# Marriage Pact

> Marriage Pact is a research-driven matchmaking company, born as a 2017 Stanford economics class project, that runs an annual values-based questionnaire on college campuses. Instead of judging looks or swiping, students answer roughly 70 questions about their deepest values, and a stable-matching algorithm pairs each person with their single most compatible 'backup plan' on campus. Founded by Liam McGregor and Sophia Sterling-Angus, it has expanded from one campus to more than 100 schools and over 600,000 participants, and raised a $5M seed round in 2022 to keep building relationship technology.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Stanford, California, United States
- **Founders:** Liam McGregor (Co-founder & CEO), Sophia Sterling-Angus (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~26 employees (including a substantial student-led team)
- **Products:** Marriage Pact Questionnaire, Dialog, Soulmate Radar
- **Notable:** Grew from a single Stanford class project to 100+ college campuses, Over 600,000 students have participated nationwide, 3,400 Stanford students (58% of undergrads) signed up within four days of the 2017 launch

## Products & services

- **Marriage Pact Questionnaire** — An annual, campus-specific survey of roughly 70 values-based questions. A stable-matching algorithm pairs each participant with their single most compatible 'backup plan' on campus, returning a name, contact info, and a compatibility score.
- **Dialog** — A reflection product delivering personalized, data-driven questions aimed at internal reflection rather than matchmaking.
- **Soulmate Radar** — A mobile concept that uses the compatibility algorithm to notify users when they cross paths with highly compatible people in their community based on shared values.

## Achievements

- Grew from a single Stanford class project to 100+ college campuses
- Over 600,000 students have participated nationwide
- 3,400 Stanford students (58% of undergrads) signed up within four days of the 2017 launch
- Raised $5M seed funding in 2022 led by Bain Capital Ventures with Precursor Ventures
- Roughly 1 in 9 matches who meet in person date for a year or longer
- National media coverage including Fortune, NYT, Bloomberg, AP, and NPR

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Participation reached 628,977 students; some campuses adjusted features such as the platonic-match indicator.
- **2025-12** — Available on 109 college campuses per public reporting.
- **2024-04** — Fortune profiled the company as a Stanford economics project disrupting dating apps by not focusing on looks.
- **2022-09** — Closed $5M seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://marriagepact.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marriagepact
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/marriagepact
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marriagepact/

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Last updated: 2026-08-04