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A video-first-dating startup a day keeps the FOMO away.
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Startup of the Year: Daily Dealflow
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Carpe Diem Social LLC
CarpeDM is a dating app with a patented video-first matching process.
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CarpeDM provides relationship-minded singles a shortcut to chemistry by requiring a 5-10 minute real-time video chat between matches before enabling texting.
CarpeDM’s efficiently designed matching process integrates video chatting as an
initial screening tool to help singles weed out incompatible matches and make real, more meaningful connections faster.
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What's Innovative About Their Solution?
CarpeDM is uniquely designed to conveniently foster chemistry while addressing the
major friction points in online dating, including being catfished and scammed; engaging in protracted, dead-end texting; sharing personal contact information; and wasting time and money on bad first dates. Their video-first matching approach is so unique that any app that integrates video as a required/qualifying step in the user engagement process will likely infringe on their patent.
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📍 Location
Washington D.C., USA
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⚙️ Product Stage
Beta—Public
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🏭 Industries
Lifestyle and Hospitality
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🤑 Fundraising Status
Actively raising
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💸 Total Funding
To Date
$100k-500k
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🙌 Founder Demographics
Female founder, Minority founder
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Big Wins
- Acquired over 7,000 installs
- Beating existing dating apps in KPIs such as cost-per-install, user retention, and organic growth
- Raised over $160k in Friends and Family Round
- Won Black Girl Ventures & Startupalooza Pitch Competitions
- Software, Systems, and Methods Patent Issued by USPTO
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Contact the Founder:
Naza Shelley
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