PRESS RELEASE
Stockholm,
Membly co-founder takes over and relaunches the platform following bankruptcy
Swedish association platform Membly relaunches today under new ownership. Nino Mengarelli, one of the co-founders of Membly AB, acquired the business from the bankruptcy estate through his company Monile AB in February 2026 and is now relaunching the service as a fully rebuilt platform for more associations.
Membly AB, which offered associations a digital service for membership administration, was declared bankrupt by the Stockholm District Court on 21 January 2026. In February, Monile AB acquired the business from the bankruptcy estate – including the trademark, software and domains – with completion on 27 February 2026, through the bankruptcy trustee, Nils Åberg at Advokatfirman Carler. Monile AB is owned by Nino Mengarelli, who was part of the Membly AB founding team and now runs the service independently.
The new ownership brings a new direction. Where the previous Membly was largely built for membership administration for larger organisations and federations, the new Membly – rebuilt from the ground up – focuses on everyday member communication: a member register, events with RSVP, chat, a feed and notifications in one place. The service is an alternative to Facebook groups, WhatsApp threads and spreadsheets – with no ads, no algorithmic feeds, and no trade in members’ personal data.
The service is developed and hosted in the EU and complies with the GDPR. The relaunch first targets smaller associations in Sweden, then the Nordics and Europe. The aim is to lower the threshold for taking part in associations and the non-profit sector: secure, independent tools with less noise make it easier to participate.
The platform is open to associations at membly.app, with the ambition of becoming the natural digital home for association life – first in Sweden, then across Europe.
“I was part of founding Membly and believe in the idea more than ever. Association life is one of democracy’s building blocks and deserves secure digital tools built in Europe, not ad-funded groups and spreadsheets. Now we start again from the ground up.”
Facts about the relaunch
- Service: Membly – platform for member communication and association administration, with no ads and no algorithmic feeds
- New owner: Monile AB, Stockholm – founded by Nino Mengarelli, co-founder of Membly AB
- Background: Membly AB was declared bankrupt on 21 January 2026; the business was acquired from the bankruptcy estate with completion on 27 February 2026
- Relaunch: 3 August 2026 – fully rebuilt platform, available as an installable web app
- Operations: developed and hosted in the EU, in accordance with the GDPR
- Website: membly.app
Press contact
Nino Mengarelli
Founder and CEO, Monile AB
About Membly
Membly is a digital platform that brings together member registers, events, communication and association administration in one place. Following the bankruptcy of Membly AB in January 2026, the business was acquired by Stockholm-based Monile AB, founded by Membly co-founder Nino Mengarelli, which has rebuilt the platform from the ground up and continues to operate it under the same name. Membly is developed and hosted in the EU.