Ex-Tinder exec raises $10M for friend-powered dating app Rivet

What's the deal? Rivet DatingDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a startup founded by a former Tinder executive, has raised $10 million to build a dating app where users recommend matches for one another. The platform brings friends and human judgment back into the online-dating process.

What's the endgame? Rivet lets people play matchmaker, suggesting potential partners to others in their network. The pitch: real people making introductions, not just algorithms.

The signal: After years of swipe-driven apps, Rivet bets that human curation is the next edge in online dating — a wager backed by $10 million and a founder who helped shape the category.

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