Rivet launches a dating app where users help choose matches for others

Founder Taru Kapoor's app lets Matchers recommend potential pairs before daters decide whether to connect; Rivet says it raised $10.5 million from Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital and Blume Ventures.

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Primary source: PR Newswire

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Rivet is testing whether other users will do more than swipe: its growth depends on people volunteering judgment for strangers, then returning often enough to make those recommendations useful.

A person uses a smartphone in a modern cafe, displaying a dating app with a placeholder profile on its screen.

Founder Taru Kapoor's app lets Matchers recommend potential pairs before daters decide whether to connect; Rivet says it raised $10.5 million from Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital and Blume Ventures.

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