A former Tinder executive is launching Rivet, a dating app that lets users act as matchmakers by voting on whether two strangers are compatible. The app opens to U.S. users on Thursday and is designed to change how people find dates by emphasizing a limited set of options rather than open-ended swiping.
Rivet works through a pool of volunteer “matchers” who rate compatibility between two given people. The approach aims to prioritize quality connections and reduce choice overload by presenting users with a few pre-vetted possibilities at a time.
Both outlets identify the founder as Taru Kapoor, a former Match and Tinder executive. Bloomberg adds details about the app’s voting-and-rating mechanism and its launch timing for U.S. users, while Mashable focuses more broadly on the concept that the platform enables everyone to matchmake through its features.
