Signup

How do I create a Youni account? 

(1) : Download : First thing’s first, download the Youni app. You can get it here on iOS and here on the Play Store x 

(2) : Signup : Second thing second, enter your phone number and you’ll get a code via SMS. Whack that all in, and create your account. 

(3) : Onboard : To signup to events and join groups, you’ll need to verify your university email. This helps keep our platform bot and fake account free 💜. Last but not least, add a photo and contact sync to see what events your friends are going to.

Do I need a university email to register?

✅ You do indeed need your uni email to access the Youni platform ✅

This helps keep the community safe, bot free and accountable - everyone is who they say they are. When it comes to bringing people together IRL, it’s especially important that there’s that accountability and safety.

What Universities are you live at - and when are you coming to mine?

(1) : Currently live @ : The Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews😇

(2) Beta's live @: The Universities of Durham and York⏰

(3) Where we going next @: Every uni we can :/ If you want us to come to yours next, or think you can help us get there, contact us at youni@tbcgroup.xyz. We’ve seen first hand how Youni can help people connect together IRL around great activities and events already - our mission is to bring that experience and joy to every student around the globe. 

I'm having trouble signing up 🥱 - what should I do?

Make sure your internet connection is stable and you’ve got SMS reception for the one-time-password. Also check that you’ve given the right phone number, email or other info. If that doesn’t work, contact us on WhatsApp via: 07538311266, or email at youni@tbcgroup.xyz. For email verification, do make sure to check Junk (grrr)

Is Youni free💲 - and if so, why?

Youni is free and will always be free to use 🤞 The vast majority of events on our platform are free to attend, but we also provide for paid ticketed events too! Youni was built to help students connect with one another IRL - we were frustrated at uni about the student experience, about how much it cost us all, and about how prevalent mental health issues were all around us.

We are, however, a business and need to (eventually lol) make some money so we can keep investing in building a social network that actually brings people together IRL. Tech that, instead of keeping us doomscrolling, alone and divided, encourages community and activity. We make money in two ways: (1) commission on paid tickets (although we do this cheaper than all major competitors) and (2) event sponsorship - we help companies deploy their event sponsorship budgets, lobbying them to invest more into community driven initiatives, extracurriculars and the event scene more broadly. This helps our organisers get funding, allowing them to focus on delivering value to their communities.

We believe social media has become unsocial media. Designed to keep you on your screens, with $100s of billions spent on buying that screentime, resulting in no real value given to social media users. We want that money instead to be spent on sponsoring activity, community and events, where there is a more mutual, democratic exchange of value 💜