AI Matchmaking & The Future of Dating Apps (Sitch Founder + M13 Investor)

Dating apps are broken — and AI matchmaking might be the next platform shift. Dini (Nandini) Mullaji, co-founder of Sitch, joins Whitney Hazard (M13) to explain how conversational AI and LLMs are replacing swiping with a matchmaker-style experience: deep onboarding, memory, non-negotiables, and curated introductions. We cover consumer AI defensibility, why Sitch avoids subscriptions (pay-per-setup), growth through referrals + branding, what dating data reveals (politics > height), and why AI should scale the matchmaker — not replace human connection. Keywords: AI dating, matchmaking, dating apps, consumer AI startups, venture capital, M13, Sitch, LLMs, OpenAI, relationship tech, seed investing, Stanford GSB, growth marketing. Guests Nandini Mullaji — Co-founder, Sitch Whitney Hazard — Investor, M13 (Seed + Series A) Follow the Podcast Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn: Spotify: Apple: Website: Follow Jon Bradshaw LinkedIn: Instagram: Twitter: Follow Peter Harris LinkedIn: Twitter: Instagram: Youtube:

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AI Matchmaking & The Future of Dating Apps (Sitch Founder + M13 Investor) is an episode from Venture Capital by Jon Bradshaw.

This episode is 49:57 long.

This episode was published on Jan 12, 2026.

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