The site is in soft launch and is on-going maintenance.

A space you might actually stick around in.

A custom community platform for Europeans stuck between bubbles, who just want plans to actually happen.

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The Point

Community Is Not Just A Feature

Somehow, the more connected everything becomes, the easier it is to feel disconnected. Even the basic human need to socialize has become something to sell and buy.

Behind The Project

How Did We Get Here

Akatora started with no funding, no team and no coding background, but just one person building something they wished already existed.

It’s a small, non-profit project for young adults across Europe who’ve moved around or never quite fit into one group, made by someone who’s part of it, not running it from the outside.

The Thing

One App, Not Five

It is a neverending chaos to make social plans with people scattered across social media, MeetUp, WhatsApp and group chats that nobody checks or wants to read.

The Reason

More Noise,
Less Connection

Every year it is getting more and more difficult to keep friend groups together from falling apart across numerous chats and plans that rarely take place.

The Situation

We Have Been There

These issues are nothing new, but rather just rarely said out loud, brushed off as adulting or written off as just how things are now.

Closed circles
Closed circles Friend groups often close up into one language, one bubble, one comfort zone.
Nothing stays put
Nothing stays put People move, seasons end, groups dissolve and starting over never really stops.
Missing Third Places
Missing Third Places Not many spaces to make new friends or just exist together.
Lost In Chats
Lost In ChatsToo many messages, too much spam, too many ghosts, little traction.
Connected, not close
Connected, not close Plenty of people, plenty of small talk and barely anyone who knows Marko.
Plans Fizzle Out
Plans Fizzle Out Everyone's interested, then somehow nothing actually happens.
Social Price
Social PriceMany events and spaces built for meeting people now come with a cost.

The Difference

Why Not Use What Exists

While there is no perfect platform for everyone and everything, but even the closest ones still make basic communication feel overwhelming.

Scattered Groups
When people are scattered across the web, it isn't community but logistics and project management.
App Allergies
When people can't compromise on a mutual chat, it all either falls apart or lands entirely on someone else.
Who Dis
Random usernames and phone numbers can make everything feel superficial, disposable and impersonal.
Data For Sale
Data harvested, attention sold to advertisers and your information treated as the real product.
Real Needs
Akatora is deliberately designed to provide a solution to common needs of our community.

The Platform

What it Looks Like

From board game nights to spontaneous plans, Akatora hopes to make it easy to organize and actually follow through.

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The Starting Point

Slovenian Roots

Akatora starts in Slovenia, built for anyone who’s spent time here, living, studying, passing through, but it’s not meant to stay a Ljubljana-only clique.

The goal is to grow into something that connects people across Europe, without dissolving the moment any one person moves on.

The Audience

Who Is This For

No space fits everyone perfectly, but Akatora was shaped with neurodivergent, queer, foreign and local people in mind, anyone who’s felt like they didn’t quite fit.

People First

You value connection to people over small talk and networking.

Respect All

You are open-minded towards people who are different from you.

Across Europe

You live in Europe and curious about cultures outside your own.

Expats & Erasmus

Away from home or moved for good, why do it alone anew.

Gen Z & Millenials

Early 20s to late 30s, figuring out adulthood in chaotic world.

What This Hopes To Give You

Something new to try: a board game night, a conversation, a person you didn’t expect to click with… No promises, but it would be nice to build something together. 

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