BUSINESS INSIDER – Clara Gold shut down her dating app and relaunched Gigi as an AI-powered professional network that uses calendar data to map real relationships and prompt warm introductions. An invite-only beta went live in Sep 2025 across the US and Europe, with broader expansion planned for 2026. Gigi raised $3M led by Khosla Ventures, bringing total funding to $8M, with other investors including Sequoia, OpenAI, and Monashees. The pivot reflects dating apps’ retention problem and Gold’s view that LinkedIn connections often lack real strength; Gigi targets relevance by recommending who to meet and when, in exchange for deeper data access.
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