<p>Celeste Amadon 和 Asher Allen 正在开发一款利用人工智能为约会预订餐厅的应用时，偶然发现了一个更大的想法，鼓励人们面对面见面。现在，这个想法正在吸引投资者的关注。</p>
<p>这对搭档为他们的应用创建了一个语音驱动的人工智能入职系统，帮助他们在用户无需填写表格的情况下了解更多信息。他们发现：人们喜欢交谈，这增加了入职会话的时长，平均达到了 26 分钟。这就是位于旧金山的约会初创公司 Known 的诞生。</p>
<p>“我们的看法是，第一次我们可以足够了解某个人，以便为他们提供一个合适的约会。如果我们能更快地做到这一点，并且拒绝率更低，我们就能创造出一种用户体验，让人们能更多地约会，” 她说。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Introductions.jpeg/query-dz02ODA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" width="680" height="382" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Introductions.jpeg/query-dz02ODA"/></p>
<p>图片来源：Known</p>
<p>早期结果表明，他们确实发现了一些有价值的东西。</p>
<p>在旧金山的测试阶段，Known 表示观察到 80% 的介绍导致了面对面的约会，这远高于基于滑动的约会应用。受到这些信号的鼓舞，这家初创公司从包括 Forerunner 和 NFX 在内的投资者那里筹集了 970 万美元，此外还有 PearVC 和 Coelius Capital。值得注意的是，这是 Forerunner 对约会应用的首次投资。</p>
<p>“Celeste 是一位非常有思想的创始人，能够理解消费者的心态，老实说，这是一位年轻女性。还有其他人可能会关注男性群体，但她专注于年轻女性，她们有很多未说出口的愿望和需求，如果你把它们放在个人资料中，她们永远不会说这个与那个。 我认为在对话中，你可以挖掘出很多这些细微差别，但在过去，这种对话需要一个 10,000 美元的媒人，” Forerunner 的合伙人 Eurie Kim 告诉 TechCrunch。</p>
<p>Amadon 表示，她一直对大规模的社会影响非常感兴趣，并认为约会本质上是她这一代人面临的最大问题之一。</p>
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<p>“关于美国孤独症的文章已经写了无数篇。我确实认为这是我们这一代人最大的难题，” Amadon 说，她和 Allen 一起辍学于斯坦福大学来建立这家初创公司。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Date-Planned.jpeg/query-dz02ODA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" width="680" height="382" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Date-Planned.jpeg/query-dz02ODA"/></p>
<p>图片来源：Known</p>
<p>这款应用目前在旧金山进行测试，采用语音人工智能驱动的入职方式，向用户提出多个问题，而无需他们填写任何表格。Amadon 表示，由于这种方式，初创公司能够更好地了解用户，并为他们提供优质的匹配，其中一位用户的入职时长达到了 1 小时 38 分钟。</p>
<p>根据 Known 的说法，当人们输入他们的回答时，他们会进行编辑。通过语音，入职过程更加个性化。公司的人工智能可以根据对话进行动态跟进。例如，如果某人刚搬到这个城市，人工智能可以询问他们对目前经历的喜欢和不喜欢。</p>
<p>一旦入职完成，人工智能会向用户建议潜在匹配。他们可以向人工智能代理询问这些个人资料。如果他们喜欢某个个人资料，可以点击 “感兴趣”。当两个人匹配时，他们有 24 小时接受介绍，并有 24 小时同意约会。公司表示，通过这种机制，应用试图避免长时间的聊天和被放鸽子，同时鼓励人们在现实生活中见面。在约会后，用户可以向人工智能提供反馈，并获得更精细的匹配推荐。</p>
<p>Known 并没有完全放弃餐厅的想法。该应用还根据用户的喜好和不喜欢来帮助选择餐厅。通过人工智能聊天和日历集成，用户还可以告知他们的首次约会的可用性。在测试阶段，公司对每次成功的约会收取 30 美元。然而，初创公司并没有确定价格，并表示将尝试不同的模式，以找出最有效的支付方式。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/After-Date.jpeg/query-dz02ODA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" width="680" height="382" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/After-Date.jpeg/query-dz02ODA"/></p>
<p>图片来源：Known</p>
<p>目前，这家初创公司有三名全职工程师和四名市场推广人员，还有几名承包商在各个领域工作。Amadon 的过往经历包括政治实习，而 Allen 曾在人工智能驱动的在线购物应用 Phia 从事产品工作，他们计划通过这次融资增加员工人数。</p>
<p>Known 目前正在旧金山进行测试，并计划在明年初推出。</p>
<p>还有其他几家新初创公司，包括 Hinge 首席执行官 Justin McLeod 的新应用 Overtone，正在尝试利用人工智能更好地了解用户并为他们寻找匹配。其中一些希望声称他们提供的定制服务的媒人费用仅为几千美元。像 Tinder、Bumble 和 Hinge 这样的现有公司也在推动人工智能功能，以保持用户的参与度。尽管初创公司数量不断增加，Amadon 对竞争感到满意。</p>
<p>“当谈到其他初创约会产品时，我很高兴看到很多人在这个领域进行建设，因为我认为这表明是时候摆脱基于滑动的模式。我认为我看到的大多数产品与我们在 Known 的构建有很大不同，” 她说。</p>

<p>Known 是一家位于旧金山的约会初创公司，开发了一种基于语音的人工智能入职系统，用于其应用程序，帮助用户找到更合适的匹配并鼓励面对面约会。该应用的人工智能会提出动态的后续问题，从而实现更个性化的匹配。在测试阶段，80% 的介绍都导致了实际约会。该初创公司已从包括 Forerunner 和 NFX 在内的投资者那里筹集了 970 万美元。Known 计划在明年初推出，目前正在旧金山进行测试</p>

<p>Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen were working on an app that used AI to book restaurants for dates, when they stumbled on a bigger idea that encourages people to meet in person. And now it’s catching on with investors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Celeste Amadon 和 Asher Allen 正在开发一款利用人工智能为约会预订餐厅的应用时，偶然发现了一个更大的想法，鼓励人们面对面见面。现在，这个想法正在吸引投资者的关注。</p>
</div><p>The duo created a voice-powered AI onboarding system for its app that helped them learn more about users without them having to fill out a form. What they discovered: people loved to talk, and that increased the length of the onboarding session with the app clocking 26 minutes on average. That is how San Francisco-based dating startup Known was born.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这对搭档为他们的应用创建了一个语音驱动的人工智能入职系统，帮助他们在用户无需填写表格的情况下了解更多信息。他们发现：人们喜欢交谈，这增加了入职会话的时长，平均达到了 26 分钟。这就是位于旧金山的约会初创公司 Known 的诞生。</p>
