Summer break - back September ANNOUNCEMENT

Peak beer garden season

London, we're taking a mini-break. While you're hopefully somewhere sunnier (beer garden, beach, or a friend's wedding in a field), the operator is staying at the switchboard.

We're using the quiet to make some mega improvements:

• Some you'll never see (infrastructure stuff)
• Some you certainly will:
  • better marketing - less Instagram, more real life
  • a redesigned experience from sign-up to match reveal
  • a second Hugo team member!
  • smarter pairing - who you're matched with and why
  • all new event-types

Back on the list, back in the room, this September.

Stay hydrated out there, see you then.

Age & Location FIX

14 July 2026

We've scrapped the postcode and 'year of birth' shown on pre-date cards, and now it will show the actual age and your rough location e.g. Chelsea, Notting Hill, Hackney etc.

Double header! MILESTONE

13 July 2026

Sunday 12 July saw the first ever Sunday with two events at 6pm and 7pm. The setlist is only going to get longer!

More camera fixes FIX

6 July 2026

Added a quick camera check for everyone at the start of events — so no more dates with no visuals.

Just Men launch success! MILESTONE

5 July 2026

What a night for the boys. The first Just Men event had 26 of you showing up, 6 matches made, lots of fun. Dawn of a new age.

No more waiting room! FIX

16 June 2026

Getting in used to mean a loading screen, a queue, and hoping for the best. Now when you tap Join, you go straight in. No wait, no queue - you just walk straight into the main event.

No missed dates FIX

15 June 2026

Three people in Original #8 sat out rounds they shouldn't have — their date was waiting in an empty room. Your phone now finds out who your date is while the host is still talking, so by the time the round starts, it already knows exactly where to send you.

Smarter age matching UPDATE

13 June 2026

The matching algorithm has been rejigged and now will factor in age preference in 90% of pairs - which is a massive increase from before! So if you said you'd like to meet someone older or younger, Hugo now is firmly listening.

Dates are getting longer UPDATE

10 June 2026

OG#7 feedback was clear — 60 seconds isn't quite enough. Dates will be longer at the next event. Still short enough to keep things sharp.

Timer fixed FIX

10 June 2026

The countdown bar went grey in OG#7 and was basically invisible. Fixed before Sunday. Sorry about that.

Three Four dates MILESTONE

9 June 2026

Original #7 was the first ever Hugo event with four dates instead of three. Nearly doubles your chance of meeting someone worth seeing again. And a record 97 singles joining.

Sunday events added ANNOUNCEMENT

8 June 2026

Not everyone can do Tuesdays. Hugo now runs on Sundays too. First Sunday event: 14 June at 7pm.

Camera issue fixed FIX

29 April 2026

Several attendees reported their camera wouldn't connect on the first round. We identified the cause and shipped a fix — it hasn't come up since.