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Blindate is an AI dating app that replaces swiping with matchmaking. Its AI wingman, AiA, gets to know members through real conversation, introduces one genuinely compatible person at a time, and sets up the first date — time and public place included. Every member passes real selfie verification. Blindate is beta-launched in Dubai in February 2026, was taken offline by choice for a ground-up rebuild, and relaunches publicly later in 2026 on iOS and Android. Waitlist members get early access and a free month at launch.

Fast facts

WhatAI matchmaking app — AiA learns you through conversation, matches on compatibility, and sets up real first dates

StatusBeta launched in Dubai (February 2026); taken offline by choice for a full rebuild; public relaunch late 2026. Waitlist open — members get early access and a free month

FundingBootstrapped — independently built, with a relationship-science research program running since late 2024

PlatformsiOS & Android at launch

ModelNo swiping, no endless texting — one considered introduction at a time

SafetyReal selfie verification for every member, public-place first dates, in-app reporting

Launch marketsDubai hosted the beta; relaunch cities are decided by the waitlist — signups vote with their city

OriginStarted in Toronto, late 2021, as a process the founder built for himself — the algorithm it became led him to his now-wife of four years

ResearchRelationship-science program plus ongoing interviews with professors, dating coaches, and matchmakers around the world

Story angles we can speak to

He wrote a matching algorithm for himself — it found him his wife, so he built it for everyone
Why we took our beta offline on purpose: what Dubai taught an AI matchmaker
Dating app burnout: why a generation is quitting the swipe — and what replaces it
AI matchmakers vs AI companions: the two futures of AI dating
The return of the blind date, rebuilt with verification and AI

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