</div><p>“Our take is that for the first time, we could know enough about somebody to serve them a date that would make sense. And if we could do that much faster with less rejection rate, we could create a user experience that could get people out on more dates,” she said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我们的看法是，第一次我们可以足够了解某个人，以便为他们提供一个合适的约会。如果我们能更快地做到这一点，并且拒绝率更低，我们就能创造出一种用户体验，让人们能更多地约会，” 她说。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Introductions.jpeg/query-dz02ODA" alt="" original-src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Introductions.jpeg?w=680"/></p>
<p>Image Credits: Known</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>图片来源：Known</p>
</div><p>And early results suggested they were on to something.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>早期结果表明，他们确实发现了一些有价值的东西。</p>
</div><p>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. Buoyed by these signals, the startup has raised $9.7 million from investors, including Forerunner and NFX, along with PearVC and Coelius Capital. Notably, this is the first dating app investment for Forerunner.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在旧金山的测试阶段，Known 表示观察到 80% 的介绍导致了面对面的约会，这远高于基于滑动的约会应用。受到这些信号的鼓舞，这家初创公司从包括 Forerunner 和 NFX 在内的投资者那里筹集了 970 万美元，此外还有 PearVC 和 Coelius Capital。值得注意的是，这是 Forerunner 对约会应用的首次投资。</p>
</div><p>“Celeste is a really thoughtful founder to understand the mindset of the consumer, which is a young female, to be honest. There are other people who can be focused on the male demographic, but she is focused on the young female who has a lot of unspoken desires and needs that, if you put them in a profile, they would never say, this versus that. And I think in a conversation, you can get a lot of those nuances out, but in the past, the conversation required a $10,000 matchmaker,” Eurie Kim, a partner at Forerunner, told TechCrunch.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“Celeste 是一位非常有思想的创始人，能够理解消费者的心态，老实说，这是一位年轻女性。还有其他人可能会关注男性群体，但她专注于年轻女性，她们有很多未说出口的愿望和需求，如果你把它们放在个人资料中，她们永远不会说这个与那个。 我认为在对话中，你可以挖掘出很多这些细微差别，但在过去，这种对话需要一个 10,000 美元的媒人，” Forerunner 的合伙人 Eurie Kim 告诉 TechCrunch。</p>
</div><p>Amadon said she has always been very interested in social impact at scale, and thinks dating is inherently one of the biggest problems facing her generation.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Amadon 表示，她一直对大规模的社会影响非常感兴趣，并认为约会本质上是她这一代人面临的最大问题之一。</p>
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</div><p>“There’s been a million pieces written about the loneliness epidemic in the U.S. And I do really think that it’s our generation’s largest problem,” said Amadon, who, along with Allen, dropped out of Stanford to build the startup.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“关于美国孤独症的文章已经写了无数篇。我确实认为这是我们这一代人最大的难题，” Amadon 说，她和 Allen 一起辍学于斯坦福大学来建立这家初创公司。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Date-Planned.jpeg/query-dz02ODA" alt="" original-src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Date-Planned.jpeg?w=680"/></p>
<p>Image Credits: Known</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>图片来源：Known</p>
</div><p>The app, which is under testing in San Francisco in beta, uses voice AI-powered onboarding to ask several questions to users without having them fill out any forms. Amadon said because of this modality, the startup is able to know more about users and provide them with great matches, with one user clocking in at an hour and 38 minutes long onboarding.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这款应用目前在旧金山进行测试，采用语音人工智能驱动的入职方式，向用户提出多个问题，而无需他们填写任何表格。Amadon 表示，由于这种方式，初创公司能够更好地了解用户，并为他们提供优质的匹配，其中一位用户的入职时长达到了 1 小时 38 分钟。</p>
</div><p>When people typed their responses out, they would edit them, according to Known. With voice, the onboarding is more personable. The company’s AI can ask dynamic follow-ups based on the conversation. For instance, if someone has newly moved to the city, AI can ask them about what they like and dislike about their experience thus far.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据 Known 的说法，当人们输入他们的回答时，他们会进行编辑。通过语音，入职过程更加个性化。公司的人工智能可以根据对话进行动态跟进。例如，如果某人刚搬到这个城市，人工智能可以询问他们对目前经历的喜欢和不喜欢。</p>
