{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Venture Capital","title":"AI Matchmaking & The Future of Dating Apps (Sitch Founder + M13 Investor)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/00001528\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2997,"description":"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.\nGuestsNandini Mullaji — Co-founder, SitchWhitney Hazard — Investor, M13 (Seed + Series A)Follow the PodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/venturecapitalfm/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/vcpodcastfm\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/venturecapitalfm/\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7BQimY8NJ6cr617lqtRr7N?si=ftylo2qHQiCgmT9dfloD_g&nd=1&dlsi=7b868f1b72094351\nApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/venture-capital/id1575351789\nWebsite: https://www.venturecapital.fm/\n\nFollow Jon BradshawLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrbradshaw/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjonbradshaw/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/mrjonbradshaw\nFollow Peter HarrisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterharris1\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/thevcstudent\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/shodanpete\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterharris2812","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/A6czsrj7uapO0Z5_8oLdh8JuwAwXXtzLihPVCuUybp8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NWUz/OWMwYjUxZGRjNTc2/MjJhM2JkNGVmMDA1/ZjlmNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}