JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY – Oct 29 – On a visit home to Fort Lauderdale back in 2013, Jeffrey Kaplan watched as Kaplan's mother pulled out her computer to show him the fake JDate profile she'd put together in an effort to help Kaplan's brother find love. That was the germ of the idea for JustKibbitz.com, a dating site where parents, grandparents and friends can set up profiles for their loved ones to try to find them a potential match. Kaplan and co-founder Mike Ovies launched the site this year after winning $150K at an investment capital pitch contest in 2019. So far, hundreds of people have signed themselves and their children up, according to Kaplan.
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JustKibbitz – Parents Replace AI in New Jewish Dating App
FORWARD – Sep 15 – JustKibbitz, a dating app that lets Jewish moms make matches for their kids is set to launch later this fall. Moms (or dads) eager to fast-track the arrival of grandchildren will subscribe to the app in order to create profiles, message with other parents, and eventually choose a time and place for their kids to meet. Through the app, parents can provide potential couples with gift cards to Starbucks, local bars, or movie theaters. But to unlock the funds, they'll have to complete an icebreaker activity, whether it's answering trivia questions about each other or playing a quick game of tic tac toe. ~500 parents have joined JustKibbitz's waiting list so far, and Kaplan said the app will launch once it meets a "critical mass" of interested subscribers.
by Irene Connelly
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Dating Site Lets Jewish Moms Be Yentas
ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES – Aug 21 – JustKibbitz.com is a new dating site launching this fall that lets parents play matchmaker. "We want to bring the oldest form of dating online," said CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Kaplan. "And we're starting with Jewish moms." The dating site is basic, but effective. The parent logs in through Facebook, completes some profile basics, adds information about their single adult-age child, and are ready to start matching and messaging with other moms. Just weeks from going live, JustKibbitz is open for pre-signups.
New Jewish Dating Site JustKibbitz Invites Moms to Get Involved
NEWSWIRE – June 2 – 50% of millennials would let their mom choose their date, while 92% would agree to it if the date were pre-paid. New dating site JustKibbitz marks the return of the yenta, inviting moms to do the matchmaking with their children. By introducing intermediaries in online dating, JustKibbitz expects to create a safe environment for its users and the daters.