This startup wants to be that awesome friend who invites you to great dinner parties

The NYC-originated Six Degrees Society is launching in D.C. at the end of the month.

Emily Merrell was working in special events and marketing for fashion brands in New York City when she began to feel restless.

“I felt really siloed in that industry,” Merrell reflects. But as she looked around at her female friends, Merrell realized that many of them had the kind of skills and experience she was craving — be it professional, personal or completely random.

So Merrell, always the event planner, convinced her friends to get in a room for some purposeful networking. But this wasn’t just a free-for-all — Merrell hand-picked pairs from among the group who would get to meet each other at this event. Each duo was chosen for some commonality in experience, interests, industry or more. A curated networking experience, if you will.

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