# Meeno

> Meeno is an AI-powered relationship mentor founded by former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg. Built on large language models with input from clinicians and relationship experts, the app gives people private, non-judgmental, 24/7 guidance on friendships, family, work and romance. After finding that most of its users were young men, Meeno leaned into voice-based practice for dating and social confidence - positioning itself as a 'Duolingo for dating.' It is backed by Sequoia Capital, Andrew Ng's AI Fund and NEA.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Renate Nyborg (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~12 employees
- **Products:** Meeno app, Voice-based dating practice, AI-powered visual journal, Missions
- **Notable:** Founded by Renate Nyborg, the first female CEO of Tinder., Raised ~$5M from Sequoia Capital, Andrew Ng's AI Fund and NEA, with angel backing from Tony Fadell., Grew to roughly 100,000 users across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Nordics.

## Products & services

- **Meeno app** — An AI relationship mentor (iOS, web and Android via browser) that gives personalized, non-judgmental advice on friendships, family, work and romance. It understands your history and the web of your relationships rather than acting as a generic chatbot.
- **Voice-based dating practice** — Voice AI characters that let users rehearse real social scenarios - like starting a conversation with someone while waiting in line - to build confidence before real-world interactions.
- **AI-powered visual journal** — A feature that lets users track their relationships and their health over time, with voice input support.
- **Missions** — Time-limited guided exercises around key relationship moments such as breakups, dating and making new friends.

## Achievements

- Founded by Renate Nyborg, the first female CEO of Tinder.
- Raised ~$5M from Sequoia Capital, Andrew Ng's AI Fund and NEA, with angel backing from Tony Fadell.
- Grew to roughly 100,000 users across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Nordics.
- Launched a global web app in October 2024, opening access to Android and desktop users worldwide.
- Built its product with input from clinicians and relationship experts rather than raw LLM output.

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Announced $3.9M seed round led by Sequoia Capital, bringing total funding to ~$5M.
- **2024-01** — Launched on the App Store in Australia and New Zealand with new product features.
- **2024-03** — Official App Store launch in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
- **2024-10** — Biggest release yet: global web app for Android and desktop, AI-powered visual journal and voice input.
- **2025-04** — Pivoted toward voice-based dating practice for male users; raising a seed extension with $2.7M committed.

## Links

- Website: https://meeno.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meeno-official
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meeno_official
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@meeno.official
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meeno.social/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meeno.social

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Last updated: 2026-08-03