</div><p>Once the onboarding is complete, the AI suggests potential matches to users. They can ask AI agents about those profiles. If they like a profile, they can tap on “interested.” When two people are matched, they have 24 hours to accept the introduction and 24 hours to agree to a date. The company said that with this mechanism, the app is trying to avoid lingering chats and ghosting while encouraging people to meet in real life. Post their dates, users can provide their feedback to AI and get more refined recommendations for matches.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一旦入职完成，人工智能会向用户建议潜在匹配。他们可以向人工智能代理询问这些个人资料。如果他们喜欢某个个人资料，可以点击 “感兴趣”。当两个人匹配时，他们有 24 小时接受介绍，并有 24 小时同意约会。公司表示，通过这种机制，应用试图避免长时间的聊天和被放鸽子，同时鼓励人们在现实生活中见面。在约会后，用户可以向人工智能提供反馈，并获得更精细的匹配推荐。</p>
</div><p>Known hasn’t completely ditched the restaurant idea. The app also helps in picking restaurants based on user likes and dislikes. Using the AI chat and calendar integrations, users can also inform about their availability for the first dates. In the beta phase, the company charged $30 per successful date. However, the startup is not set on the price and said it will experiment with different models to find out what payment modality works the best.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Known 并没有完全放弃餐厅的想法。该应用还根据用户的喜好和不喜欢来帮助选择餐厅。通过人工智能聊天和日历集成，用户还可以告知他们的首次约会的可用性。在测试阶段，公司对每次成功的约会收取 30 美元。然而，初创公司并没有确定价格，并表示将尝试不同的模式，以找出最有效的支付方式。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/After-Date.jpeg/query-dz02ODA" alt="" original-src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/After-Date.jpeg?w=680"/></p>
<p>Image Credits: Known</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>图片来源：Known</p>
</div><p>Today the startup has three full-time engineers and four people working on go-to-market, with several contractors working in all areas. Amadon, whose previous experience includes internships in politics, and Allen, who worked on product at AI-powered online shopping app Phia, plan to bolster headcount with this fundraiser.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>目前，这家初创公司有三名全职工程师和四名市场推广人员，还有几名承包商在各个领域工作。Amadon 的过往经历包括政治实习，而 Allen 曾在人工智能驱动的在线购物应用 Phia 从事产品工作，他们计划通过这次融资增加员工人数。</p>
</div><p>Known is currently testing in San Francisco and plans to launch early next year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Known 目前正在旧金山进行测试，并计划在明年初推出。</p>
</div><p>There are several other new startups, including Hinge CEO Justin McLeod’s new app called Overtone, that are trying to use AI to know more about users and try to find matches for them. Some of them want to claim that they are bringing bespoke services of matchmakers that cost thousands of dollars at a fraction of the cost. Incumbents like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge are also pushing AI features to keep their userbase engaged. Despite the growing number of startups, Amadon is happy with the competition.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>还有其他几家新初创公司，包括 Hinge 首席执行官 Justin McLeod 的新应用 Overtone，正在尝试利用人工智能更好地了解用户并为他们寻找匹配。其中一些希望声称他们提供的定制服务的媒人费用仅为几千美元。像 Tinder、Bumble 和 Hinge 这样的现有公司也在推动人工智能功能，以保持用户的参与度。尽管初创公司数量不断增加，Amadon 对竞争感到满意。</p>
</div><p>“When it comes to other startup dating products, I’ve been so happy to see a lot of people building in the space because I think it shows that it’s time to shift away from a swipe-based model. And I think most of them that I’ve seen have been pretty different from what we’re building at Known,” She said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“当谈到其他初创约会产品时，我很高兴看到很多人在这个领域进行建设，因为我认为这表明是时候摆脱基于滑动的模式。我认为我看到的大多数产品与我们在 Known 的构建有很大不同，” 她说。</p>
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