A human-led, AI-powered dating app
Meet the people the algorithm was never going to show you.
Velvet Ties makes fewer, better introductions — then turns the next step into a real plan.
Create your profile in the app · no separate approval step
How Velvet Ties works
Fewer, better introductions.
Then a real plan.
A private matchmaker conversation becomes a profile that sounds like you, plus the context swiping never could.
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Chat privately with your AI matchmaker
One private conversation becomes a bio that sounds like you, plus photo feedback to help you attract the people you want to meet.
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Choose how you want to date
Committed introductions lead with compatibility. Casual leads with strong mutual attraction and chemistry. Both come with context.
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Take it offline with IRL Mode
Let Velvet Ties schedule the date—or, if you hate apps, tell you which events to attend and who to meet. Set up once, then mingle in real life.
Showing committed mode: compatibility first.
50+ events before the private beta
The app began around a real table.
Velvet Ties grew by watching how people connect in the room, what makes an introduction land, and when the right nudge changes a night.
“I built the app to make the right introduction possible beyond one table — without losing the human judgment that made it work.”
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Meet someone worth leaving the app for.
Download Velvet Ties and create your profile directly in the app. Your matchmaker takes it from there.
Download Velvet TiesStart once · meet online or in real life
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