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Uniper turns the television into a place to belong
The remote control is an unlikely instrument of social change. Uniper uses it to bring classes, conversation and care into the homes of older adults who want to stay put.
Hinge wants you to leave. The business keeps growing.
The dating app rebuilt itself around better dates, then turned that promise into a $691 million annual business. Its next test is making paid visibility, AI assistance and a timely goodbye work together.
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.