Rivet is the dating network built on Social Matching, where people, not just algorithms, help decide who should meet. Here is what reporters are saying about it.
Bloomberg
By Samantha Kelly
Bloomberg covers Rivet's US launch and its pool of volunteer matchers, who rate whether two people could be compatible. Founder and CEO Taru Kapoor explains why a few vetted introductions beat swiping through hundreds of profiles.
Inc.
By Victoria Salves
Inc. looks at how Rivet brings people and human judgment back into online dating. Users are matchmakers first and daters second, so even people who are married or not looking can join as Matchers.
Mashable
By Anna Iovine
Mashable explains Social Matching on Rivet: Daters and Matchers weigh in on potential pairs, and pairs with strong Social Matching scores are introduced. It also covers Karma, the Matcher Quotient and Rivet's live dating shows.
Global Dating Insights
The dating industry's trade outlet profiles Taru Kapoor's eight years at Tinder and Match Group, Rivet's $10.5M seed round, and how the community, invited friends and Elite Matchers decide which pairs look compatible.
Inc42
By Shrishti Bisht
Inc42 reports Rivet's $10.5 million seed round from Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital and Blume Ventures, which funds product, distribution and growth across the US, and notes Rivet's engineering and machine learning team in Delhi NCR.
BW Disrupt
BW Disrupt covers the seed round and Rivet's give-to-get model, where people help others find connections while getting recommendations of their own, with early backing from former Tinder and OkCupid CEO Elie Seidman.
marketingmind.in on Instagram
marketingmind.in shares the news of Rivet's seed round from Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital and Blume Ventures, and how Rivet compares with Tinder, Hinge and Bumble.
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