I came up with the 'burned haystack' dating method. It helped me find Mr. Right.

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Jennie Young and a man standing on a ground covered in snow.
Jennie Young created a new dating method; when she tried it on herself, it worked.

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Meet the matchmaker bots who want to get you to score

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Patricia Tani

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When Patricia Tani moved to San Francisco last year, she kept hearing a koan about the city's dating scene: "The odds are good, but the goods are odd."

This startup uses AI to get you on a date — fast. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $9.2 million.

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Ditto cofounders Eric Liu and Allen Wang
Ditto cofounders Eric Liu and Allen Wang.

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Bumble's chief product officer is out. Read CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd's memo about the 'need to sharpen our focus'

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Bumble's former CPO Michael Affronti is pictured.
Bumble is restructuring to centralize its product, engineering, and design under one leader. As a result, chief product officer Michael Affronti has left the company after holding the role for a year.

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The rise of the AI wingman

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A robot hand and a human hand fist-bumping.

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2 former Hinge execs are building an app to make it easier to plan hangouts with your friends

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Sam Levy and Tim macgougan
Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan cofounded Rodeo, a new startup building an app for making plans with friends.

Rodeo

The AI dating arms race: Dating apps are betting millions that you'll fall back in love with them

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Phone with dating apps on screen (Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr), a robot hand, and a hand holding a bouquet of flowers.

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A startup betting that AI can find your 'soulmate' has raised $4 million. Read its pitch deck.

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Jake Kozloski founder and CEO of Keeper
Jake Kozloski is the CEO of dating startup Keeper.

Joe Jenkins

A new AI matchmaker will set you up and plan the first date for $16 — skipping the swiping and DMs

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Ludovic Huraux
Ludovic Huraux

Mandy Menaker

  • Amata is a new dating app launching in the US, starting with New York City.
  • Founded by French entrepreneur Ludovic Huraux, Amata uses AI to match users without swiping.
  • The startup has raised $6 million to date.

Matching on dating apps is getting a makeover thanks to AI.

Bumble's CEO isn't giving up on helping people make new friends

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A hand hovers over an iPhone with dating app icons on display like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble.
Tinder and Bumble face an uphill climb to win back users.

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