Cities open when there's actually something to open
inEden is a city-anchored platform — the whole point is that the people, events, and groups you see are in the place you live. So a city doesn't go "live" until there are real groups inside it. Until then, it's on the waitlist.
This is on purpose. The alternative is empty cities full of one stranger and zero events, which is worse than no city at all.
The three states
Every city is one of three things:
- Active. At least one seeded group exists in the city. Members in active cities see the full city-group experience: feed, groups, events, Friend Match, the city pin on the map.
- Waitlist. The city exists in our database but no group has been seeded yet. Members in waitlist cities can still sign up, browse the global Library, and create demand — but they won't see local groups or events because there aren't any.
- Rejected. Rare. Cities we've chosen not to launch yet, usually because of legal review (a country we haven't cleared for distribution) or because demand hasn't materialized. Dubai/UAE stays waitlist regardless of seeding.
What "active" actually requires
At launch, a city goes active when it has at least one seeded group (approved or claimed state). Every city where we've seeded a group opens automatically. Cities without a seeded group stay on the waitlist until a Founder leads the first group there.
I picked a city and it's on the waitlist — what do I do?
Three things, in order of impact:
- Sit tight in the waitlist. Your slot is saved. We notify you the day your city goes active.
- Invite friends in your city. Every signup with your referral code from your city is one more signal to us that your city is ready. Through Sept 30, each referral also earns you one free month of Paid (stackable).
- Tell us who should lead it. If you know someone in your city who hosts events, runs a women's circle, leads a Pilates studio, runs a coffee shop — email support@ineden.app with her name and we'll reach out about the Founder path.
Can I be in more than one city?
You're anchored to one home city — that's the city that drives your Home feed, Friend Match pool, and event recommendations. You can travel to other active cities by setting a travel pin, which makes you discoverable to women in that destination city for the days you're there.
Switching your home city is a 90-day decision. You can change it once every 90 days from Settings → Profile. The cool-down exists to prevent the social weirdness of someone hopping between cities to circumvent local Friend Match decisions.
Groups inside a city
Once a city is active, members join specific groups inside it — not the city itself. A city has multiple groups: community groups led by Founders, sometimes a business group (a coffee shop, a wellness studio). You can be in multiple groups at once. Joins are instant — no Founder approval gate.
The city is the geographic anchor. The groups are the rooms inside it.