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Couchers, Inc. financials for 2025

Summary of the financials of Couchers, Inc. for 2025.

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Couchers v1.2 Release: Feature releases and mobile app!

We've been busy! More about our donation drive results, dark mode, merch shop and mobile app Beta.

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Introducing the Official Couchers.org Merchandise Shop!

We’re excited to share a milestone the community has been waiting for: The official Couchers Merchandise Shop is now live!

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Couchers.org Fall Release: What's New in v1.1?

We've released a number of new features, and fixed many bugs. We discuss more of what's next. We also moved to roughly a quarterly release schedule, which helps us keep on track better with smaller releases.

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A new chapter: Couchers is officially out of Beta!

We are out of Beta and in v1: we're releasing a new strategy around safe & active community instead of bashing our competitors, a fancy redesigned landing page, and a bunch of new features to make core couch surfing functionality better!

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Couchers.org v0.9.9 Release Notes

Read about last major updates before v1!

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How to Add Couchers.org (or Any Website!) to Your Phone's Home Screen for Instant Access

Did you know you can turn any website into a quick-access icon on your phone's home screen—just like an app? No downloads required! Whether you want faster access to Couchers.org or another favorite site, this simple trick keeps everything just one tap away.

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Couchers, Inc. financials for 2024

Summary of the financials of Couchers, Inc. for 2024.

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50,000+ Couchers Milestone Reached

Couchers.org welcomes 50,000th member. Preparing for v1 launch, introducing exciting new features.

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Summer of 2024 Updates

Catch up on news with Couchers: read about what's been going on and what's coming up this in the rest of 2024!

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Where we are and where we are going

Read some discussion on the state of the Couchers.org project and our plans for the future from Couchers.org co-founder Aapeli.

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Couchers, Inc. Announces new Board members

The outgoing Board of Couchers, Inc. has approved three new Directors to the Board of Directors of the 501(c)(3) non-profit backing the Couchers.org project. Learn more about the Board of Directors and some minor tweaks to our governance.

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The importance of references (and how to write one)

References are a powerful way to make communities safer - especially communities comprised of strangers traveling around the world. These tips will help you write better references, making Couchers a safer experience for everyone.

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Couch surfing in a post-COVID world

How are people navigating the world of couch surfing now that people are starting to travel again after being locked in for the pandemic?

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Couch Surfing 101: 5 steps to creating a good host request (2022)

A guide for new couch surfers on how to send the best request to get hosted!

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Couch Surfing 101: Setting up your profile (2022)

A guide for new couch surfers on how to set up your profile so you can host people or get hosted!

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Hosting refugees and finding shelter with Couchers.org

Host refugees or find shelter with Couchers.org

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Updates from the development team: February 13th, 2022

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Five things to do in any city

If you're new to traveling, whether solo or with friends, going to a new city can be exciting but it's hard to know where to start. Here are tips for some things you can do in any city.

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Updates from the development team: January 30th, 2022

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Five advantages of couch surfing and how to get the most out of it

Some great reasons you should start couch surfing! And some advice to have the best time doing it.

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Couchers.org becomes the world's first couch surfing platform to obtain 501(c)(3) non-profit status in the US

Read about our successful transformation into a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and how this will allow us to grow further.

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Updates from the development team: January 16th, 2022

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Updates from the development team: December 31st, 2021

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Talk of the Town: December 10th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Talk of the Town: November 10th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Talk of the Town: October 13th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Updates from the development team: October 10th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Talk of the Town: September 29th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Updates from the development team: September 26th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Updates from the development team: August 29th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Talk of the Town: August 25th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Updates from the development team: August 15th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Talk of the Town: August 11th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Updates from the development team: August 1st, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Talk of the Town: July 28th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Updates from the development team: July 18th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Talk of the Town: July 14th, 2021

Our biweekly digest for the Couchers.org forum. Did you know we have vibrant public discussions about couch surfing and the future of Couchers.org? Everyone is welcome to participate!

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Updates from the development team: July 4th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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First Open Town Hall

We kicked off our first Open Town Hall event, read the questions and answers here.

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Updates from the development team: June 20th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Q&A with the Contributors: Darren

Meet Darren, senior frontend engineer

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Updates from the development team: June 6th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Q&A with the Contributors: Mindy

Get to know Mindy: graphic designer and writer

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Updates from the development team: May 23rd, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Celebrating our one-year anniversary

A brief recap of the platform’s milestones so far, and what we hope to achieve over the next 12 months.

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Updates from the development team: May 9th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Making couch surfing friends virtually from the other side of the world

How one writer joined and developed a virtual community of avid couch surfers during the pandemic.

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Updates from the development team: April 25th, 2021

Read the latest updates from the Couchers.org development team.

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Q&A with the Contributors: Lucas

Meet our frontend development team lead: Lucas!

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Q&A with the Contributors: Miuriel

We're chatting with Miuriel, our graphic design team lead.

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Q&A with the Contributors: Nolo

Get to know our forum admin: Nolo!

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Couchsurfing™ has Banned Online Events

Couchsurfing™ support has released an update, changing the policy to ban virtual events across the platform.

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