Full-Time
Product Operations
Known
11-50 employees
Voice-first AI dating matchmaking platform
Compensation Overview
$120k - $150k/yr
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Work is in person in Cow Hollow, San Francisco.
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- World-class product thinking and the ability to own parts of the product experience.
- Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and ownership.
- Design product experiments involving notifications and user retention.
- Own user metrics including onboarding, date conversion, and retention.
- Develop human-in-the-loop processes for waitlist approval and matchmaking.
- Build an automated testing suite for new app builds.
- Coordinate app-store submissions and reviews.
- Maintain and develop user experiences while working directly with the founders.
Known uses a voice-first AI system to match people, conducting a conversational onboarding interview where an AI assistant asks open-ended questions and converts voice data into a detailed user profile. It applies advanced matching algorithms and behavioral insights to suggest compatible connections, aiming to turn introductions into in-person dates (early testing shows ~80% of introductions lead to meetings). Differentiators include a shift from text-based profiles to voice signals, a data-driven approach focused on outcomes, and high engagement during onboarding to build richer profiles. The goal is to help people form meaningful real-world connections through outcome-oriented pricing and scalable expansion beyond its San Francisco trial.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$9.7M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Known said 80% of introductions became in-person dates during early testing.
- In May 2026, KTVU reported thousands of San Francisco users after launch.
- Known plans San Diego and broader expansion, with pay-per-date pricing aligning incentives.
What critics are saying
- Hinge, Bumble, and Tinder already dominate dating intent, starving Known's network effects.
- Voice-first onboarding invites privacy backlash if users fear AI training on intimate conversations.
- A single dating-safety scandal or catfish incident can destroy trust before expansion.
What makes Known unique
- Known replaces swiping with voice interviews, extracting richer signals than profiles.
- Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen launched Known in February 2026 from San Francisco.
- Forerunner led Known's $9.7 million December 2025 seed, signaling elite investor conviction.
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↑ 15%Two Stanford dropouts, Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen, both 22, have raised over $10 million to launch Known, an AI-powered dating app based in San Francisco. The platform launched in mid-February with backing from Forerunner Ventures, NFX and Pair VC. Known eliminates swiping and uses voice-based AI interviews during onboarding to create detailed user profiles. The app provides one compatible match at a time with explanations for the pairing, then handles date logistics including location and timing. Users only pay $15 per confirmed date. The app has attracted thousands of Bay Area users, with 50% of matches converting to actual dates compared to roughly 1 in 30 on traditional platforms. Currently limited to San Francisco, Known plans to expand to Southern California later this year. The company aims to address what founders call a "loneliness epidemic" by facilitating meaningful in-person connections.
In its test phase in San Francisco, Known said it observed 80% of its introductions led to physical dates, which is much higher than swipe-based dating apps.