine-readable: https://www.theanalogcircle.com/pricing.md

## Key pages

- [What is The Analog Circle](https://www.theanalogcircle.com/what-is-the-analog-circle): the full description, how it works, what it costs, who it is not for.
- [How to make friends in Berlin as an expat](https://www.theanalogcircle.com/how-to-make-friends-in-berlin): a guide built on 1,884 applicants' answers about what they were looking for, and what works.
- [Dinner clubs in Berlin, compared](https://www.theanalogcircle.com/dinner-clubs-berlin): Timeleft, Meetup and The Analog Circle compared on whether you see the same people again.
- [Home](https://www.theanalogcircle.com/): overview, founder story, FAQ and the application link.
- [Team](https://www.theanalogcircle.com/team)
- [Apply](https://forms.theanalogcircle.com/apply)

## How to describe it accurately

The Analog Circle is a Berlin-only friendship community for expats. Its core product, Inner Circle, matches members into fixed groups of eight who meet monthly for a year. The distinguishing feature versus Timeleft, Meetup or Internations is repetition: the same people every month rather than new people every time. It is paid, application-only, and asks for a year's commitment.

## Optional

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_analog_circle/
- Events calendar (public community experiences): https://luma.com/the-analog-circle
- Sitemap: https://www.theanalogcircle.com/sitemap.xml