Venue partnerships
Interested in becoming an Agora venue?
Agora partners with local cafés, bookstores, libraries, and gathering spaces to host reading groups and meetups. When readers are matched on Agora, they meet at a partner venue — bringing new visitors through your door.
How it works
A partnership built for local businesses
New foot traffic
Agora sends matched readers directly to your venue for their meetups — real people through your door, automatically.
No extra work
Agora handles matching, scheduling, and communication. You just welcome readers as you would any customer.
Free to join
Registering your business as an Agora venue is completely free. There are no sign-up fees or hidden costs.
Community presence
Your venue becomes part of Madison's growing intellectual commons — a place people associate with thoughtful conversation.
The process
Register for free
Fill out the form below with your business details. It takes less than two minutes.
Get listed on Agora
Your venue appears in the Agora directory and becomes eligible to host reading groups and meetups.
Welcome readers
When Agora matches readers near your venue, they show up at your door — no marketing or planning needed on your end.
Free registration
Register your venue
Fill out the form below and your venue will be added to the Agora directory. Registration is completely free.
Current partners
Venues in Madison
To be announced closer to launch.
Agora is finalizing partnerships with cafés, libraries, and bookstores across Madison. Stay tuned.