Perchance App: Turning Encounters Into Meaningful Connections

Perchance App: Turning Encounters Into Meaningful Connections

Author: Draper Startup House Accelerator March 22, 2021 Duration: 1:01:07

#008 - On this episode, we are joined by the Founders of Perchance App, Dave Gottesmann and Nelly Farra, as well as Head of Ventures at Draper Startup House, Giulianna Crivello. 

 

Perchance App allows you to go back in time to connect with singles in your area and nudges you to go on a date! What dating apps fail to recognize is that it's not the person who didn't "swipe right" on me that keeps me up at night. Rather, it's the person who locked eyes with me on a busy street on my way to work and flashed me the most beautiful smile that I ever saw. It isn't the person's photo that I saw while scrolling through hundreds of other photos that makes me think, "what if"? It's the person who was carrying a book by my favorite author who glanced back at me just as I paid for my coffee only to turn around and notice they were gone. These are the moments that make up a "life", ones that can't be artificially duplicated. 




If you are an investor and interested in connecting with Perchance, email info@perchanceapp.com with the title Investment

 

Follow @Perchance_app on Instagram or find them on Facebook and Twitter @perchanceapp. If you'd like to learn more about the company, visit Perchanceapp.com for more information.

 

Draper Startup House Ventures is a global syndicate and not a fund - we connect startup entities to investment partners in order to ease the fundraising capital process. We provide an opportunity for investors to see more startup opportunities from our growing global network. Visit draperstartuphouse.com/ventures to submit your pitch deck or to learn more! 

 

If you want to connect with Giulianna, email her at Giulianna@draperstartuphouse.com. DSH Ventures is sector agnostic and is looking for all types of companies to join the platform. 

 

Draper Startup House is a global network of physical locations for entrepreneurs to work, visit, live and connect with an added layer of entrepreneurial education and access to venture capital. Find us at draperstartuphouse.com

 

If you are an entrepreneur or VC who would like to be on our show, email us at austin@draperstartuphouse.com 

 

Follow us at @dshaustin on Instagram, @draperstartuphouse on LinkedIn and let us know which companies from the show you would invest in! 


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